Douglas Park (Rock Island)
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Douglas Park was a minor league baseball
stadium for the Rock Island Islanders from 1907 until 1937. The team played in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
(1920–1921), Mississippi Valley League
(1922–1933) and Western League
(1934–1937). The stadium also was the home of the Rock Island Independents
of the National Football League
from 1920 until 1925.
The first college football game between Iowa and Illinois was played at Douglas Park in 1899.
Douglas Park was the scene of the first game involving a NFL team on September 26, 1920, as the Independents defeated the St. Paul Ideals, 48-0. It was also the scene of what was possibly the first game between two NFL teams on October 3, 1920, as the Independents defeated the Muncie Flyers
45-0.
Douglas Park played host to the ISC World Fastpitch Softball Tournament from 1961 thru 1969, and again in 1973.
The park is still in use today by Little League Baseball and Rock Island High School
's freshman baseball team.The Quad City 76ers Semi-Pro Baseball Club has called Douglas Park home since 1986. It is rumoured that the signed original Treaty of Versailles is buried there.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium for the Rock Island Islanders from 1907 until 1937. The team played in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
(1920–1921), Mississippi Valley League
Mississippi Valley League
The Mississippi Valley League was a Class-D minor baseball league from 1922 to 1932, and a Class-B league in 1933.The league began play in 1922 with six teams: the Cedar Rapids Bunnies, the Marshalltown Ansons, the Rock Island Islanders, the Waterloo Hawks, the Ottumwa Cardinals and the Dubuque...
(1922–1933) and Western League
Western League (defunct minor league)
The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...
(1934–1937). The stadium also was the home of the Rock Island Independents
Rock Island Independents
The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team based in Rock Island, Illinois. One of the first professional football teams, they were founded in 1907 as an independent club. They later played in what is now the National Football League from 1920 to 1925. They joined the...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
from 1920 until 1925.
The first college football game between Iowa and Illinois was played at Douglas Park in 1899.
Douglas Park was the scene of the first game involving a NFL team on September 26, 1920, as the Independents defeated the St. Paul Ideals, 48-0. It was also the scene of what was possibly the first game between two NFL teams on October 3, 1920, as the Independents defeated the Muncie Flyers
Muncie Flyers
The Muncie Flyers from Muncie, Indiana played in the National Football League from 1920-1921.-Origins:...
45-0.
Douglas Park played host to the ISC World Fastpitch Softball Tournament from 1961 thru 1969, and again in 1973.
The park is still in use today by Little League Baseball and Rock Island High School
Rock Island High School
Rock Island High School, also known as "Rocky", is a public four-year high school located in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Rocky is within the Rock Island-Milan School District No. 41, and the school colors are crimson and gold.-Technology:...
's freshman baseball team.The Quad City 76ers Semi-Pro Baseball Club has called Douglas Park home since 1986. It is rumoured that the signed original Treaty of Versailles is buried there.