Dayton, OH

Dayton is located in western Ohio, 40 miles northeast of Cincinnati, OH.

Teams that have played here

• Dayton Gem Citys, Ohio State League (1884)
• Dayton Reds, Tri-State League (1889-1890)
• Dayton, Northwestern League (1891)
• Dayton Old Soldiers, Inter-State League (1897-1898)
• Dayton Veterans, Inter-State League (1899-1900)
• Dayton Old Soldiers, Western Association (1901)
• Dayton Veterans, Central League (1903-1917)
• Dayton Marcos, Negro National League (1920, 1926)
• Dayton Aviators, Central League (1928-1930)
• Dayton Ducks, Central League (1932)
• Dayton Ducks, Middle Atlantic League (1933-1938, 1941-1942)
• Dayton Wings, Middle Atlantic League (1939-1940)
• Dayton Indians, Ohio State League (1946-1947)
• Dayton Indians, Central League (1948-1951)
• Dayton Dragons, Midwest League (2000-2019, 2022- )
• Dayton Dragons, High-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Terry Bell, catcher
• Dan Bickham, pitcher
• Bob Borkowski, outfield
• Dave Burba, pitcher
• Si Burick, writer
• O.P. Caylor, manager
• Chris Chambliss, infielder
• Roger Clemens, pitcher
• Dave Coleman, outfielder
• Jack Combs, pitcher
• Mark Dempsey, pitcher
• Bobby Durnbaugh, infielder
• Duffy Dyer, catcher
• Clyde Engle, infielder
• Howard Freigau, infielder
• Mike Hauschild, pitcher
• Jim Higgins, minor league infielder
• Walt Hirsch, minor league pitcher
• Cal Hogue, pitcher
• Todd Hollandsworth, outfielder
• Ducky Holmes, catcher; umpire
• Bernie Hungling, catcher
• Footer Johnson, pinch-hitter
• Mark Johnson, pitcher
• Bob King, outfielder
• Dave Krynzel, outfielder
• Mike Maddux, pitcher
• Mickey McGuire, infielder
• Harry McIntire, pitcher
• Travis Miller, pitcher
• Mike Mohler, pitcher
• Ron Nischwitz, pitcher
• Bill Otey, pitcher
• Scott Proefrock, General Manager
• Jeff Reboulet, infielder
• Jim Reboulet, minor league infielder
• Fred Scherman, pitcher
• Mike Schmidt, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Chris Spurling, pitcher
• Dutch Ussat, infielder
• Marc Valdes, pitcher
• Cory Vance, pitcher
• Taylor Ward, infielder

Persons who died here

• Dan Bickham, pitcher
• Chester Blanchard, infielder
• Bob Borkowski, outfielder
• Bob Boston, infielder
• George Brown, outfielder
• Ray Brown, pitcher/outfielder; Hall of Fame
• Si Burick, writer
• Wesley Callahan, infielder
• Johnny Carr, outfielder
• Arthur Coleman, pitcher/outfielder
• Ritter Collett, writer
• Oscar Davis, infielder/outfielder
• Bobby Durnbaugh, infielder
• Ben Glaspy, outfielder
• Jesse Haines, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Butch Hairston, minor league outfielder
• Ducky Holmes, catcher; umpire
• Bernie Hungling, catcher
• Steve Kring, college coach; scout
• Terry Lyons, infielder
• Jack Mercer, pitcher
• Deacon Meyers, pitcher
• Mitchell Murray, catcher
• Omer Newsome, pitcher
• Bill Otey, pitcher
• Charles Pinkney, minor league infielder
• Jack Rowan, pitcher
• John Singleton, pitcher
• Dutch Ussat, infielder
• Jimmy Whelan, pinch-hitter

Educational institutions located here

• Dayton High School
• Deaves Collegial Institute
• Fairview High School
• Kiser High School
• Meadowdale High School
• Northmont High School
• Northridge High School
• Patterson Co-op High School
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
• Philipsburg High School
• Roth High School
• Sinclair Community College
• Stebbins High School
• Stivers High School
• Theodore Roosevelt High School
• University of Dayton
• Wright State University