Southern Michigan Association

From 1913-1915, the Southern Michigan League was known as the Southern Michigan Association. The Association held a class D status in 1913 and was given class C recognition in 1914 and 1915. The Association closed up after the 1915 season.

Cities Represented (1906-1915)

• Adrian, MI: Adrian Yeggs 1909-1911; Adrian Lions 1912-1913; Adrian Fencevilles 1914
• Battle Creek, MI: Battle Creek Crickets 1906-1915
• Bay City, MI: Bay City 1907-1910; Bay City Billikens 1911-1912; Bay City Beavers 1913-1915
• Flint, MI: Flint Vehicles 1907-1915
• Jackson, MI: Jackson Convicts 1906-1913; Jackson Chiefs 1914; Jackson Vets 1915
• Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo White Sox 1906-1908; Kalamazoo Kazoos 1909-1910; Kalamazoo Celery Pickers 1911; Kalamazoo Celery Eaters 1912; Kalamazoo Kazoos 1913-1914
• Lansing, MI: Lansing Senators 1907-1914
• Mount Clemens, MI: Mount Clemens Bathers 1906-1907; Mount Clemens Bathers 1914
• Saginaw, MI: Saginaw 1906; Saginaw Wa-was 1908-1910; Saginaw Krazy Kats 1911; Saginaw Trailers 1912; Saginaw Ducks 1913-1915
• South Bend, IN: South Bend Benders 1914; South Bend Factors 1915
• Tecumseh, MI: Tecumseh 1906-1908
• Toledo, OH: Toledo Mud Hens 1914

Teams and Statistics

1913 D

1913 Southern Michigan Association D
President: James Frank

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Battle Creek Crickets	77	46	.626	0	Ed McKernan
Adrian Lions	68	55	.553	9	Joe Jenkins
Jackson Convicts	66	60	.524	12.5	Maurice Myers
Saginaw Ducks	60	65	.480	18	Ducky Holmes
Flint Vehicles	57	64	.471	19	Dan Collins
Kalamazoo Kazoos	59	67	.468	19.5	Charles Wagner
Lansing Senators	54	68	.439	22.5	John Morrissey
Bay City Beavers	54	70	.435	23.5	Hugh Shannon

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Fred Bramble	Kalamazoo	BA	.349		Dick Niehaus	Battle Creek	W	24
Joe Jenkins	Adrian	Runs	88		Rudy Schwenk	Saginaw	SO	283
T.H. McNellis	Lansing	Hits	146		Dick Niehaus	Battle Creek	Pct	.727; 24-9
Cecil Coombs	Adrian	HR	10

1914 C

1914 Southern Michigan Association C - schedule
President: James Frank

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Bay City Beavers	96	50	.658	0	Dan Jenkins
Saginaw Ducks	90	55	.621	5.5	Ducky Holmes
Battle Creek Crickets	92	57	.617	5.5	Dan Collins
South Bend Benders	85	60	.586	10.5	Ed Smith / Harry Arndt / Ben Koehler
Flint Vehicles	75	70	.517	20.5	Jack Burke
Jackson Chiefs	71	72	.497	23.5	Maurice Myers / D. Brown?
Lansing Senators / Mt. Clemens #	63	80	.441	31.5	John Morrissey
Toledo Mud Hens	53	93	.363	43	Topsy Hartsel
Adrian Fencevilles	53	94	.361	43.5	Bill Cristall / William Henderson
Kalamazoo Kazoos	49	97	.336	47	Charlie Wenger

#Lansing (33-35) moved to Mt. Clemens July 10.
Playoff:Saginaw 4 games, Bay City 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Harris	Bay City	BA	.386		Walter Scott	Saginaw	W	26
Dan Jenkins	Bay City	Runs	140		Russell Robins	Saginaw	SO	338
Joe Harris	Bay City	Hits	197		John Jenkins	Bay City	Pct	.852; 23-4
Edward Hoffman	Flint	HR	12

1915 C

1915 Southern Michigan Association C - schedule
President: James Frank

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
South Bend Factors	44	24	.667	0	Ed Smith
Battle Creek Crickets	34	33	.507	9.5	Charles Wagner
Jackson Vets	31	33	.484	11	Dan Collins
Bay City Beavers	31	35	.470	12	Joe Jenkins
Saginaw Ducks	31	38	.449	13.5	Ducky Holmes
Flint Vehicles	31	39	.443	14	Ed Wheeler

The league disbanded July 7.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Charles Donnelly	Bay City	BA	.387		Charles Vallandingham	South Bend	W	13
Joe Helmer	South Bend	Runs	48		Ben Higley	Saginaw	SO	127
Charles Donnelly	Bay City	Hits	87		Charles Vallandingham	South Bend	Pct	.813; 13-3
Edward Hoffman	Flint	HR	7

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Jesse Haines, 1914-1915 Saginaw Ducks

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor league Baseball: Second Edition.