The Youngstown Puddlers was a Minor League Baseball team based in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. The team was part of the Interstate League.Youngstown Puddlers at Baseball History Daily The team existed in the late 19th century.Youngstown, Ohio Minor League Teams at baseball-reference.com Eventually the team would also be named the Little Giants.Guerrieri, Vince. :Youngstown Baseball Has a History Dating Back to 19th Century", didthetribewinlastnight.com
The team's puddler name was derived from a type of iron worker in iron factories and foundries,"Youngstown Puddlers Given Wage Increase", The Gazette Times, 1 January 1920. and Youngstown was especially well known for its iron and steel manufacturing.
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