Winnipeg Maroons

For the ice hockey team, see Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey).

Class-level
Winnipeg Maroons 1902–1942 (1902–1917, 1919–1921, 1933–1942) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Previous	Class D (1933–1942) Class B (1920–1921) Class C (1912–1916, 1919) Class D (1907–1911, 1917) Class C (1906) Class D (1903–1905) Independent (1902)
Minor league affiliations
League	Northern League (1933–1942)
Previous leagues	Western Canada League (1919–1921) Northern League (1913–1917) Central International League (1912) Western Canada League (1909–1911) Northern League (1908) Northern-Copper Country League (1906–1907) Northern League (1903–1905) Independent (1902)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Pittsburgh Pirates (1936)
Minor league titles
League titles	8 (1902, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1935, 1939, 1942)
Team data
Previous parks	Sherbourne Park (1923–1942) Happyland Park (1906–1922)

The Winnipeg Maroons were a minor League Baseball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which played in the Northern League from 1902–1942. Their home field from 1906 to 1922 was Happyland Park, which had a seating capacity of 4,000. They subsequently played at Sherbourne Park, which had a seating capacity of 3,500. One of the most successful teams in the league, they won league championships eight times (1902, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1935, 1939, 1942).

In 1933 they re-entered the Northern League, the lowest classification of professional minor league ball (D class).^[1]

References

↑ Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame

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