The Western baseball club of
Keokuk, Iowa
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, or Keokuk Westerns in modern nomenclature, was a professional
baseball team in the
National Association in 1875, the last season of that first professional league.
It is considered a major league team by those who count the
NA as a major league.
It was geographically the farthest west that major league baseball had progressed up to that time.
In 1875, the NA entry fee was $20 for one championship season. The Westerns won one of 13 games (1–12 record) before going out of business.
[ On June 14, 1875, the Western club played their last game and dropped out of the league two days later.][
The Westerns were managed by Joe Simmons and played their ]home
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games at Perry Park, which was located in a field located beyond Rand Park.
See also
*1875 Keokuk Westerns season
The Keokuk Westerns played their first and only season of professional baseball in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished thirteenth in the league with a record of 1-12.
Regular season
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References
External links
Keokuk Westerns Index
Defunct National Association baseball teams
Defunct baseball teams in Iowa
Baseball teams disestablished in 1875
Baseball teams established in 1875
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