Baseball in Northwest Iowa

Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Travel, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Baseball in Northwest Iowa by Joan Wendl Thomas, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Joan Wendl Thomas ISBN: 9781439659700
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: March 20, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Joan Wendl Thomas
ISBN: 9781439659700
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: March 20, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

While new railroad tracks cut through Northwestern Iowa in the mid-19th century, hardy pioneers cultivated the fertile soil, and the burgeoning sport of baseball took root and flourished. An integral element of the developing culture, it promoted community pride. Eight Northwestern Iowa towns supported professional teams by 1912, the first being Sioux City in 1888. Over time, that city's clubs produced hall-of-fame shortstop Dave Bancroft and initiated the still-existing American League. Homegrown talent from an abundance of professional, semiprofessional, and amateur clubs throughout the area's 19 counties yielded 38 major-league players before 1960 and more since.

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While new railroad tracks cut through Northwestern Iowa in the mid-19th century, hardy pioneers cultivated the fertile soil, and the burgeoning sport of baseball took root and flourished. An integral element of the developing culture, it promoted community pride. Eight Northwestern Iowa towns supported professional teams by 1912, the first being Sioux City in 1888. Over time, that city's clubs produced hall-of-fame shortstop Dave Bancroft and initiated the still-existing American League. Homegrown talent from an abundance of professional, semiprofessional, and amateur clubs throughout the area's 19 counties yielded 38 major-league players before 1960 and more since.

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