Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne is located in northeastern Indiana, on the Saint Marys River, 100 miles north-east of Indianapolis, IN. It was the site of the first game in major league history.

Teams that have played here

• Fort Wayne Kekiongas, National Association (1871)
• Fort Wayne Hoosiers, Northwestern League (1883-1884)
• Fort Wayne, Indiana State League (1888, 1890)
• Fort Wayne, Northwestern League (1891)
• Fort Wayne, Western League (1892)
• Fort Wayne, Western Inter-State League (1895)
• Fort Wayne Farmers, Inter-State League (1896)
• Fort Wayne Indians, Inter-State League (1897-1900)
• Fort Wayne Railroaders, Western Association (1901)
• Fort Wayne Railroaders, Central League (1903-1905, 1912, 1914)
• Fort Wayne, Interstate Association (1906)
• Fort Wayne Billikens, Central League (1908-1910)
• Fort Wayne Brakies, Central League (1911)
• Fort Wayne Champs, Central League (1913)
• Fort Wayne Cubs, Central League (1915)
• Fort Wayne Chiefs, Central League (1917, 1928-1930, 1932, 1934)
• Fort Wayne Chiefs, Three-I League (1935)
• Fort Wayne Daisies, AAGPBL, (1945-1954)
• Fort Wayne Generals, Central League (1948)
• Fort Wayne Wizards, Midwest League (1993-2008)
• Fort Wayne Tincaps, Midwest League (2009-2019, 2022- )
• Fort Wayne TinCaps, High-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Brandon Alger, minor league pitcher
• Earl Bolyard, minor league outfielder
• Michael Brewer, minor league pitcher
• David Doster, infielder
• Norm Ellenberger, college coach
• Bill Everitt, infielder
• Brent Gaff, pitcher
• Steve Hargan, pitcher
• Louie Heilbroner, manager
• Butch Henline, catcher, umpire
• Kevin Kiermaier, outfielder
• Michael Marchesano, minor league pitcher
• Tom McCarthy, pitcher
• Bruce Miller, infielder
• Ralph Miller, infielder
• Rabbit Nill, infielder
• Jarrod Parker, pitcher
• Brian Reith, pitcher
• Mike Roesler, pitcher
• Andrew Saalfrank, pitcher
• Art Schwind, infielder
• Brendon Smith, minor league pitcher
• Ben Van Ryn, pitcher
• Eric Wedge, catcher; manager
• Andy Woehr, infielder

Persons who died here

• Cy Alberts, pitcher
• Al Bergman, infielder
• Earl Bolyard, minor league outfielder
• Bill Brandt, pitcher
• Bill Chambers, pitcher
• Bill Cramer, pitcher
• Mort Dawson, umpire
• Pinky Hargrave, catcher
• Hub Hart, catcher
• Louie Heilbroner, manager
• Harley Hisner, pitcher
• Mike Lawrence, minor league player and manager
• Sal Madrid, infielder
• Ralph Miller, infielder
• Lou Nagelsen, catcher
• Rabbit Nill, infielder
• Eddie O'Meara, catcher
• Jim Rivera, outfielder
• Everett Scott, infielder
• Joe Scott, infielder
• Charles Shipman, minor league pitcher
• Carl Vandagrift, infielder
• Dick West, catcher
• John Williams, infielder
• Dorothy Wiltse, AAGPBL pitcher
• Andy Woehr, infielder
• Harry Wolfe, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop Dwenger High School
• Bishop Luers High School
• Carroll High School
• Concordia College (formerly)
• Concordia Lutheran High School
• Elmhurst High School (formerly)
• Homestead High School
• Indiana Institute of Technology
• Purdue University Fort Wayne
• Ivy Tech Community College Northeast
• Northrop High School
• North Side High School
• R. Nelson Snider High School
• South Side High School
• University of St. Francis
• Wayne High School

Further Reading

• Chad Gramling: Baseball in Fort Wayne, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2007. ISBN 9780738541297