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The '''Mobile Bears''' were an [[United States|American]] [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[baseball]] team based in [[Mobile, Alabama]]. The franchise was a member of the old [[Southern Association]], a high-level circuit that folded after the 1961 season. Mobile joined the SA in 1908 as the ''Sea Gulls,'' but changed its name to the ''Bears'' in 1918, and the nickname stuck. The club played in the Association until July 1931, when it moved to [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. Almost exactly 13 years later, in July 1944, the Bears returned to Mobile when the [[Knoxville Smokies]] franchise shifted back from Tennessee. (A club known as the ''Mobile Shippers'' competed in the Class B [[Southeastern League]] from 1937-42.)
| name = Mobile Bears
| firstseason = 1886
| lastseason = 1970
| allyears = 1886–1887, 1889, 1892–1896, 1898–1899, 1903, 1905–1932, 1937–1942, 1944–1961, 1966, 1970
| city = Mobile, Alabama
| logo =
| caplogo =
| class level = {{plainlist|
*Class AA (1946–1961, 1966, 1970)
*Class A1 (1944–1945)
*Class B (1932, 1937–1942)
*Class A (1908–1931)
*Class D (1905–1907)
*Class C (1899)
*Class B (1892–1896, 1898)
}}
| league = {{plainlist|
*[[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]] (1966, 1970)
*[[Southern Association]] (1944–1961)
*[[Southeastern League]] (1932, 1937–1942)
*[[Southern Association]] (1908–1931)
*[[Cotton States League]] (1905–1907)
*[[Interstate League]] (1903)
*[[Southern League (1885–1899)|Southern League]] (1887, 1889, 1892–1896, 1898–1899)
*[[Gulf League]] (1886)
}}
| division =
| majorleague = {{plainlist|
*[[Chicago White Sox]] (1970)
*[[Kansas City Athletics]] (1966)
*[[New York Mets]] (1961)
*[[Cleveland Indians]] (1956–1960)
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1945–1955)
*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1932, 1937–1942)
}}
| nickname= {{plainlist|
*Mobile White Sox (1970)
*Mobile A's (1966)
*Mobile Bears (1944–1961)
*Mobile Shippers (1937–1942)
*Mobile Red Warriors (1932)
*Mobile Marines (1931)
*Mobile Bears (1918–1930)
*Mobile Sea Gulls (1905–1917)
*Mobile Baseball Club (1903)
*Mobile Blackbirds (1896–1899)
*Mobile Bluebirds (1894–1895)
*Mobile Blackbirds (1892–1893)
*Mobile Baseball Club (1889)
*Mobile Swamp Angels (1887)
*Mobile Baseball Club (1886)
}}
| ballpark = {{plainlist|
*Hartwell Field (1966, 1970)
*League Park (1918–1961)
}}
| dixienum = 2
| dixiechamps = {{hlist|1922|1955}}
| leaguenum = 10
| leaguechamps = {{hlist|1906|1907|1937|1938|1941|1945|1947|1955|1959|1966}}
| pennum = 3
| pennants = {{hlist|1899|1922|1947}}
| divisionchamps =
}}
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The '''Mobile Bears''' were an American [[minor league baseball]] team based in [[Mobile, Alabama]]. The franchise was a member of the old [[Southern Association]], a high-level circuit that folded after the 1961 season. Mobile joined the SA in 1908 as the ''Sea Gulls'', but changed its name to the ''Bears'' in 1918, and the nickname stuck. The club played in the Association until July 1931, when it moved to [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. Almost exactly 13 years later, in July 1944, the Bears returned to Mobile when the [[Knoxville Smokies]] franchise shifted back from Tennessee. (A club known as the ''Mobile Shippers'' competed in the Class B [[Southeastern League]] from 1937 to 1942.)


The Bears then continued in the SA (classified as a AA league in 1946) through its final season. During the 1940s and 1950s, the club was a longtime [[farm system]] affiliate of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], then the [[Cleveland Indians]]. The Bears played in 5,000-seat Hartwell Field located on Virginia Street in midtown.
The Bears then continued in the SA (classified as a [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] league in 1946) through its final season. During the 1940s and 1950s, the club was a longtime [[farm system]] affiliate of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], then the [[Cleveland Indians]]. The Bears played in 5,000-seat Hartwell Field located on Virginia Street in midtown.


The nickname "Bears" lives on in modified form with the modern [[Mobile BayBears]] of the AA [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]], a farm team of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].
The nickname "Bears" lived on in modified form with the [[Mobile BayBears]] of the Double-A [[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]], who played 23 seasons (1997–2019) in Mobile before relocating to metropolitan [[Huntsville, Alabama]].

