Small Cities, Crazy Names
It's the time of year where unless you flee the weather and visit the tropics baseball is found only in books. I was poking through the Encyclopdia of Minor League Baseball and found some pretty funny teams from yesteryear.
You have to wonder how these teams got their names. Some of them are outright silly. Take the Orange Hoo-Hoos for example. Some make you scratch your head... The Dallas Submarines? Others you wonder about what the crown would chant. The Grand Forks Forkers are a good example of this. Sadly, I could find no evidence of the Macon Whoopee. Still, here is a list of some funny teams.
| TEAM | LEAGUE |
| Americus Pall-Bearers | Georgia State |
| Baton Rougue Red Sticks | East Dixie |
| Benton Office Holders | Arkansas State |
| Boise Irrigators | Union Association |
| Cairo Egyptians | KITTY |
| Calumet Aristocrats | Copper County Soo |
| Canton Chinamen | Central |
| Canton Chinks | Illinois - Missouri |
| Cedertown Sea Cows | Georgia-Alabama |
| Centralia Zeros | Mississippi-Ohio Valley |
| Clinton Dodgers | Midwest |
| Cofferville Glassblowers | Gulf Coast |
| Colorado Springs Millionaires | Western |
| Corsicana Gumbo Busters | Oklahoma State |
| Crookston Crooks | Northern |
| Dallas Submarines | Texas |
| Decatur Commies | Three-I |
| Des Moines Prohibitionists | Western |
| Des Moines Undertakers | Western |
| Dublin Irish | Georgia State |
| Eau Claire Puffs | Minnesota-Wisconsin |
| Fairmont Badies | Pennsylvania - West Virginia |
| Freeport Pretzels | Wisconsin State |
| Fresno Raisin Eaters | Pacific Coast |
| Grand Forks Forkers | Northern |
| Grand Rapids Joshers | Central |
| Greenville Staplers | East Texas |
| Hamilton Hams | International |
| Hannibal Cannibals | Central Association |
| Hazard Bombers | Mountain States |
| High Point Furniture Makers | Piedmont |
| Highpoint-Thomasville Hi-Toms | North Carolina State |
| Holland Wooden Shoes | Western Michigan |
| Holyoke Paperweights | Connecticut |
| Hoquiam Perfect Gentlemen | Southwest Washington |
| Ilion Typewriters | New York State |
| Iola Gasbags | Missouri Valley |
| Jackson Blind Tigers | Cotton States |
| Kalamazoo Celery Eaters | Southern Michigan |
| Kirksville Osteopaths | Missouri State |
| Leavenworth Old Soldiers | Western |
| Lincoln Abes | Illinois-Missouri |
| Lincoln Ducklings | Western |
| Lincoln Rail Splitters | Western |
| Lumberton Auctioneers | Tobacco State |
| Lynn Shoemakers | New England |
| Mayfield Pantmakers | KITTY |
| Merced Fig Growers | California State |
| Minot Why Nots | Northern |
| Montpelier Goldfish | Quebec-Ontario-Vermont |
| Morgan City Oyster Shuckers | Gulf Coast |
| Mt. Clemens Bathers | Oklahoma-Arkansas |
| Muncie Fruit Jars | Indiana-Ohio |
| Nazareth Cement Dusters | North Atlantic |
| Nevada Lunatics | Missouri Valley |
| Newark Co-Pilots | New York-Penn |
| New Haven Profs | Eastern |
| New Iberia Sugar Boys | Louisiana State |
| Niagara Falls Citizens | Middle Atlantic |
| North Wilkesboro Flashers | Blue Ridge |
| Omaha Omahogs | Western |
| Orange Hoo-Hoos | Gulf Coast |
| Osceola (Kissimee) Astros | Florida State |
| Oswego Starchboxes | International |
| Ottumwa Stand-Patters | Iowa State |
| Paris Parasites | Texas |
| Pulaski Counts | Virginia |
| Racine Malted Milks | Wisconsin-Illinois |
| Regina Bonepilers | Western Canada |
| Saginaw Wa-Was | South Michigan |
| Salem Witches | New England |
| San Francisco Baby Seals | California State |
| San Jose Prune Pickers | California |
| Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens | Iowa-South Dakota |
| Snow Hill Billies | Coastal Plain |
| Springfield Babes | Central |
| Superior Blues | Northern |
| Temple Surgeons | Texas Association |
| Texarkana Shine-Oners | Arkansas-Texas |
| Troy Washerwomen | New York State |
| Utica Pent-Ups | New York State |
| Vancouver Horse Doctors | Northwestern |
| Vincennes Alices | KITTY |
| Waterloo Loons | Central Association |
| Waterloo Microbes | Iowa State |
| Waycross Blowhards | Empire State |
| Worchester Coal Heavers | Eastern |
| Yazoo City ZuZus | Cotton States |
| Zanesville Flood Sufferers | Interstate |
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