Freeport Pretzels
The Freeport Pretzels were a minor league baseball franchise based in Freeport, Illinois. Between 1908 and 1915, Freeport teams played as members of the Wisconsin State League (1905–1907), Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908–1909), 1910 Northern Association, 1915 Bi-State League (1915), Bi-State League and 1915 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. Freeport won the 1907 Wisconsin State League championship and hosted home minor league games at Taylor Park. The "Pretzels" nickname corresponds to Freeport being known as "Pretzel City." Freeport High School (Illinois), Freeport High School athletic teams later adopted the moniker and use it to this day. History The 1905 Freeport Pretzels began minor league baseball play as charter members of six–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Wisconsin State League, playing home games at the Taylor Park ballfield. The Freeport Pretzels ended their first season of Wisconsin Association play with a record of 54–56, placing third in the Wisconsin St ...
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