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Muncie Fruit Jars

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Muncie Fruit Jars
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class D (1908)
  • Class C (1906)
Previous leagues
Team data
Previous parks
McCulloch Park

The Muncie Fruit Jars were a professional minor league baseball team based in Muncie, Indiana. The club was first formed in 1906 as a team in the class-C Interstate Association. The Fruit Jars' name was inspired by Muncie's local economy, which was the home of Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, famous for producing glass canning jars.[1]

The team was expelled from the league on May 18, 1906, after posting a 4-12 record. Less than two months later, the league folded on July 8, 1906. The team was fielded again in 1908 as a member of the class-D Indiana-Ohio League. The league began play on May 9, however it was forced to fold on June 8, 1908. The Fruit Jars finished with a 10-14 record and disbanded with the league. The team played its home games at McCulloch Park.[2]

Year-by-year records

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Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1906 4-12 NA Fred Paige Team was expelled on May 18
1908 10-14 4th Dick Baird/Wills

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References

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  1. ^ "Muncie Fruit Jars". The Historic Baseball Teams Name Blog. July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Breiner, Ben (March 20, 2015). "Muncie was in at NFL's ground floor". Indianapolis Star.
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.