# Adrian Yeggs

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{{short description|Baseball team in Adrian, Michigan, U.S.}}
The '''Adrian Yeggs''' were a [Southern Michigan League](/source/Southern_Michigan_League) baseball team based in [Adrian, Michigan](/source/Adrian%2C_Michigan), United States that played from 1909 to 1914 as a whole and 1909 to 1911 under the Yeggs nickname.

==History==
According to the book ''Baseball Team Names, 1869-2012'', they were named after safe-cracker James Yeggs, one of the most well-known inmates at a prison located in Adrian.

[Carl Vandagrift](/source/Carl_Vandagrift), [Frank Gilhooley](/source/Frank_Gilhooley) and [Elmer Smith](/source/Elmer_Smith_(20th_century_outfielder)) played for them.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Adrian&state=MI&country=US BR Minors]</ref>

In 1912, they were renamed to the '''Adrian Lions''' Major League Baseball players that played for them include [Emil Huhn](/source/Emil_Huhn), [Cowboy Jones](/source/Cowboy_Jones), [Elmer Smith](/source/Elmer_Smith_(20th_century_outfielder)) and [Bun Troy](/source/Bun_Troy). They became the [Adrian Champs](/source/Adrian_Champs) in 1913.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=10129 Adrian, Michigan Baseball Reference page]</ref> They finished first in the league with a 78-47 record and were managed by Dan Jenkins. The team was probably named after the [Lion motor car](/source/Lion_(automobile)) manufactured in Adrian.  The factory burned down during 1912 and the company ceased operations, thus the change of name in 1913.

In 1913, they were named the '''Adrian Champs'''. Major League Baseball players that played for them include [Cecil Coombs](/source/Cecil_Coombs), [Paul Smith](/source/Paul_Smith_(outfielder)), [Johnny Mitchell](/source/Johnny_Mitchell_(baseball)), [Emil Huhn](/source/Emil_Huhn), [Cowboy Jones](/source/Cowboy_Jones) and [Bun Troy](/source/Bun_Troy). Prior to being the Adrian Champs, they were the [Adrian Lions](/source/Adrian_Lions). They became the [Adrian Fencevilles](/source/Adrian_Fencevilles) in 1914.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=10129 Adrian, Michigan Baseball Reference page]</ref>

In 1914, their final season, they were named the '''Adrian Fencevilles'''. They were the last team to ever play in Adrian, Michigan.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=10131 BR Minors]</ref>
==Timeline==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"
! Year(s) !! # Yrs.  !! Team !! Level !! League
|-
|1895|| 1 || [Adrian Demons](/source/Adrian_Demons)/[Adrian Reformers](/source/Adrian_Reformers)|| [Class B](/source/Class_B_(baseball)) || [Michigan State League](/source/Michigan_State_League)
|-
|1909–1910|| 2 || rowspan=2|Adrian Yeggs ||[Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball))||rowspan=5|[Southern Michigan League](/source/Southern_Michigan_League)  
|-
|1911|| 1 || rowspan=2|[Class C](/source/Class_C_(baseball))
|-
|1912|| 1 ||Adrian Lions
|-
|1913||1||Adrian Champs||[Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball))
|-
|1914||1||Adrian Fencevilles||[Class C](/source/Class_C_(baseball))
|}

==References==
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Category:Baseball teams established in 1909
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1914
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:1909 establishments in Michigan
Category:1914 disestablishments in Michigan
Category:Sports in Adrian, Michigan
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Michigan
Category:Southern Michigan League teams

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