Kalamazoo Celery Pickers

Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1887–1889)
Class D (1897, 1906–1910, 1913)
Class C (1911–1912, 1914, 1941)
Class B (1895, 1920–1922)
LeagueOhio State League (1887)
Tri State League (1888)
Michigan State League (1889, 1895, 1897)
Southern Michigan League (1906–1914)
Central League (1920-1922)
Michigan-Ontario League (1923–1924)
Central League (1926)
Michigan State League (1926)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1887
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1926
Wild card berths (0)None
Team data
NameKalamazoo Kazoos (1887–1889, 1909–1910, 1913–1914, 1924)
Kalamazoo Celery Pickers (1895, 1897, 1911–1912, 1920–1923, 1926)
Kalamazoo White Sox (1906–1908)
BallparkWheaton Avenue Grounds (1887–1888)
North Street Park (1889, 1895, 1897)
Riverview Park
(1906–1915)
Stationery Park (1920–1924, 1926)

The Kalamazoo Celery Pickers were a minor league baseball team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Between 1887 and 1926, Kalamazoo teams played in six separate leagues, joining two leagues twice. Kalamazoo teams played as members of the Ohio State League (1887), Tri State League (1888), Michigan State League (1889, 1895, 1897), Southern Michigan League (1906–1914), Central League (1920-1922), Michigan-Ontario League (1923–1924), with a final season as members of both the Central League (1926) and Michigan State League (1926). The Kalamazoo teams played intermittently known as the "Kazoos" and "Celery Pickers" and three seasons known as the "White Sox." Kalamazoo teams won league championships in 1887, 1910, 1911 and 1926.

Kalamazoo hosted minor league home games at four ballparks: Wheaton Avenue Grounds (1895, 1897, 1902), North Street Park (1906–1915) Riverview Park (1906–1914) and Stationery Park (1920–1924, 1926)


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