Sioux City Corn Huskers
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The Sioux City Corn Huskers were an early minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The Corn Huskers teams played as members of the Western Association and Western League, w
(1891) Sioux City Corn Palace Owney tag. From the National Postal Museum.
(1889) Al Buckenberger, Manager, Columbus Solons. baseball card. Buckenberger managed Sioux City to the league championship in 1891. He became manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1892.
(1897) Bert Cunningham, Louisville Colonels. Cunningham won 35 games for the champion Sioux City team in 1894, pitching 455 innings. He pitched 11 seasons in the major leagues, winning 142 games.
(1910) Baseball Hall of Fame member Charles Comiskey. Following his major league playing and managerial career, Comiskey bought the Sioux City Cornhuskers in 1894 and moved the team to St. Paul. In 1900, he moved the St. Paul Saints to Chicago to become the Chicago White Sox.
Davenport Hawkeyes
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The Davenport Hawkeyes were a minor league baseball team based in Davenport, Iowa. In 1888 and 1889, the Hawkeyes were charter members of the independent level Central Interstate League, winning the l
(1888) Bid McPhee, Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball card. McPhee played for the 1879 Davenport Brown Stockings. McPhee was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
