Zanesville Dodgers
The Zanesville Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Zanesville, Ohio. The Dodgers were a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers and played as members of the Class D level Ohio State League from 1944 to 1947, before the league changed names in 1948 to become the Class D level Ohio–Indiana League. The Dodgers won four consecutive league championships from 1945 to 1948. Zanesville hosted minor league home games at Gant Park Municipal Stadium. History Ohio State League 1944 to 1947 After minor league baseball in Zanesville began with the 1887 Zanesville Kickapoos, who played the season as charter members of the Ohio State League, the 1944 Zanesville Dodgers were immediately preceded in minor league play by the 1942 Zanesville Cubs of the Class C level Middle Atlantic League. After a one season hiatus during World War II, Zanesville resumed minor league baseball play in 1944, when the Dodgers became members of the six–team Class D level Ohio State League, which resumed play following World War II. The Lima Red Birds, Marion Diggers, Middletown Red Sox, Newark Moundsmen, Richmond Roses and Springfield Giants joined Zanesville in beginning league play on May 2, 1944. The Zanesville "Dodgers" were