The Terre Haute Tots were a baseball team in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1921–1937 after being established in 1919 as the Terre Haute Browns. They were a Three-I League team; while they were unaffiliated for most of their existence, in 1937, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns.
The ballpark
The Tots' games were played at Memorial Stadium ballpark in Terre Haute.
Notable alumni
Mordecai Brown (1919–20) Inducted Baseball Hall of Fame, 1949 Watty Clark (1926) Bob Coleman (1922) Wes Ferrell (1928) 2 x MLB All-Star; Most Career HR by a pitcher (37) Walter Holke (1932, 1937) George Hale (1925) Bob Kahle Elmer Klumpp Roxie Lawson (1930) Walt Meinert Bill Mizeur (1924–1926) Dink O'Brien (1924) Charlie Root (1921–1922) 1927 NL Wins Leader Art Reinholz Oscar Siemer (1932) Carr Smith (1927) Fred Tauby (1926) Dizzy Trout (1935) 2 x MLB All Star; 1943 AL Wins Leader; 1944 AL ERA Leader Bill Trotter Phil Weintraub (1932) Jerry Witte (1937) Earl Wolgamot
Year-by-year records Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs 1937 15-38 --- Bill Burwell Team disbanded in mid-season 1935 57-61 4th Bill Burwell No playoffs held 1932 42-27 1st Walter Holke No playoffs held 1931 55-68 6th Frank Kohlbecker No playoffs held 1930 53-76 8th Earl Wolgamot No playoffs held 1929 72-66 4th Earl Wolgamot No playoffs held 1928 75-59 2nd Pat Haley Lost in League Finals 1927 70-66 4th Bob Wells No playoffs held 1926 73-61 3rd Roy Whitcraft No playoffs held 1925 81-54 2nd Roy Whitcraft No playoffs held 1924 75-62 1st Roy Whitcraft League champions 1923 71-60 3rd Ernie Robertson No playoffs held 1922 85-51 1st Bob Coleman League champions 1921 70-65 3rd Bob Coleman No playoffs held
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