Duluth-Superior Dukes (1956–70)

For the independent league team, see Duluth-Superior Dukes.

Class-level
Duluth-Superior Dukes 1956–1970 Duluth, Minnesota
Previous	A- (1966–1970) A (1963–1965) C (1956–1962)
Minor league affiliations
League	Northern League
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago White Sox (1967–1970) Chicago Cubs (1965–1967) Detroit Tigers (1960–1965) Chicago White Sox (1956–1959)
Minor league titles
League titles	1956, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1970
Team data
Previous names	Duluth-Superior Dukes (1960–1970) Duluth-Superior White Sox (1956–1959)
Previous parks	Wade Stadium

The Duluth-Superior Dukes were a minor league baseball team that played from 1956 to 1970 in the Northern League. From 1960 to 1964, they were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers. In 1965, they were affiliated with the Tigers and Chicago Cubs. In 1966, they were affiliated with the Cubs. In 1967, they were affiliated with the Cubs and Chicago White Sox. From 1968 to 1970, they were affiliated with the White Sox alone. They played their home games at Wade Stadium.

They were formed in 1956 as the Duluth-Superior White Sox with the merger of the Duluth Dukes and the Superior Blues. The team name was changed back to the Dukes in 1960.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1960	70-51	2nd	Frank Carswell	Lost League Finals
1961	76-52	1st	Bob Swift	Lost in 1st round
1962	69-55	2nd	Al Lakeman	Lost in 1st round
1963	77-43	1st	Bob Mavis	2nd in Baukol Playoffs
1964	61-55	3rd	Gail Henley	2nd in Baukol Playoffs
1965	31-35	2nd	Doc Daugherty	none
1966	29-36	4th	Joe Grace	none
1967	30-39	5th	Ira Hutchinson	none
1968	31-39	4th	Bruce Andrew	none
1969	46-23	1st	Pel Austin	League Champs
1970	48-21	1st	Joe Sparks	League Champs

Major League players

(from baseball-reference.com)

1960 -- Gates Brown, Aubrey Gatewood, Ray Oyler, Willie Smith
1961 -- Bill Freehan, Leo Marentette, Jim Northrup, Ray Oyler, Mickey Stanley, Tom Timmermann
1962 -- Ike Brown, Pat Dobson, Vern Holtgrave, Willie Horton, Pat Jarvis, Jim Northrup, Mickey Stanley
1963 -- Ike Brown, Pete Craig, Pat Jarvis, Denny McLain, Jim Rooker, Joe Sparma
1964 -- Arlo Brunsberg, Wayne Comer, Jack DiLauro, John Hiller, Andy Kosco, Jim Rooker
1965 -- Bill Butler
1966 -- None
1967 -- None
1968 -- Don Eddy, Dan Neumeier, Scott Northey, Denny O'Toole
1969 -- Stan Perzanowski, Glenn Redmon, Hugh Yancy
1970 -- Lamar Johnson, Bruce Kimm, Bruce Miller, Hugh Yancy

References

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Duluth-Superior_Dukes

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