Springfield, OH

Springfield is located in central Ohio, 30 miles northeast of Dayton, OH and 45 miles west of Columbus, OH.

Teams that have played here

• Springfield, Ohio State League (1884)
• Springfield, Inter-State League (1885)
• Springfield, Tri-State League (1889-1890)
• Springfield Governors, Interstate League (1897-1898)
• Springfield, Interstate League (1899)
• Springfield Babes, Central League (1905-1907)
• Springfield Reapers, Ohio State League (1908, 1911)
• Springfield Reapers, Central League (1912-1914, 1916-1917)
• Springfield Buckeyes, Central League (1928)
• Springfield Dunnmen, Central League (1929)
• Springfield Blue Sox, Central League (1930)
• Springfield Chicks, Middle Atlantic League (1933)
• Springfield Pirates, Middle Atlantic League (1934)
• Springfield Indians, Middle Atlantic League (1937-1939)
• Springfield (OH) Cardinals, Middle Atlantic League (1941-1942)
• Springfield (OH) Giants, Ohio State League (1944-1947)
• Springfield Giants, Ohio-Indiana League (1948-1951)
• Champion City Kings, Prospect League (2014-present)

Persons who were born here

• Greg Beals, minor league catcher
• JT Brubaker, pitcher
• Jiggs Donahue, infielder
• Pat Donahue, catcher
• Joe Dunn, catcher
• Adam Eaton, outfielder
• Tim Glass, minor league catcher
• Tyler Green, pitcher
• Dick Harley, pitcher
• Dustin Hermanson, pitcher
• Jimmy Journell, pitcher
• Brooks Lawrence, pitcher
• Ralph Lucas, minor league outfielder
• Ray Lucas, pitcher
• John Malarkey, pitcher
• Will McEnaney, pitcher
• Cotton Minahan, pitcher
• Mike Mitchell, outfielder
• Otto Neu, infielder
• Thomas O'Brien, minor league infielder
• Harry G. Salsinger, writer
• Danny Shay, infielder
• Chappie Snodgrass, outfielder
• Art Sunday, outfielder
• Nancy Warren, AAGPBL pitcher
• Rick White, pitcher
• Sam Woods, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Bob Couchman, minor league pitcher
• John Dolan, pitcher
• Pat Donahue, catcher
• Joe Dunn, catcher
• Fred Haddix, minor league pitcher
• Harvey Haddix, pitcher
• Dick Harley, pitcher
• Billy Kelsey, catcher
• Brooks Lawrence, pitcher
• Ralph Lucas, minor league outfielder
• Pat Lyons, infielder
• Bobby Mitchell, pitcher
• Bill Niles, infielder
• Charlie Pickett, pitcher
• Joe Rickert, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Clark State Community College
• Kenton Ridge High School
• North High School
• South High School
• Springfield High School
• Wittenberg University