The Eau Claire Bears was the primary nickname of the minor league baseball teams from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Eau Claire was a member of the Class C Northern League (1933-1942, 1946–62) and were affiliates of the Boston Red Sox (1936), Chicago Cubs (1937-1939) and the Boston Braves (1947-1962). The team played its home games at Carson Park in Eau Claire. Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Hank Aaron, Joe Torre and Ford C. Frick Award recipient Bob Uecker played for Eau Claire.[1]
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The EauClaireBears was the primary nickname of the minor league baseball teams from EauClaire, Wisconsin. EauClaire was a member of the Class C Northern...
meals a day, two for breakfast". The Braves assigned Aaron to the EauClaireBears, the Braves' Northern League Class-C farm team. The 1952 season proved...
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325) while playing for the EauClaireBears in 1950 led the Western League with 27 triples while playing for the Denver Bears in 1951 tied for the American...
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