The Bears won the [[Dixie Series]], a postseason interleague championship between the champions of the Southern Association and the [[Texas League]], in 1922 and 1955.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57063831/niehoff-and-mulvey-are-stars-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Niehoff and Mulvey are Stars in Final|work=The Birmingham News|location=Birmingham|date=September 28, 1921|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harwell|first=Hoyt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57191913/mobile-misfits-climax-year-with-dixie/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Mobile Misfits Climax Year with Dixie Crown|work=The Huntsville Times|location=Huntsville|date=September 30, 1955|page=12}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Mobile&state=AL&country=US&empty=0 Baseball Reference]

[[Category:Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:New York Mets minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams]]
[[Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams]]
[[Category:Mobile County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Mobile, Alabama]]
[[Category:Sports in Mobile, Alabama]]
[[Category:Professional baseball teams in Alabama]]
[[Category:Defunct Southern League (1964–present) teams]]
[[Category:Southern League (1885–1899) teams]]
[[Category:Defunct Southern Association teams]]
[[Category:Defunct Southeastern League teams]]
[[Category:Defunct Cotton States League teams]]
[[Category:Defunct Interstate League teams]]
[[Category:Defunct Gulf League teams]]
[[Category:Baseball teams established in 1886]]
[[Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1970]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:1970 disestablishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Defunct baseball teams in Alabama]]



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Latest revision as of 20:41, 28 December 2023

Mobile Bears
  • 1886–1970
  • (1886–1887, 1889, 1892–1896, 1898–1899, 1903, 1905–1932, 1937–1942, 1944–1961, 1966, 1970)
  • Mobile, Alabama
Minor league affiliations
Class
  • Class AA (1946–1961, 1966, 1970)
  • Class A1 (1944–1945)
  • Class B (1932, 1937–1942)
  • Class A (1908–1931)
  • Class D (1905–1907)
  • Class C (1899)
  • Class B (1892–1896, 1898)
League
Major league affiliations
Team
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (2)
  • 1922
  • 1955
League titles (10)
  • 1906
  • 1907
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1941
  • 1945
  • 1947
  • 1955
  • 1959
  • 1966
Pennants (3)
  • 1899
  • 1922
  • 1947
Team data
Name
  • Mobile White Sox (1970)
  • Mobile A's (1966)
  • Mobile Bears (1944–1961)
  • Mobile Shippers (1937–1942)
  • Mobile Red Warriors (1932)
  • Mobile Marines (1931)
  • Mobile Bears (1918–1930)
  • Mobile Sea Gulls (1905–1917)
  • Mobile Baseball Club (1903)
  • Mobile Blackbirds (1896–1899)
  • Mobile Bluebirds (1894–1895)
  • Mobile Blackbirds (1892–1893)
  • Mobile Baseball Club (1889)
  • Mobile Swamp Angels (1887)
  • Mobile Baseball Club (1886)
Ballpark
  • Hartwell Field (1966, 1970)
  • League Park (1918–1961)

The Mobile Bears were an American minor league baseball team based in Mobile, Alabama. The franchise was a member of the old Southern Association, a high-level circuit that folded after the 1961 season. Mobile joined the SA in 1908 as the Sea Gulls, but changed its name to the Bears in 1918, and the nickname stuck. The club played in the Association until July 1931, when it moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. Almost exactly 13 years later, in July 1944, the Bears returned to Mobile when the Knoxville Smokies franchise shifted back from Tennessee. (A club known as the Mobile Shippers competed in the Class B Southeastern League from 1937 to 1942.)

The Bears then continued in the SA (classified as a Double-A league in 1946) through its final season. During the 1940s and 1950s, the club was a longtime farm system affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers, then the Cleveland Indians. The Bears played in 5,000-seat Hartwell Field located on Virginia Street in midtown.

The nickname "Bears" lived on in modified form with the Mobile BayBears of the Double-A Southern League, who played 23 seasons (1997–2019) in Mobile before relocating to metropolitan Huntsville, Alabama.

The Bears won the Dixie Series, a postseason interleague championship between the champions of the Southern Association and the Texas League, in 1922 and 1955.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Niehoff and Mulvey are Stars in Final". The Birmingham News. Birmingham. September 28, 1921. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Harwell, Hoyt (September 30, 1955). "Mobile Misfits Climax Year with Dixie Crown". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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