Martinsville Manufacturers
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The Martinsville Manufacturers were a Bi-State League
baseball team based in Martinsville, Virginia
, USA that played from 1934 to 1941. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
from 1936 to 1939 Philadelphia Phillies
from 1940 to 1941. They won one league championship, in 1940 under manager Harry Daughtry.
Bi-State League
There were two different entries called the Bi-State League in minor league history. The first, a class D league which operated in 1915, was the successor of the Wisconsin-Illinois League. The 1915 league was represented by five teams fom Illinois and one from Wisconsin...
baseball team based in Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
, USA that played from 1934 to 1941. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
from 1936 to 1939 Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
from 1940 to 1941. They won one league championship, in 1940 under manager Harry Daughtry.