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Minor league baseball team
The Springfield Midgets were a minor league baseball team that played from 1903 to 1904 in the Missouri Valley League and from 1906 to 1909 and 1921 to
Springfield_Midgets
Minor league baseball team
1905, when the Springfield Highlanders began play. For nearly 30 years, the team was variously called the Highlanders, Jobbers, Midgets, and Merchants
Springfield_Cardinals
Minor US professional baseball leagues
Cornhuskers (1888–1891) Springfield, MO: Springfield Highlanders (1905); Springfield Midgets (1906–1909); Springfield Jobbers (1911); Springfield Merchants (1920);
Western_Association
American baseball player (1883–1932)
Harry Kane (born Henry Kohn) (July 27, 1883 – September 15, 1932) was an American professional baseball player. He played from 1902 to 1906. He was nicknamed
Harry_Kane_(baseball)
American baseball player (1882–1968)
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams (May 18, 1882 – July 27, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who
Babe_Adams
American minor league baseball league (1901–1905)
Sedalia, MO: Sedalia Gold Bugs (1902–1904) Springfield, MO: Springfield Reds (1902); Springfield Midgets (1903–1904) Topeka, KS: Topeka Saints (1904)
Missouri_Valley_League
American baseball player (1902–1982)
Charles Furman Gooch (June 5, 1902 – May 30, 1982) was an American professional baseball player. He was a first baseman and third baseman for one season
Charlie_Gooch
American baseball player (1899–1981)
30, 1960. p. 52. Retrieved January 17, 2024. "Ex-Cardinal Keck dies". Springfield Leader and Press. UPI. February 8, 1981. p. 46. Retrieved January 17
Cactus_Keck
American baseball player (1883–1975)
Harlan Edward Young (September 28, 1883 – March 26, 1975), nicknamed "Cy the Third", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for two Major
Harley_Young
American baseball player (1901–1997)
Arthur John "Butch" Weis (March 2, 1901 – May 4, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who played for four seasons. He played for the
Butch_Weis
American baseball player (1885–1962)
totaling 14 years, in the minor leagues. He played for the Springfield Midgets (1904, 1906), Springfield Highlanders (1906), Wichita Jobbers (1907–08), Kansas
Gus_Hetling
American baseball player (1887–1962)
Baseball. Brennan began his professional career in 1908 with the Springfield Midgets. He played in 1909 with the Wichita Jobbers, and had a win–loss record
Ad_Brennan
American athlete, coach and politician (1888–1952)
and track and field at Drury College—now known as Drury University—in Springfield, Missouri. Nee was born April 1, 1888, in Thayer, Iowa. He played college
Dan_M._Nee
American baseball player and manager
seasons. He skippered the Hutchinson Wheat Shockers (1923–1924, 1933), Springfield Midgets (1925–1926), St. Joseph Saints (1927), Joplin Miners (1927–1928,
Marty_Purtell
American professional baseball outfielder
playing baseball as a semi-professional in Springfield, Missouri. He signed with the Springfield Midgets of the Class C Western Association late in the
Fuzzy_Hufft
American baseball player (1887–1915)
Marcus Hall (August 12, 1887 – February 24, 1915) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis
Marc_Hall_(baseball)
American baseball player (1880–1932)
(1919), Fort Smith Twins (1920–1921), Atlanta Crackers (1921–1922), Springfield Midgets (1924), and Kalamazoo Celery Pickers (1926). He served as a player-manager
Boss_Schmidt
Topics referred to by the same term
football player Bob Wells, manager of the minor league baseball team Springfield Midgets in 1928 Bob Wells (vandweller) (born 1955/56), American author and
Bob_Wells
American baseball player (1881–1936)
Frederic William Olmstead (July 3, 1881 – October 22, 1936) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from
Fred_Olmstead
American baseball player (1892–1959)
Don Flinn (November 17, 1892 – March 9, 1959) was an American Major League Baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1917. He played just
Don_Flinn
American baseball player (1881–1951)
Charles Richard Tonneman (September 10, 1881 – August 4, 1951) was an American reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played two games for the Boston
Tony_Tonneman
Minor league baseball team
Independence pitcher Colonel Bob House had nineteen strikeouts against the Springfield Midgets, which was a Western Association league record for strikeouts in
Independence, Kansas minor league baseball history
Independence,_Kansas_minor_league_baseball_history
American baseball player (1892-1962)
