Battle Creek, MI
Battle Creek is located in southern Michigan, 20 miles east of Kalamazoo, MI, 35 miles west of Jackson, MI, and 40 miles southwest of the state capital, Lansing, MI. It is best known as the headquarters of the Kellogg corporation and the place where the breakfast cereal was invented.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Battle Creek Adventists, Michigan State League (1895)
- Battle Creek Cero Frutos, Michigan State League (1902)
- Battle Creek Crickets, Southern Michigan League (1906-1910, 1912, 1914-15)
- Battle Creek Crickets, Southern Michigan Association (1911, 1913)
- Battle Creek Crickets, Central League (1916)
- Battle Creek Custers, Michigan-Ontario League (1919-1920)
- Battle Creek Belles, AAGPBL (1951-1952)
- Michigan Battle Cats, Midwest League (1995-2002)
- Battle Creek Yankees, Midwest League (2003-2004)
- Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, Midwest League (2005-2006)
- Battle Creek Bombers, Northwoods League (2007-present)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Walter Anderson, pitcher
- Carl Angelo, minor league pitcher
- Jim Atchley, minor league pitcher
- Scott Barry, umpire
- Gowell Claset, pitcher
- Dann Howitt, outfielder
- Bob Rush, pitcher
- Jeff Sovern, minor league catcher
- Pete Spasoff, minor league pitcher
- Bill Stein, infielder
- Mike Vanvleet, umpire
Persons who died here[edit]
- Carl Angelo, minor league pitcher
- Jim Atchley, minor league pitcher
- Phyllis Baker, AAGPBL pitcher
- Allan Collamore, pitcher
- George Kahler, pitcher
- Ray Knode, infielder
- Dizzy Nutter, outfielder
- John Patterson, Negro League outfielder
- Harry Staley, pitcher
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