The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association

Western Association

The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western Association on October 28, 1887...

 (1893-1897, 1927, 1940, 1954) and Western League

Western League (defunct minor league)

The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...

 (1898, 1900-1905, 1918-1926, 1930-1935) baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. 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...

 in 1930, the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 in 1940 and the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 in 1954.

They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to 1935. Their first came under manager Dutch Zwilling

Dutch Zwilling

Edward Harrison "Dutch" Zwilling , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from -...

. Their second Wes Griffin

Wes Griffin

Westel or Wesley H. Griffin was both a longtime minor league baseball player and manager.-Playing career:...

 and Earle Brucker

Earle Brucker, Sr.

Earle Francis Brucker, Sr. was an American catcher, coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball. After a long minor league career in the Pacific Coast and Western leagues — and after missing three full seasons in his prime due to arm trouble — Brucker was an unusually old rookie player in...

, and their third under Earle Brucker. They won a fourth league championship in 1940 under Keith Frazier

Keith Frazier

Keith F. Frazier was a minor league baseball player and manager who is notable for leading the St. Joseph Saints to a league championship in 1940. He was born in Colorado, United States. Used as both an outfielder and a pitcher, Frazier played from 1933 to 1941 as well as in 1945...

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