Muncie Fruit Jars

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]

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

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 record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
19064-12NAFred PaigeTeam was expelled on May 18
190810-144thDick Baird/Wills

References
  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.
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