The Sault Ste. Marie Soos were a minor league baseball team based in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. In 1905, Sault Ste. Marie played as members of the Copper Country Soo League, hosting minor league home games at Brady Park. The 1905 minor league Soos team was preceded by an integrated 1904 independent team.
In 1904, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan hosted an independent professional baseball team. Reportedly, former Negro leagues (Hot Springs Arlingtons) player Julian Ware was a player and coach on the 1904 Sault Ste. Marie Soos, integrating the team. Ware had played baseball at the University of Wisconsin, where he was the team captain in 1903. Ware worked for the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste. Marie before becoming a M.D.[1][2][3] It was noted Eddie Cicotte (Black Sox scandal) and Donie Bush joined Ware on the 1904 Sault Ste. Marie team, which was managed by F.A. Durham.[4] Cicotte was noted to have had a record of 38–4 pitching for Sault Ste. Marie in 1904.[5][6]
Sault Ste. Marie began classified minor league play in 1905. The Sault Ste. Marie "Soos" played as members of the four–team Class D level Copper Country Soo League.[7] The Calumet Aristocrats, Hancock Infants and Lake Linden Lakers teams joined Sault Ste. Marie in league play. Julian Ware was invited to rejoin the 1905 Soos but was unable to play due to his job at the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste. Marie.[8][1]
The use of the "Soo" name by both the Copper Country Soo League and the Sault Ste. Marie Soos team corresponded with the four league teams being mining towns being located along the route of the Soo Line Railroad. The "Soo" name derived from the phonetic pronouncement of "Sault."[5]
Beginning league play on May 17, 1905, the Sault Ste. Marie Soos finished last in their one season of play and folded just before the end of the season.[9] Playing under manager W.B. Earle, the Soos finished with a final record of 29–55 to place fourth in the Copper Country Soo League. In the overall final standings, the Calumet Aristocrats finished the season with a record of 61–36 to win the pennant. The Aristocrats finished 2.0 games ahead of the second place Lake Linden Lakers (61–36) and ahead of the third place Hancock Infants (38–58) and fourth place Sault Ste. Marie in the final regular season standings. In the league playoff, Lake Linden swept Calumet in four games and won the championship.[10][11][8][7]
It was noted the Copper Country Soo League struggled with attendance and attempted to merge with the Northern League during the season. With the merger attempt proving unsuccessful, in an attempt to improve attendance, the league moved starting times for games to 6:30 P.M. in order to draw mine workers, whose shifts ended at 6:30. In the era before stadium lighting, reportedly, few games were called because of darkness. It was noted that while the move helped three league teams improve attendance, the Sault Ste. Marie Soos still failed to increase attendance and the franchise disbanded on August 22, 1905. The regular season concluded on September 7, 1905.[11][13][5]
The Copper County league permanently folded by name after the 1905 season, evolving into the Northern-Copper Country League in 1906, without a Sault Ste. Marie team.[10] Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan has not hosted another minor league team.[10][14]
(1978) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
The ballparkedit
The 1905 Sault Ste. Marie Soos hosted home minor league games at Brady Park.[15] Still in use today as a public park, Brady Park is located at 163 East Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.[16]
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The Sault Ste Marie Soos were a minor league baseball team based in Sault Ste Marie Michigan In 1905 Sault Ste Marie played as members of the Copper Country Soo League hosting minor league home games at Brady Park The 1905 minor league Soos team was preceded by an integrated 1904 independent team Sault Ste Marie Soos1905Sault Ste Marie MichiganMinor league affiliationsClassClass D 1905 LeagueCopper Country Soo League 1905 Major league affiliationsTeamNoneMinor league titlesLeague titles 0 NoneTeam dataNameSault Ste Marie Soos 1905 BallparkBrady Park 1905 Contents 1 History 2 The ballpark 3 Year by year record 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1904 Sault Ste Marie Michigan hosted an independent professional baseball team Reportedly former Negro leagues Hot Springs Arlingtons player Julian Ware was a player and coach on the 1904 Sault