David Carter "Mutt" Williams (July 31, 1892 – March 30, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Washington Senators in
Mutt_Williams_(baseball)
American baseball player (1886-1970)
Howard Watterson Gregory (November 18, 1886 – May 30, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Gregory played for the St. Louis Browns in 1911
Howie_Gregory
American baseball player (1908–1969)
William Vincent Swift (June 19, 1908 – February 23, 1969) was an American baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1932–39), Boston
Bill_Swift_(1930s_pitcher)
American baseball player (1884–1948)
Robert Groom (September 12, 1884 – February 19, 1948) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher in two midwest minor leagues
Bob_Groom
American baseball player (1904–1977)
William Henry Lewis (October 15, 1904 – October 24, 1977) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. Nicknamed "Buddy", he played parts of three seasons
Bill_Lewis_(baseball)
American baseball player (1885–1920)
Harry Owen "Dick" Bayless (September 6, 1885 – December 16, 1920) was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season (1908)
Dick_Bayless
Minor league baseball team
championship. Iola finished 5.5 games ahead of the second place Springfield Midgets. Despite winning the championship the previous season, the Iola franchise
Iola_Gasbags
Auto racing sanctioning body in the US
the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Cars, National Midgets, Speed2 Midget Series, .25 Midget Series, Stadium Super Trucks, and GT World Challenge America
United_States_Auto_Club
American baseball player (1885-1948)
John Grover "Nig" Perrine (January 14, 1885 – August 13, 1948) was an American professional baseball infielder. Perrine started his professional baseball
Nig_Perrine
least part of 15 seasons. He skippered the Norfolk Elk Horns (1922), Springfield Midgets (1923), Fort Smith Twins (1924, 1927-1928, 1930-1932), Vicksburg
Runt_Marr
American baseball player, manager, scout, and umpire (1884-1979)
Year Club Level Position 1906 Springfield Midgets St. Joseph Packers/Hutchinson Salt Packers WA Second base 1907 Butte Miners Seattle Siwashes NWES Second
Charley_Stis
Minor league baseball team
Henryetta in 1922 before being traded to the Springfield Midgets in July, where he became the Springfield player/manager. Foster had retired after a career
Henryetta_Hens
American racing driver (born 1999)
2024. Woelbing, Grace (December 12, 2023). "Reimer Shifts Focus from Dirt Midgets to Late Models". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 21, 2024. Geyer, Koty (May
Taylor_Reimer
American baseball player (1905-1969)
Arthur Otto "Scoop" Scharein (June 30, 1905 – July 2, 1969) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns
Art_Scharein
Motor raceway in Springfield, Illinois
in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets. Billy Winn won the first AAA National Championship raced at the Illinois
Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack
Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack
2017 - Korey Weyant (Springfield, IL) 2018 - Paul White (Waco, TX) Martin, Sam. "A Close Look At The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series". Retrieved
POWRi_Midget_Racing
American actor (1909–1988)
only Western with an all-midget cast. Many of the actors in Tiny Town were part of a performing troupe called Singer's Midgets, who also played Munchkins
Billy_Curtis
American racing driver (1905–1973)
– July 29, 1973) was an American racing driver. Primarily competing in midgets, he also competed in several big car races that populated the anomalous
Oscar_Ridlon
Minor league baseball team
1907. The Joplin Miners, Leavenworth Convicts, Oklahoma City Mets, Springfield Midgets, Topeka White Sox, Webb City Goldbugs and Wichita Jobbers teams joined
Hutchinson_Salt_Packers
Fairgrounds Racetrack in Springfield has had a long and varied past. Since before the inception of USAC, there have been Midgets, Sprints, and Silver Crown
Motorsport_in_Illinois
Minor league baseball team
Miners, Leavenworth White Sox, Nevada Lunatics, Sedalia Gold Bugs and Springfield Midgets in beginning league play on May 15, 1903. In their first season of
Pittsburg_Coal_Diggers
Minor league baseball team
Shockers, Joplin Miners, Muskogee Athletics, Okmulgee Drillers, Springfield Midgets and Topeka Senators in the league. On May 3, 1924, the Bartlesville
Bartlesville_Bearcats
American racing driver (1922–1960)
Thomson was nicknamed "the Flying Scot." He won several championships in midgets and sprint cars before competing in Championship Car (now IndyCar) racing
