Iowa State League

The Iowa State League began in 1904 as an eight-team Class D minor league in and around Iowa, United States. The league played four seasons and ceased operations following the 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.[1][2]

The Iowa State League reformed in 1912 as an Independent league. Estherville defeated Fort Dodge in the league playoffs to claim the championship. The league permanently folded after the season.[3]

List of teams (in alphabetical order)

Boone Coal Miners/Greyhounds/Miners (1904–1906) – Boone, Iowa Burlington River Rats/Flint Hills/Pathfinders (1904–1907) – Burlington, Iowa Clinton Miners (1906) – Clinton, Iowa Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters/Fort Dodge Gypsumites (1904–1906) – Fort Dodge, Iowa Jacksonville Lunatics (1907) – Jacksonville, Illinois Keokuk Indians (1904–1907) – Keokuk, Iowa Marshalltown Grays/Brownies/Snappers (1904–1907) – Marshalltown, Iowa Oskaloosa Quakers (1904–1907) – Oskaloosa, Iowa Ottumwa Standpatters/Snappers/Champs/Ottumwa Packers (1904–1907) – Ottumwa, Iowa Quincy Gems (1907) – Quincy, Illinois Waterloo Microbes/Waterloo Cubs (1904–1907) – Waterloo, Iowa

List of 1912 teams (in alphabetical order)

Clear Lake Fish Eaters – Clear Lake, Iowa Emmetsburg (baseball) – Emmetsburg, Iowa Estherville (baseball) – Estherville, Iowa Fort Dodge Boosters – Fort Dodge, Iowa Mason City Cementmakers – Mason City, Iowa

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd and Miles Wolff, editors, The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition (1997), pp. 142,146,151,155. Baseball America, Inc. ISBN 0-9637189-7-5.
2. "Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. "Iowa State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.