Keokuk Indians

Class-level
Keokuk Indians 1904–1962 (1904-1915, 1929-1933, 1935, 1947-1949, 1952-1962) Keokuk, Iowa
Previous	Class-D (1958-1962) Class-B (1952-1957) Class-C (1947-1949) Class-A (1935) Class-B (1933) Class-D (1904-1915, 1929-1932)
Minor league affiliations
League	Midwest League (1958-1962)
Previous leagues	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1952-1957) Central Association (1947-1949) Western League (1935) Mississippi Valley League (1929-1933) Central Association (1908-1915) Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1904-1907)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Los Angeles Dodgers (1962) St. Louis Cardinals (1958-1961) Cleveland Indians (1954-1957) Pittsburgh Pirates (1947-1949) St. Louis Cardinals (1931-1932)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1930, 1955)
Team data
Previous names	Midwest Dodgers (1962) Keokuk Dodgers (1962) Keokuk Cardinals (1958-1961) Keokuk Kernels (1952-1957) Keokuk Pirates (1947-1949) Keokuk Indians (1904-1915, 1929-1933, 1935)
Previous parks	John Petrakis Field Joyce Park II Joyce Park

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.

References

↑ Ray Caldwell minor league page

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