Richmond Tigers (baseball)

The Richmond teams hosted minor league home games at Municipal Ball Park.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Bunning played for the 1950 Richmond Tigers in his first professional season.

[3][4] The Dayton Indians, Lima Terriers, Marion Cardinals, Middletown Rockets, Newark Moundsmen, Springfield Giants and Zanesville Dodgers teams joined Richmond in beginning league play on April 30, 1946.

The Muncie Reds franchise joined with seven Ohio based teams in beginning league play on May 2, 1948.

The Roses had a record of 64–75, playing under manager Ollie Byers and finished 18.0 games behind the first place Zanesville Dodgers in the regular season final standings.

Managed by the returning Kenneth Holtcamp, the Tigers ended the 1950 regular season with a record of 80–58, placing third in the standings, while finishing 10.0 games behind the pennant winning Marion Red Sox.

At age 18, if his first professional season, Bunning compiled a 7–8 record with a 3.22 ERA in 17 games and 123 innings pitched for Richmond.

Bunning graduated from high school in 1949 and was attending Xavier University, playing on a baseball scholarship.

[22] The Richmond Roses and Tigers teams played minor league home games at Municipal Ball Park.