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Clinton Pilots 1914–1917
The Clinton Pilots were a minor league baseball team based in Clinton, Iowa. The Pilots played as members of the Class D (baseball), Class D level Central Association from 1914 to 1917. The Pilots were preceded by Clinton teams that played as members of the Independent Class D Eastern Iowa League (1895), Iowa State League (1906), Northern Association (1910) and Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1907–1908). The 1915 Clinton Pilots had 40 victories taken away by the Central Association. In another controversial 1895 season, the Clinton Bridegrooms were expelled from the Eastern Iowa League twice during the season. After first their expulsion, Clinton was allowed back into the league weeks later, only to be quickly expelled from the Eastern Iowa League for a second time during the season. The Clinton Pilots and the earlier Clinton teams played home minor league games at Ringwood Park in Clinton, which hosted minor league games through 1937. From 1966 to 1976, the Clinton Midw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Baseball League
An independent baseball league is a professional baseball league in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball or its affiliated Minor League Baseball system (historically referred to as organized baseball). Independent leagues have flourished in northeastern states, where dense populations can often support multiple franchises. Because they are not subject to the territorial limitations imposed on affiliated minor-league teams, independent clubs can relocate as close to affiliated teams (and one another) as they choose to. For example, the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, cannot have an affiliated team because of its proximity to the Harrisburg Senators and Reading Fightin Phils, leaving the Atlantic League to place a team—the Lancaster Barnstormers—to fill the void. Another example is the greater New York City metropolitan area, where there are many independent teams: the Long Island Ducks, Staten Island FerryHawks, New Jersey Jackals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
