Description: The Lockport Locks were a minor league baseball team based in Lockport, New York. The team began in 1942 as the Lockport White Sox, and affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League, which is today the New York–Penn League. In 1943 the team changed affiliations with the Chicago-based major league clubs and became the Lockport Cubs. After spending 1945 as the Lockport White Socks, they were the Cubs again in 1946, however as an unaffiliated team. The team became affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds in 1947 and were renamed the Lockport Reds. A year later the club won the league title.
Description: The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from 1878 until 1885. The Grays played at the Messer Street Grounds in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in 1879 and 1884. Following the 1884 season, they won the first World Series over the New York Metropolitans of the American Association. The team folded after the 1885 season.
Description: The Idaho Falls Spuds were the first minor league baseball team based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Playing from 1926 to 1928, the Spuds played as members of the Class C level Utah-Idaho League, winning league championships in 1926 and 1927 and hosting home games at Highland Park. The Idaho Falls Spuds were followed by the Idaho Falls Russets, who joined the Pioneer League in 1940. Today, the Idaho Falls Chukars franchise continues play in the Pioneer League.
Description: The Auburn Cayugas was a primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Auburn, New York and their namesake Cayuga County, New York between 1877 and 1951. Auburn teams played as members of the 1877 League Alliance, 1888 Central New York League, New York State League (1889, 1897–1899), Empire State League (1906–1907), Canadian–American League (1938, 1940) and Border League (1946–1951), winning two league championships.
Description: The Miami Beach Flamingos were a professional minor league baseball team based in Miami Beach, Florida periodically from 1940 until 1954. The team played its home games at Flamingo Field and was a member of the Class D Florida East Coast League as the Miami Beach Tigers in 1940. The following season they changed their nickname to the Flamingos and won the league's championship. The FECL the then folded in May 1942 due to World War II. After the War, the Flamingos joined the new Class C Florida International League in 1946. The league became Class-B in 1949. The Flamingos played the 1952 season, sat-out 1953, and rejoined in 1954 only to move across Biscayne Bay and relocate to Miami as the Miami Beach Flamingos/Greater Miami Flamingos.
Description: The Wellsville Rainmakers were a minor league baseball team based in Wellsville, New York. From 1914 to 1916, the Rainmakers played as members of the Class D level Interstate League, winning the 1915 league championship. Wellsville hosted home minor league games at Island Park.
Description: The Lima Cigarmakers were a minor league baseball team based in Lima, Ohio. From 1908 to 1912, the Cigarmakers played as members of the Class D level Ohio State League, winning the 1909 league championship. The Cigarmakers hosted home minor league games at San Felice Park. Lima first hosted minor league baseball in 1888, when the Lima "Lushers" played the season as members of independent Tri-State League. The Cigarmakers were preceded in minor league play by the 1906 Lima Lees of the Class C level Interstate Association.
Description: The Anaconda Serpents were a minor league baseball team based in Anaconda, Montana. In 1900, the Anaconda Serpents played the season as members of the Independent level Montana State League. The Anaconda Serpents were the only minor league team hosted in Anaconda and played minor league home games at Mountain View Park.
Description: The Ilion Typewriters were a minor league baseball team based in Ilion, New York. From 1901 to 1904, the Ilion Typewriters played as members of the New York State League. In 1905, Ilion played a partial season as members of the Independent level Empire State League before the team located during the season. Ilion teams played home minor league games at Russell Park. The "Typewriters" nickname corresponds to E. Remington and Sons being located in Ilion.
Description: The Jacksonville Tomato Pickers were a minor league baseball team based in Jacksonville, Texas, United States that played in the East Texas League in 1916. It was the first known professional baseball team to be based in Jacksonville, and would be the last until the Jacksonville Jax of the West Dixie League were formed in 1934. The team was managed by Arthur Wicks.
Description: The Le Mars Blackbirds were a minor league baseball team based in Le Mars, Iowa. In 1902 and 1903, the Blackbirds played as members of the Class D level Iowa-South Dakota League, capturing the 1903 league championship. Baseball Hall of Fame member Branch Rickey played for the 1903 Le Mars Blackbirds.
Description: The Kankakee Kanks were a minor league baseball team located in Kankakee, Illinois. Kankakee teams played a member of the Class D level Northern Association in 1910, playing as the Kankakee "Kays" and the Illinois-Missouri League from 1912 to 1914. The Kankakee teams hosted home minor league games on the grounds of the Kankakee State Hospital. Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Casey Stengel played for the 1910 Kankakee Kays, beginning his first professional season.
