Lafayette Red Sox
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Lafayette Red Sox 1955–1957 (1955–1957) Lafayette, Indiana | |
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The Lafayette Red Sox were a minor league team based in Lafayette, Indiana that played at Columbian Park Recreational Center. They were a charter member of the Midwest League in 1956, after playing in the predecessor Mississippi–Ohio Valley League in 1955 as the Lafayette Chiefs.[1] The franchise moved to Iowa and became the Waterloo Hawks in 1958, eventually evolving into today's Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League.[2] Lafayette was an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox (1956–1957) and Cleveland Indians (1955).[3]
Notable alumni
- Tracy Stallard (1956–57) Surrendered Roger Maris' #61 Home Run, 1961
- Russ Gibson (1957)
- Jay Ritchie (1956)
- Len Okrie (1957, MGR)
- Carl Mathias (1955)
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