Junction City Soldiers
The Junction City Soldiers were an American minor league baseball team founded in 1909 in the Central Kansas League.[1] After the 1912 season, the Central Kansas League was renamed the Kansas State League. The team cased operations in 1913.
| Junction City Soldiers 1909–1913 Junction City, Kansas | |
| Minor league affiliations | |
|---|---|
| Previous classes | Class D |
| League | Kansas State League (1909–1912) Central Kansas League (1913) |
Notable former players include Al Bashang and Jimmy Whelan.
There is a longstanding controversy regarding whether former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower played professional baseball for the Soldiers.
References
- "Central Kansas League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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