Akron Champs
- Location: Akron, OH
- League: Ohio-Pennsylvania League 1907-1911
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The Akron Champs were members of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League from 1907 through 1911. The team had formerly been known as the Akron Rubbernecks and would assume the name Akron Rubbermen when they moved to the Central League in 1912.
Team won four consecutive Ohio-Pennsylvania League pennants, 1908-11. A team that won a league pennant was sometimes known as "Champion" or "Champ" the next season. When a champion failed to repeat the name was dropped. Source: Baseball Team Names, 1869-2012. McFarland Publishing (2012).
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1907 | 83-53 | 3rd | Walter East | none |
1908 | 81-36 | 1st | John Breckinridge | none |
1909 | 81-40 | 1st | John Breckinridge / Bill Schwartz | none |
1910 | 73-53 | 1st | Lee Fohl | none |
1911 | 90-42 | 1st | Jack McAllister / Lee Fohl | none |
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