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Central Association (1908–1917 League)
The Central Association was an American minor league baseball league. The Central Association began play in 1908, evolving from the 1907 Iowa State League. The Central Association played continuously through 1917 before folding. The league reformed in 1947, operating as a Class C level league from 1947 to 1949, with major league affiliates for most teams. Baseball Hall of Fame members Grover Cleveland Alexander (Galesburg), Jake Beckley (Hannibal), Burleigh Grimes (Ottumwa) and Sam Rice (Galesburg and Muscatine) are league alumni. History 1908 to 1917 Central Association The Central Association formed in 1908 with charter members: Burlington Pathfinders (Burlington, Iowa), Jacksonville Lunatics (Jacksonville, Illinois), Keokuk Indians (Keokuk, Iowa), Oskaloosa Quakers (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Ottumwa Packers (Ottumwa, Iowa), Quincy Gems (Quincy, Illinois) and the Waterloo Lulus (Waterloo, Iowa). All had been members of the 1907 Iowa State League the previous season. A new team in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa State League
The Iowa State League was a minor league baseball league that played from 1904 to 1907 and again in 1912. The Class D (baseball), Class D level league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The Ottumwa Snappers franchise won league championships in 1904 and 1905. In 1908, the Iowa State League evolved to become the Central Association. History The Iowa State League began play in 1904 in baseball, 1904 as an eight-team Class D level minor league baseball, minor league in and around Iowa, United States. The league played four seasons and ceased operations following the 1907 in baseball, 1907 season. Seven of the eight 1907 Iowa State League teams formed the Central Association in 1908. The Iowa State League had the formal name as the Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs.Johnson, Lloyd and Miles Wolff, editors, ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', Second Edition (1997), pp. 142,146,151,155. Baseball America, Inc. . The Iowa State League reformed in 1912 as an Inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keokuk Indians
The Keokuk Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Keokuk, Iowa. The "Indians" played as members of various minor leagues between 1904 and 1935. Keokuk minor league teams played under other nicknames in the era. The 1875 Keokuk Westerns were members of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, a league that directly evolved to become today's Major League Baseball. Keokuk hosted minor league teams that subsequently played as members of the 1895 Western League, Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1904–1907), Central Association (1908–1915), Mississippi Valley League (1929–1933), Western League (1935), Central Association (1947–1949), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1952–1957) and Midwest League (1958–1962). Keokuk hosted minor league home games at Perry Park (1875), Sportsman's Park (1885), High Banks Park (1885), Hubinger Park (1904–1915) and finally Joyce Park (1929–1933, 1935, 1947–1949, 1952–1962). Keokuk tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri, Marion and Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,108, making it the largest city in Marion County. The bulk of the city is in Marion County, with a tiny sliver in the south extending into Ralls County. Nestled on the Mississippi River, commerce and traffic has long been an integral part of Hannibal's development, including by river, rail and the interstate/highway system. Today the city is intersected by Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes U.S. Route 24 in Missouri, 24, U.S. Route 36 in Missouri, 36, and U.S. Route 61 in Missouri, 61. Hannibal is approximately northwest of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis (also bordering the Mississippi), east-northeast of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City and miles east of Saint Joseph, Missouri, Saint Joseph (both cities on the Missouri River), and approximate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal Cannibals
Hannibal (; ; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, was a leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War. His younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal; his brother-in-law was Hasdrubal the Fair, who commanded other Carthaginian armies. Hannibal lived during a period of great tension in the Mediterranean Basin, triggered by the emergence of the Roman Republic as a great power with its defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War. Revanchism prevailed in Carthage, symbolized by the pledge that Hannibal made to his father to "never be a friend of Rome". In 218 BC, Hannibal attacked Saguntum (modern Sagunto, Spain), an ally of Rome, in Hispania, sparking the Second Punic War. Hannibal invaded Italy by crossing the Alps with North African war elephants. In his first few years in Italy, as the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewanee Boilermakers
The Kewanee Boilermakers were a minor league baseball team based in Kewanee, Illinois. From 1908 to 1913, the Boilermakers played exclusively as members of the Central Association, hosting home games at Terminal Park. The 1948 Kewanee A's succeeded the Boilermakers in minor league play. The Boilermakers moniker was adopted and still in use by Kewanee High School. History Minor league baseball began in Kewanee, Illinois when the 1908 Kewanee "Boilermakers" became charter members of the Class D level Central Association, with Kewanee fielding a minor league baseball team for the first time. Kewanee was joined by the Burlington Pathfinders, Keokuk Indians, Jacksonville Lunatics, Oskaloosa Quakers, Ottumwa Packers, Quincy Gems and the Waterloo Lulus as charter members in the eight–team league, beginning league play on May 7, 1908. The Kewanee use of the "Boilermakers" moniker corresponds to local industry. The local Kewanee Boiler Company, was a large manufacturing factory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewanee, Illinois
