Talk:Toledo Mud Hens

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Can someone clarify this?

"The team revived the Mud Hens name, and found a new home in Ned Skeldon Stadium, a converted horse racing track on the Lucas County fair grounds. The new Mud Hens became the AAA franchise of the New York Yankees, and settled into the International League. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers replaced the Yankess as the parent organization, and the Mud Hens won the International League title and their first Governors' Cup.

1974-1977 were split between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians. In 1978, the Minnesota Twinstook over as the Mud Hen's Parent organization, and M*A*S*H debuted on TV. Corporal Maxwell Klinger, played by Jamie Farr (both Klinger and Farr are from Toledo), wore a Mud Hens jersey or cap in many episodes and were a frequent topic of conversation for the character. The success of the series brought the Toledo Mud Hens rocketed into international fame, and the Mud Hens made the playoffs three of nine seasons with the Twins. In 1987, the Mudhens and Tigers reunited their association. The Hens remained at the bottom of the Internation league throughout the life of Ned Skeldon Stadium."

How did they finish last throughout the life of Ned Skeldon Stadium yet make the playoffs three times? - --Mischa 10:54, 26 January 2007 (EST)


What do people think about moving the staff above the historical affiliations? It certainly wreaks havoc with consistency with the other 2,500+ minor league team pages. - --Mischa 15:07, 14 January 2008 (EST)

Every article I've found in The Sporing News in 1953 called them the Toledo Sox. --Jeff 00:32, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

Is Frank Reisling the same as Doc Reisling? - --Mischa 20:29, 21 December 2009 (EST)

Fun Fact: according to the M*A*S*H Wikipedia (not Wikipedia M*A*S*H) the cap worn by the actor is not a Mud Hens cap but actually a Texas Rangers cap as the costume dept couldn't find an authentic Mud Hens cap for the character. This backed up by the Internet Movie Database website about Farr wearing a Rangers hat just not the reason. - Yuriy 43

Why was the 1953-1955 section removed? - --Mischa (talk) 12:45, 1 July 2013 (EDT)

With regard to Wally Shanko buying the club and immediately selling it to the Detroit Tigers, the book Baseball in Toledo says Shanko bought the team in 1933 "out of receivership", "was president ... for nine years" and sold it to the St. Louis Browns in 1942. More likely, then, he bought the team in 1933 and affiliated with the Tigers, eventually actually selling it after claiming to have lost money in every season except 1937. I'll try to confirm that through further research before changing anything.PatrickMSullivan (talk) 20:38, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Indeed, newspapers all over the country reported on Feb, 10, 1933 that "Purchase of the Toledo Mud Hens...by a group of Toledo businessmen headed by Waldo H. Shank.." I can't find mention of the sale of the club from Shank, but Shank was listed as president of the club through 1942, then on Feb, 7, 1943 is referred to as "former president of...Toledo Mud Hens" when he was elected president of the Toledo Trap and Skeet Club. Then he vanishes from the papers, at least as far as the Mud Hens go. Interestingly, Shank and Toledo were named when Landis freed a bunch of Tiger farmhands in 1940, even though we have them listed as a Browns' farm club. Jeff (talk) 01:08, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
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