Johnny_Thomson
Minor league baseball team
had no playoffs. Sedalia finished 2.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Springfield Midgets in the final standings. Sedalia was managed by Jimmie Driscoll, W
Sedalia_Goldbugs
14th race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series
The 2024 Springfield ARCA 100 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held
2024_Springfield_ARCA_100
American baseball player (1907–1999)
Pirates. His professional career began in 1930. Hebert played for the Springfield Midgets in 1930, going 15–16 in 36 games. He rose to the big leagues quickly
Wally_Hebert
American racing driver (1952–2000)
World Classics, three Rex Easton Memorials at Springfield, Illinois, two Rodger Mauro Classics, and the midget car portion of the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora
Stan_Fox
delay. combination race with USAC Western States Midgets combination race with USAC/ARDC Midgets - * will state if the race is a non points event,
2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship
2018_USAC_P1_Insurance_National_Midget_Championship
Ice hockey team in West Springfield, Massachusetts
and EmJHL teams merged with the Springfield Pics of the Continental Hockey Association (CHA) and the Bay State Bucs Midget team, members of the NEMHL. This
Springfield_Pics
American racing driver
Sprint Car Win". SpeedSport. Retrieved April 24, 2021. "USAC Midgets at Bridgeport". USAC Midgets. August 5, 2021. Event occurs at 21:29. FloRacing. "Tanner
Tanner_Thorson
Race track in Sun Prairie, WI
ANGELL PARK FOR USAC MIDGET RETURN ON SUNDAY - USAC Racing". USAC Racing. Retrieved September 5, 2021. "Pepsi Nationals". USAC Midgets. September 5, 2021
Angell_Park_Speedway
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)
reassignment to the American Hockey League (AHL) with affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. On October 13, 2017, he made 25 saves in a 3–2 defeat to
Sam_Montembeault
American racing driver (born 1989)
Australian Speedcar Championship at the Murray Bridge Speedway (in Australia, Midgets are called Speedcars). On August 13, 2015, Swindell was involved in a very
Kevin_Swindell
Professional wrestling midget championship
two vacancies, and 1 deactivation. Key Midgets' World Championship NWA World Midget's Championship NWL Midget Championship Each reign is ranked highest
WCPW_Midget_Championship
American racing driver
Growing up in Connecticut, Gravel started his racing career in quarter midgets before moving up to Legends cars on asphalt and then to dirt micro-sprints
David_Gravel
American racing driver (born 1980)
Speedrome midget points in 1997. In 1998 he finished second in NAMARS Midgets points with three feature event victories. He joined the USAC National Midget Tour
A._J._Fike
Racetrack in Illinois, USA
with Super Late Models (Lucas Oil, UMP), UMP Sportsman, Midgets (POWRi), Division II Midgets/Lighting Sprints (POWRi), and 410 Winged Sprint Cars (MOWA)
Macon_Speedway
American racing driver (1914–1976)
and 1952. He finished in the top-ten 49 times, with two victories: at Springfield (1950) and Detroit (1951). He also won a non-points race at Williams
Paul_Russo
American racing driver
National Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, driving for Keith Kunz Motorsports. He is the 2021 and 2022 USAC National Midget Series
Buddy_Kofoid
14th race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series
in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets. (R) denotes rookie driver. Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled
2025_Allen_Crowe_100
May 17, 2024. "World Racing Group announces creation of Xtreme Outlaw midgets & non-wing sprint cars". Dirt Track Digest. December 11, 2021. Retrieved
World_Racing_Group
American ice hockey player (born 1996)
goal. His first AHL goal came on March 31, 2018, in a 6–5 win over the Springfield Thunderbirds. Chatfield's two goals scored during the 2017–18 season
Jalen_Chatfield
American racing driver (1911–1963)
won a 100-mile AAA Championship race at Springfield, Illinois, in 1949. Hansen was paralyzed after a midget racing crash on September 8, 1949, at Detroit
Mel_Hansen
Open two-seat car
(1861). "Roadster". An American Dictionary of the English Language. Springfield, MA US: G. and C. Merriam. p. 959. Haajanen, Lennart W. (2003). Illustrated
Roadster_(car)
American racing driver (1915–1993)
to 1959. His best race finish was a pair of fourth places in 1958 at Springfield and Trenton. He finished 18th in the 1958 National Championship. He unsuccessfully
Joe_Barzda
Horse racing circuit in Kansas, U.S.
