CHRONOLOGIC ORDER OF DAYTON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
DAYTON GEM CITYS
Ohio State League, 1884; charter franchise. Disbanded after 1884 season.
DAYTON REDS
Tri-State League, 1889-1890; charter franchise. Northwestern League, 1891;
charter franchise. Inter-State League, 1891; charter franchise. Disbanded with
league after 1891 season.
DAYTON OLD SOLDIERS
Inter-State League, 1897-1899; new franchise. Renamed Dayton Veterans, 1900.
DAYTON VETERANS
Inter-State League, 1900; renamed franchise. Renamed Dayton Old Soldiers,
1901.
DAYTON OLD SOLDIERS
Western Association, 1901; charter franchise. Disbanded with association after
1901 season.
DAYTON VETERANS
Central League (D), 1903-1917; charter franchise. Disbanded with league after
1917 season.
DAYTON MARCOS
Negro National League, 1920; charter franchise. Disbanded after 1920 season.
DAYTON AVIATORS
Central League (D), 1928-1929; 1930; charter franchise. Disbanded with league
after 1930 season.
DAYTON DUCKS
Central League (D), 1932; charter franchise. Middle Atlantic League (C),
1933-1938; expansion franchise. Renamed Dayton Wings, 1939.
DAYTON WINGS
Middle Atlantic League (C), 1939-1940; renamed franchise. Renamed
Dayton Ducks, 1941.
DAYTON DUCKS
Middle Atlantic League (C), 1941-1942; renamed franchise. Suspended
operations after 1942 season and resumed as Dayton Indians, 1946.
DAYTON INDIANS
Ohio State League (D), 1946-1947; charter franchise. Central League (A),
1948-1951; charter franchise. Disbanded with league after 1951 season.
DAYTON DRAGONS
Midwest League (A), 2000-present.
Source: Professional Baseball Franchises; 1993; Facts On File, Inc.; pages 57-58. |