Description: The Pittsburgh Burghers were a baseball team in the Players' League, a short-lived Major League that existed only for the 1890 season. The team included a number of players who had jumped from the National League's Pittsburgh Alleghenys (now the Pittsburgh Pirates), including Hall of Famers Pud Galvin, Ned Hanlon, and Jake Beckley. Hanlon served as the team's manager. Meanwhile, John Tener, who would go on to represent Pittsburgh in the United States Congress and be elected the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania, finished his pitching career with the Burghers in 1890. Later Tener would become the president of the National League, and a director of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Description: The Ishpeming–Negaunee Unions was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Ishpeming and Negaunee, Michigan. From 1890 to 1892, Ishpeming–Negaunee teams played as members of the Upper Peninsula League in 1890 and 1891 and Wisconsin-Michigan League in 1892. The franchise hosted home games at the Ishpeming Grounds in the 1890 and 1891 seasons and Union Park in 1892.
Description: The Paterson Invaders were a minor league baseball team based in Paterson, New Jersey. From 1904 to 1907, Paterson teams played as members of the Class C level Hudson River League, winning the 1906 league championship. The team played as the "Intruders" in the 1904 and 1907 seasons, before the franchise folded during the 1907 season, leading to the demise of the league.
Description: The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951. They played their home games at Mohawk Mills Park (now Shuttleworth Park) and were affiliated with the New York Yankees during their entire existence. The team won one league championship, in 1940 under manager Eddie Sawyer. Vic Raschi, Lew Burdette, Spec Shea, Gus Triandos, John Blanchard, Joe Collins, Karl Drews, Bob Grim, Torbert MacDonald, and Daffin Backstrom all played for the Rugmakers.
Description: The Petersburg Goobers began to play in the Virginia League in 1910, when the Portsmouth Truckers moved to Petersburg on July 5, 1910. The team placed sixth with a 43–68 record. The Petersburg Goobers won the 1911 Virginia League Championship. Petersburg, also going by the "Hustlers" moniker in 1911, finished first, with a record of 68–51 to capture the Virginia League championship. The Goobers placed second in the 1912 Virginia League with a 79–54 record. The 1913 Petersburg Goobers captured the Virginia League Championship with their first-place finish and 89–46 record. Petersburg's Harry Hedgpeth pitched a no–hitter against the Roanoke Tigers on August 1, 1913. Petersburg won the game 4–0.
Description: The Red Oak Blue Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Red Oak, Iowa. In 1903, Red Oak played as members of the Class D level Southwest Iowa League, hosting minor league home games at Legion Park. The 1903 Red Oak "Blue Indians" were the first minor league baseball team in Red Oak, Iowa. The Blue Indians played as charter members of the six–team 1903 Southwest Iowa League. The teams from Atlantic, Clarinda, the Creston Cyclones, Osceola, Iowa and Shenandoah joined Red Oak in the new league. The Southwest Iowa League began 1903 play with four teams. On June 29, 1903, the league expanded to six teams when the Creston Cyclones and the Osceola, Iowa teams joined the league.
Description: The Victoria Mussels were a minor league baseball team located in British Columbia, Canada. The Mussels were members of the short-season Class A Northwest League from 1978-1979. Besides the Mussels, the other teams in the 1978 North Division were the Bellingham Mariners, Grays Harbor Loggers and the Walla Walla Padres. The South Division consisted of the Bend Timberhawks, Salem Senators, Eugene Emeralds and the Boise Buckskins. Jim Chapman managed the team in 1978 and played infield while Don Rogelstad served as the pitching coach along with pitching for the Mussels in 10 starts.
Description: The Clarksdale Planters are a defunct minor league baseball team that was based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. They played under different names over their 13 nonconsecutive seasons, including the Ginners (1934–1936, 1941), the Red Sox (1937–1940), and finally the Planters (1947–1951). The team started out in the East Dixie League from 1934 to 1935, and later joined the Cotton States League from 1937 to 1941, and 1947 to 1951. Clarksdale ceased to have a team for five seasons (1942–1946). However, the team returned in 1947 under the Planters name. The team was classified as a Class-C team for all of their 13 years. Clarksdale was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians for one season (1936), and the Boston Red Sox for two seasons (1938–1939).
