But that failed to become an issue, he said, because the project began almost immediately to attract the attention of minor league clubs.

Owners of minor league clubs would still own them, but they wouldn't have any players.

Several minor league clubs came and went over the next few years, most of them called the "Wolverines".

The Saints name was revived by an independent minor league club in 1993.

Last season, the 13 minor league clubs that played in the region drew nearly 2.7 million fans.

Some of the larger cities with minor league clubs went for the idea as well.

This made Houston the first affiliated minor league baseball club.

He would gain valuable experience playing for minor league clubs throughout the war years.

The organization's name was intended to highlight that they were a new minor league club.

The stadium has served as the home of various local minor league baseball clubs from the 1930s to 2004.