Model Series and World of Outlaws Sprint cars circuits. The Belleville Midget Nationals and 305 Sprint Nationals races have been held at the track. A
Belleville_High_Banks
American racing driver (born 2005)
began racing at age five. Early in his career, he drove in the Quarter Midgets of America Series, where he won multiple races and championships before
Jesse_Love
Minor league baseball team
Western League play were the Des Moines Hawkeyes (1900–1901), Des Moines Midgets (1902), Des Moines Undertakers (1903), Des Moines Prohibitionists (1904)
Des_Moines_Boosters
2026 armed conflict in West Asia
trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war". Springfield News-Sun. Associated Press. 8 June 2026. "At least 2 Iranian military
2026_Iran_war
American clay oval track
Series added an event in 2020. It has held midget car events on the POWRi Midget Racing and USAC National Midgets national tours. The track announced in 2024
Beaver_Dam_Raceway
Motorsports sanctioning body
from USAC's open wheel classes like Indy cars, Silver Crown, sprints, and midgets frequently competed in races and won championships. Several NASCAR drivers
AAA_and_USAC_Stock_Car
American racing driver (born 1997)
of the end of the race. Seavey currently competes full-time in the USAC Midgets in the No. 57 for Abacus Motorsports. He also drives the No. 5B sprint
Logan_Seavey
American racing driver (born 2008)
race at Rockingham, the ARCA and ARCA East combination race at IRP, Springfield, the ARCA and ARCA East combination race at Bristol, and the ARCA West
Brent_Crews
Wizard of Oz Phil Silvers as Sgt. Bilko Lyle Lanley who proposes the Springfield Monorail in The Simpsons Private Walker in Dad's Army Matilda's father
List_of_stock_characters
American professional wrestler (1957–2019)
attended. Bundy defeated Richard Byrne in May 2007 at Big Time Wrestling in Springfield, Massachusetts in which was also his last and final match of his wrestling
King_Kong_Bundy
American racing driver (born 1935)
United States Automobile Club (USAC) Championship cars, sprint cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He holds the USAC career wins
A._J._Foyt
Former NASCAR track in North Carolina, US
Sprint Car Championship (2006) USAC NOS Energy National Midgets (2006) USAC Speed2 Eastern Midgets (2006) USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour (2001–2002, 2005) Virginia
Concord_Speedway
(closed, now part of Doland High, Groton High, Northwestern High) Corona Midgets Corsica Comets Cottonwood Coyotes Columbia Comets Cresbard High School
List of high schools in South Dakota
List_of_high_schools_in_South_Dakota
American ice hockey player (born 1993)
playing in the American Hockey League for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Springfield Thunderbirds. Greco was signed by the Florida Panthers of the National
Anthony_Greco
DIRTcar Street Stock DIRTcar Midget DIRTcar Hornet (4 cylinders) The track record for Midgets was set when the USAC Midgets made their first ever visit
Lincoln_Speedway_(Illinois)
American racing driver (born 1984)
year in the USAC Midgets, Riethmeyer battled with Chase Scott for the championship. In 2008, he won the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Midget Series title. During
Bradley_Riethmeyer
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)
assigned to the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the 2023–24 season. In 31 games with Springfield, he had a record of 11–14–4 and a save
Malcolm_Subban
American cable and satellite television channel
series did not feature live coverage in 2014 however. Lucas Oil POWRI Midgets the 2013 & 2014 Jason Leffler Memorial from Wayne County Speedway was covered
Racer_Network
American racecar driver
relief. Driver Carl Scarborough died from the heat. Cross' car was the "Springfield Welding Special", which was owned by Bessie Lee Paoli, who was the only
Art_Cross
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)
2024). "Devon Levi re-joins Amerks, delivers 14 saves in 7-3 win over Springfield". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2024. Americans, Rochester. "AMERKS
Devon_Levi
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2003)
with St. Louis, Mailloux was reassigned to the team's AHL affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds on November 9, 2025, prior to being recalled to the NHL
Logan_Mailloux
Racetrack in Ventura, California
home to many types of dirt track racecars including wingless sprint cars, midgets, dwarf cars, stock cars, modifieds, sport compacts, and karts. It is owned
