Girard Sailors

Girard Sailors
Girard Sailors
1908; Girard, Ohio ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class C
League	Ohio–Pennsylvania League
Team data
Previous names	Erie Sailors (June 15, 1908–1916); Butler (May 19, 1908 – June 15, 1908); Girard Sailors (May – May 19, 1908);

The Girard Sailors were a short-lived minor league baseball team that existed briefly in 1908. The team represented Girard, Ohio as a member of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League.^[1]

After losing their first nine games, the team moved to Butler, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 1908. Less than a month later, on June 15, 1908, the club moved again, to Erie, Pennsylvania. They finished the 1908 season as the Erie Sailors, and stayed in Erie for their remaining years in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League.^[2]

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1908	0-9 (42-79 overall)	8th	Daniel Koster, Walter East & Dick Nallin	The Sailors moved to Butler on May 9 Butler moved to become the Erie Sailors on June 15

References

^ "Girard, Ohio Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-7864-0781-1. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[1] "Girard, Ohio Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[Sumner-2] Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-7864-0781-1. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

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