Superior Red Sox

Superior Red Sox
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class C (1911-1916)
  • Class D (1903-1905, 1909-1910)
Previous leagues
Team data
Previous names
  • Superior Red Sox (1910-1916)
  • Superior Drillers (1909)
  • St. Cloud-Brainerd Longshoremen (1905)
  • Superior Longshoremen (1903-1905)

The Superior Red Sox were a Minnesota–Wisconsin League (1910–1911), Central International League (1912) and Northern League (1913–1916) minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin. The Red Sox won the Minnesota–Wisconsin League pennant in 1911, under manager John "Kid" Taylor.[1] Future Hall of Fame shortstop Dave Bancroft played for the team from 1910 to 1911.[2][3]

The Superior Red Sox were part of a broader boom in minor league baseball during the early 20th century. Teams like Superior helped develop local talent and provided entertainment in smaller cities. The SABR Minor Leagues Research Committee has documented these teams extensively, noting the challenges in preserving accurate statistics due to inconsistent record-keeping and league instability [4]

References

  1. ^ Christopherson, Jason. Diamonds in Clear Water. Self-published. p. 140
  2. ^ "Dave Bancroft Minor & Women's Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ Sports Reference LLC. 1910 Superior Red Sox Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com, https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=12d2045b. Accessed 18 Sept. 2025.
  4. ^ Society for American Baseball Research. SABR Style Guide. SABR.org, https://sabr.org/about/style-guide/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2025.
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