Ventura_Raceway
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1994)
Brown spent the 2016–17 season with the Panthers' new affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. In the Thunderbirds' inaugural season, he notched a career
Josh_Brown_(ice_hockey)
American baseball player (1898–1962)
member of the Midget brigade, to start the trouble. The little guardian ... who went to Henryetta when Foster came here as manager of the Midgets, opened the
Red_Thomas
Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. "CURRY-VALENTINE HEAD MAT SHOW". Springfield Morning Union. October 10, 1965. p. 9. Fred Curry Jr., the son of Bull
List of Big Time Wrestling alumni (Boston)
List_of_Big_Time_Wrestling_alumni_(Boston)
American racing driver (1929–1966)
American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets. He was the second man to win three USAC National Midget Championships. When Davies won the 100-mile
Jimmy_Davies_(racing_driver)
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)
with Manchester, scoring two goals before returning to Springfield. He was assigned to Springfield to start the following 2017–18 season. After 13 games
Dryden_Hunt
Dirt oval racing track in Haubstadt, Indiana
previously hosted events from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, USAC Midgets, and the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe's
Tri-State_Speedway_(Indiana)
Scranton, Lyndal (June 4, 1994). "Stock-car driver critically injured". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Scranton, Lyndal
List_of_NASCAR_fatalities
American racing driver (born 1986)
Allgaier was born in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in Riverton, Illinois, and began his racing career at the age of five in quarter midgets, winning over
Justin_Allgaier
American racing driver (1918–1984)
opportunities. Parsons continued racing midgets during his Championship car career. He won the 1955 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race, and also began racing
Johnnie_Parsons
Defunct Fresno racetrack
wheel of a red car nicknamed "Old Ironsides." Crowds for Sunday night midgets racing at the new track began to approach 20,000. Racing was halted during
Kearney_Bowl
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1994)
draft, he was ultimately passed over by all teams and returned to play midget with the Burlington Eagles of the South-Central Triple A Hockey League (SCTA)
Josh_Anderson_(ice_hockey)
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It is argued by Redmonds that this surname may have developed as a variant of Stringfellow, through a process, attested in various parish records, in which the original name is first shortened and then expanded into a form different from the original; thus Stringfellow becomes Stringfell, which becomes reinterpreted as Stringfield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Walcott, Walcot, or Walcote, for example in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all named in Old English with w(e)alh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, ‘Welsh’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’, i.e. ‘the cottage where the (Welsh-speaking) Britons lived’.This surname was in MA from an early date. William Walcott emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in 1637; John Wolcott (1632–1690) is recorded in Springfield, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Essex, recorded in Domesday Book as Springinghefelda and as Springafelda, probably from Old English Springingafeld ‘pasture (feld) of the people who live by a spring’.
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, SUNNY means "cheerful, sunny."Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Another Name for Hazrat Fatimah Zahra; Good; Pleasant; Agreeable
Girl/Female
English
Feminine God will judge.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Who Won Wealth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
Victory
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Fortress Meadow; From the Royal Field
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Happy Friend
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Sweet Friend
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BERKER means "solid man."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Youthful, Unmarried
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
SPRINGFIELD MIDGETS
prep.
Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the aritithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony.