Huntington Johnnies


The Huntington Johnnies were a minor league baseball, based in Huntington, Indiana, as a member of the Northern State of Indiana League from 1909 to 1911. Prior to being named the Johnnies, the team played as the Huntington Miamis in the short-lived Indiana-Ohio League in 1908. The team changed its name for a final time, in 1911, to the Huntington Indians before folding.

Team name

The "Miamis" name was in reference to the Miami people, a Native-American tribe that inhabited parts of Indiana, Michigan and western Ohio, while the Johnnies name holds various meanings. The name be traced to three Civil War references. The first being John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate general who raided southern Indiana in 1863. The second reference for soldiers in the Union Army, termed "Johnnies", after the song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Then the third reference to confederate soldiers known as "Johnny Rebs". However the name can also be a reference to the team's manager from 1909 to 1911, John Lawrence "Larry" "Johnny" Strands. Meanwhile, the "Indians" moniker was a spin-off of the Miami Indian name from the 1908 team.

Year-by-year records

According to the Ball Park Digest, the Huntington Johnnies had a record from 1909 to 1910.
YearRecordFinishManagerNotes
190814-101stJack SmithLeague champions
League folded in mid-season
190961-463rdLarry StrandsNo playoffs held
191023-415thLarry StrandsNo playoffs held
191140-302ndLarry StrandsNo playoffs held