Ste Marie Soos integrating the team Ware had played baseball at the University of Wisconsin where he was the team captain in 1903 Ware worked for the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste Marie before becoming a M D 1 2 3 It was noted Eddie Cicotte Black Sox scandal and Donie Bush joined Ware on the 1904 Sault Ste Marie team which was managed by F A Durham 4 Cicotte was noted to have had a record of 38 4 pitching for Sault Ste Marie in 1904 5 6 Sault Ste Marie began classified minor league play in 1905 The Sault Ste Marie Soos played as members of the four team Class D level Copper Country Soo League 7 The Calumet Aristocrats Hancock Infants and Lake Linden Lakers teams joined Sault Ste Marie in league play Julian Ware was invited to rejoin the 1905 Soos but was unable to play due to his job at the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste Marie 8 1 The use of the Soo name by both the Copper Country Soo League and the Sault Ste Marie Soos team corresponded with the four league teams being mining towns being located along the route of the Soo Line Railroad The Soo name derived from the phonetic pronouncement of Sault 5 Beginning league play on May 17 1905 the Sault Ste Marie Soos finished last in their one season of play and folded just before the end of the season 9 Playing under manager W B Earle the Soos finished with a final record of 29 55 to place fourth in the Copper Country Soo League In the overall final standings the Calumet Aristocrats finished the season with a record of 61 36 to win the pennant The Aristocrats finished 2 0 games ahead of the second place Lake Linden Lakers 61 36 and ahead of the third place Hancock Infants 38 58 and fourth place Sault Ste Marie in the final regular season standings In the league playoff Lake Linden swept Calumet in four games and won the championship 10 11 8 7 On July 23 1905 Soos player Fred Curtis was signed by the New York Highlanders and made his major league debut the next day 12 It was noted the Copper Country Soo League struggled with attendance and attempted to merge with the Northern League during the season With the merger attempt proving unsuccessful in an attempt to improve attendance the league moved starting times for games to 6 30 P M in order to draw mine workers whose shifts ended at 6 30 In the era before stadium lighting reportedly few games were called because of darkness It was noted that while the move helped three league teams improve attendance the Sault Ste Marie Soos still failed to increase attendance and the franchise disbanded on August 22 1905 The regular season concluded on September 7 1905 11 13 5 The Copper County league permanently folded by name after the 1905 season evolving into the Northern Copper Country League in 1906 without a Sault Ste Marie team 10 Sault Ste Marie Michigan has not hosted another minor league team 10 14 nbsp 1978 Sault Ste Marie MichiganThe ballpark editThe 1905 Sault Ste Marie Soos hosted home minor league games at Brady Park 15 Still in use today as a public park Brady Park is located at 163 East Water Street in Sault Ste Marie Michigan 16 Year by year record editYear Record Finish Manager Playoffs notes 1905 29 55 4th W B Earle Team disbanded August 22Notable alumni editDonie Bush 1904 Eddie Cicotte 1904 Black Sox scandal Fred Curtis 1905 Fred Luderus 1905 Sault Ste Marie Soos playersReferences edit a b Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia Julian Ware Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia Julian Vivian Ware Wisconsin Badgers Evening News Sault Ste Marie MI 9 19 1904 Donie Bush Society for American Baseball Research a b c Minor League history Copper Country Soo League January 26 2016 Eddie Cicotte Society for American Baseball Research a b 1905 Sault Ste Marie Soos Statistics Baseball Reference com a b 1904 Copper Country League Baseball Reference com 1905 Sault Ste Marie Soos minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com a b c Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 2007 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Third ed Baseball America ISBN 978 1932391176 a b 1905 Copper Country Soo League Baseball Reference com Fred Curtis Society for American Baseball Research Sault Ste Marie Soos Baseball History Daily Sault Ste Marie Michigan Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Brady Park in Sault Ste Marie MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Brady Park External links editSault Ste Marie Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sault Ste Marie Soos amp oldid 1210521762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