Description: The Quincy Shipbuilders were a minor league baseball team based in Quincy, Massachusetts. In 1933, the Shipbuilders played briefly as members of the Class B level New England League, before relocating during the season. Quincy hosted home games at Fore River Field. The Quincy Shipbuilders were a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
Description: The Newburgh Hummingbirds were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Newburgh, New York, United States that played for part of the 1946 season. The Hummingbirds were charter members of the North Atlantic League, a Class D circuit which was one of many minor leagues to pop up after the end of World War II. However, the Birds seemed cursed from the start: the club had difficulty finding a home field, finally signing an agreement with Delano-Hitch Stadium (then called Recreation Park) just a week before opening day. Former Yankees third baseman Joe Dugan was offered the manager's job, but he turned Newburgh down; the position went to Frank Novosel instead.
Description: The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of the Roses. The Lancaster Red Roses played at Stumpf Field in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, which is still used today by local baseball and softball leagues.
Description: The Rochester Roosters were a Minnesota–Wisconsin League minor league baseball team that played during the 1910 season. They were the first professional team to be based in Rochester, Minnesota. They were managed by Frank O'Leary and were led by William Dunn offensively and Bernard McNeil on the mound.
Description: The Salina Coyotes was the final moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Salina, Kansas between 1898 and 1914. In that span, Salina teams played as members of the Class D level Kansas State League (1898), Central Kansas League (1908–1910, 1912), and Kansas State League (1913–1914), winning the 1898 league championship. The early Salina teams hosted minor league games at Athletic Park. The Coyotes were succeeded by the 1922 Salina Millers of the Southwestern League.
Description: The Paterson Invaders were a minor league baseball team based in Paterson, New Jersey. From 1904 to 1907, Paterson teams played as members of the Class C level Hudson River League, winning the 1906 league championship. The team played as the "Intruders" in the 1904 and 1907 seasons, before the franchise folded during the 1907 season, leading to the demise of the league.
Description: The Lima Pandas were a minor league baseball team based in Lima, Ohio. From 1939 to 1941 and 1944 to 1947, with the interruption due to World War II, Lima teams played exclusively as members of the Class D level Ohio State League, with the Pandas winning the 1939 and 1940 league championships. The franchise played as a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944, Cincinnati Reds in 1945 and Chicago White Sox in 1946 to 1947, with the team adopting new monikers during the affiliate seasons. The Lima Ohio State League teams hosted home minor league games at Allen County Park.
Description: The Shenandoah Huns were a minor league baseball club, based in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania in 1894 and 1895. The team was formed when the Scranton Miners jumped from the Pennsylvania State League to the Eastern League on July 26, 1894. A week later the Huns were formed to replace Scranton in the league on August 2. The team continued to play in the Pennsylvania State League the following year, but disbanded during the season on May 20, 1895.
Description: The Pueblo Bighorns were a minor league baseball team which played in Pueblo, Colorado. They were a member of the Texas–Louisiana League, an expansion team owned and organized by the league's investors, and brought professional baseball back to Pueblo. They played the first half of their inaugural season, until financial difficulty, lack of corporate sponsorship and resulting poor fan attendance (due to the franchise's hasty organization) forced the Bighorns to disband.[1] Like all TLL clubs, they were unaffiliated with Major League Baseball. The team played at Rawlings Field on the campus of Colorado State University Pueblo.
Description: The Moline Plowboys was a primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Moline, Illinois, one of the Quad Cities. Moline teams played as members the 1892 Illinois-Iowa League, 1894 Western Association, the Mississippi Valley League (1924–1932), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1914–1923, 1937–1941) and Central Association (1947–1948), winning four league championships. The franchise played as the "Moline A's" in 1947–1948. Moline was an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers (1932), Chicago Cubs (1937–1940) and Philadelphia Athletics (1947–1948).
Description: The Hawaii Islanders were a minor league baseball team based in Honolulu, Hawaii, that played in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League for 27 seasons from 1961 through 1987. Originally an affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics, the Islanders played their home games at Honolulu Stadium, Aloha Stadium and Les Murakami Stadium. After being one of the most successful minor league teams, the Islanders faltered and ultimately moved to the mainland as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1988.
Description: The Clarinda Antelopes were a minor league baseball team based in Clarinda, Iowa. Clarinda played as members of the Class D level Southwest Iowa League in 1903 and the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League in 1910 and 1911, hosting home games at the Clarinda Ball Park. Minor league baseball began in Clarinda, Iowa in 1903. The Clarinda team played as charter members of the six–team Class D level Southwest Iowa League. The teams from Atlantic, the Creston Cyclones, the Osceola, Iowa team, the Red Oak Blue Indians and Shenandoah joined Clarinda in league play.
