The city of Mansfield, Ohio, was home to minor league baseball teams, known by various nicknames, which played periodically between 1887 and 1912, and between 1935 and 1941.
History Late 19th century The team first began play in the Ohio State League in 1887 as simply Mansfield. The following season, the club moved to the Tri-State League until 1890. After a three-year hiatus, Mansfield once again fielded a new team, the Mansfield Electricians and played the 1893 season in the short-lived Ohio–Michigan League. No team was then fielded until 1897, when the city fielded the Mansfield Haymakers in the Interstate League.
Early 20th century In 1906, the city was represented in then Ohio–Pennsylvania League with the Mansfield Giants. The club changed its name to the Mansfield Pioneers in 1907 until 1909. The team was once again renamed the Mansfield Reformers in 1910 and the Mansfield Brownies in 1911. In 1912 the club moved back to the Ohio State League for their final season of this era.
Pre-World War II In 1935, the Mansfield Tigers were champions of the Ohio State League. The Tigers also competed briefly in 1936, disbanding on May 25. In 1937, competing as the Mansfield Red Sox, the team again were Ohio State League champions. The team's final seasons were 1939 as the Mansfield Indians, 1940 as the Mansfield Braves, and 1941 as the Braves.
Year-by-year record Year Record Finish Manager Notes1887 46–56 6th Sandy McDermott, Bob Allen & Frank O'Brien 1888 43–74 6th Frank Torreyson, Frank O'Brien,James Green & Ed Darrow 1889 49–25 1st George Greer League champions1893 19–19 3rd Cal McVey 1897 63–61 5th Con Strouthers & Barton Howard 1898 71–75 6th Barton Howard 1899 86–54 2nd Dan Lowney 1900 67–68 5th Dan Lowney 1906 59–77 7th Carl McVey 1907 55–84 T6th Carl McVey 1908 76–73 4th Carl McVey & Tim Flood 1909 63–58 3rd Tim Flood 1910 60–66 5th George Fox 1911 55–82 5th Ed Hahn, Les Channell & Frank Reynolds 1912 72–67 2nd Barry McCormick & Walter East Source:
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