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The Dayton Ducks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Central League in 1932 and then the Middle Atlantic League from 1933-1942. The team took its name from their owner and field manager former St Louis Cardinals player Ducky Holmes. They were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934-35 1938-1942 and the Chicago White Sox in 1937. The team was briefly known as the Dayton Wings from 1939-1940 when Holmes was not involved with the club.