The Junction City Soldiers were an American minor league baseball team founded in 1909 in the

Central Kansas League The Central Kansas League was a Class D level baseball league established in 1908, playing through 1912. Member teams were based exclusively in Kansas. The Central Kansas League evolved from and into the Kansas State League. History The original ...

. After the 1912 season, the Central Kansas League was renamed the

Kansas State League The Kansas State League was a minor league baseball sports league, league in the United States that operated in the state of Kansas in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century. History The Kansas State League was first established ...

. The team cased operations in 1913. Notable former players include Al Bashang and Jimmy Whelan. There is a longstanding controversy regarding whether former US President

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

played professional baseball for the Soldiers. The Junction City Soldiers were preceded by the 1897 Junction City Parrots, who played as members of the Kansas State League.

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Soldiers A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word , from Old French ...

1909 establishments in Kansas 1913 disestablishments in Kansas Baseball teams disestablished in 1909 Baseball teams disestablished in 1913 Central Kansas League teams Kansas State League teams