Muncie Fruit Jars

Muncie Fruit Jars
Muncie Fruit Jars
(1906, 1908); Muncie, Indiana ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class D (1908); Class C (1906);
Previous leagues	Indiana-Ohio League (1908); Interstate Association (1906);
Team data
Previous parks	McCulloch Park

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]

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

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1906	4-12	NA	Fred Paige	Team was expelled on May 18

1908	10-14	4th	Dick Baird/Wills

References

↑ "Muncie Fruit Jars". The Historic Baseball Teams Name Blog. July 7, 2015.
↑ Breiner, Ben (March 20, 2015). "Muncie was in at NFL's ground floor". Indianapolis Star.

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[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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