Kewanee () is a city in Henry County, Illinois, Henry County, Illinois. "Kewanee" is the Ho-Chunk, Winnebago word for greater prairie-chicken, which lived there. The population was 12,509 in the 2020 census, down from 12,916 in 2010. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kewanee has a total area of , of which (or 99.82%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water. The Kewanee Group is named after Kewanee. Climate Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census there were 12,509 people, 5,068 households, and 3,233 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,754 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.26% White (U.S. Census), White, 6.98% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.33% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.40% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 7.45% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 7.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the List of cities in Iowa, eighth-most populous city in the state. Waterloo comprises a twin conurbation with neighbor municipality Cedar Falls, Iowa, Cedar Falls. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities. History Waterloo was originally known as Prairie Rapids Crossing. The town was established near two Meskwaki American tribal seasonal camps alongside the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River. It was first settled in 1845 when George and Mary Melrose Hanna and their children arrived on the east bank of the Red Cedar River (now just called the Cedar River). They were followed by the Virden and Mullan families in 1846. Evidence of these earliest families can still be found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo Lulus
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Quincy, Illinois
Quincy ( ) is a city in Adams County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Mississippi River, the population was 39,463 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 40,633 in 2010. The Quincy, Illinois, micropolitan area, Quincy micropolitan area had 114,649 residents. Known as Illinois's "Gem City", Quincy was a thriving transportation center as riverboats and rail service linked the city to many destinations west and along the river during the 19th century. It was Illinois' second-largest city, surpassing Peoria, Illinois, Peoria in 1870. The city has several historic districts, including the Downtown Quincy Historic District and the South Side German Historic District, which display the architecture of Quincy's many German immigrants from the late 19th century. History Early history Quincy's location along the Mississippi River has attracted settlers for centuries. The New France, French became the first European presence to colonize t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy Gems (minor League Team)
The Quincy Gems were a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois. The Gems were originally a part of the Central Illinois Collegiate League and joined the Prospect League with several other CICL teams prior to the 2009 season. The team's original owners, the Quincy Civic Center Authority, sold the Gems to its current owners in September 2014 for $120,000. On August 29, 2023, the team announced that they would not return for the 2024 season and will seek relocation The franchise was later sold & relocated to Hendersonville, Tennessee and rebranded as the Full Count Rhythm, playing its home game at Drakes Creek Park The Gems will be replaced in Quincy by an expansion team set to begin play for the 2025 Prospect League season Stadium The Gems played at QU Stadium, a 2,500 seat facility owned and operated by Quincy University Quincy University (QU) is a Private college, private Franciscans, Franciscan college in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa ( ) is a List of cities in Iowa, city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census. Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River. History The city's name derives from the Native American Meskwaki language, translating to "tumbling waters" in reference to the Appanoose Rapids on the Des Moines River. In May 1843, several investors formed the Appanoose Rapids Company and staked claim to 467 acres of land in the present site of Ottumwa. Their colonization involved claiming land supporting three Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous settlements. The first official cabin was built in May 1843 after the area was opened to settlement (an earlier cabin built in defiance of this date was destroyed by Army troops at that time). The original platt was titled Louis Ville. In 1844 the city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottumwa Packers
The Ottumwa Packers was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams that played between 1890 and 1928, based in Ottumwa, Iowa. Ottumwa teams played as members of the Illinois-Iowa League (1890–1891), Eastern Iowa League (1895), Western Association (1898–1899), Iowa State League (1904–1907), Central Association (1908–1912, 1913–1914, 1916) and Mississippi Valley League (1922–1928), winning seven league championships. Baseball Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes played for the 1913 Ottumwa Packers. History History of the nickname Ottumwa was host to multiple minor league teams using a few different names, with the first known squad appearing in 1890 and the last playing in 1928. The ''Packers'' nickname, which first appeared in 1907, was the most commonly used. It was initially used through the 1910 season, when the team changed its name to the '' Speedboys'' for 1911 and 1912. It resumed use of the Packers nickname in 1913, using it until the team moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
