Keokuk Indians
Keokuk Indians 1904–1962 (1904-1915, 1929-1933, 1935, 1947-1949, 1952-1962) Keokuk, Iowa | |
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League | Midwest League (1958-1962) |
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League titles | 2 (1930, 1955) |
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The Keokuk Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Keokuk, Iowa that played on-and-off from 1904 to 1935. The team played in the Iowa State League (1904-1907), Central Association (1908-1915), Mississippi Valley League (1929-1933) and Western League (1935). It was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935.
Notable players include Jesse Barnes, Ray Caldwell[1] and Lyman Lamb.
In 1947, the Pittsburgh Pirates established an affiliate in Keokuk that played in the Central Association through 1949. In 1952, the Keokuk Kernels joined the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League and they became a Cleveland Indians affiliate in 1954. The team name was changed to the Cardinals after becoming a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate in 1958. They became a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate in 1962 but the team was moved to Dubuque, Iowa on August 2 and renamed the Midwest Dodgers for the duration of its final season.