Manistee Champs

Mainstee teams hosted minor league home games at the Parkdale Grounds.

[6] In 1911, minor league baseball returned to Manistee, Michigan, with the team winning a championship.

[7] The Manistee "Colts" returned to play as members of the reformed six–team Class D level Michigan State League.

The Manistee Colts and Boyne City Boosters franchises were formed and joined four returning 1910 Western Michigan League teams, the Cadillac Chiefs, Holland Wooden Shoes, Muskegon Reds and Traverse City Resorters in beginning Michigan State League play on May 23, 1911.

Managed by Ed R. Somerlott, Earl Zook and Connie Lewis, the Colts won the championship in the league, which did not have playoffs in 1911.

[12] The renamed Manistee "Champs" finished the season in first place in the final standings with a record of 83–35.

[5] Continuing Michigan State League play, the 1913 Manistee Champs won a third consecutive championship.

Manistee finished 10.5 games ahead of the second place Traverse City Resorters in the six–team league.

When the season ended, the team placed fourth in the 1914 Michigan State League final standings.

[18] The Manistee/Belding team finished 18.5 games behind the first place and champion Muskegon Speeders in the final league standings.