Iowa State League
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The Iowa State League began in 1904
1904 in baseball
-Champions:*American League: Boston Americans*National League: New York GiantsWorld Series: New York declined challenge by Boston -MLB statistical leaders:-American League final standings:-National League final standings:-May:...

 as an eight-team Class D minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 in and around Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States
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. The league played four seasons and ceased operations following the 1907
1907 in baseball
-Statistical leaders:-American League final standings:-National League final standings:-Events:*February 27 - The New York Highlanders acquire catcher Branch Rickey from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for infielder Joe Yeager...

 season.

List of teams (in alphabetical order)

  • Boone Coal Miners/Greyhounds/Miners (1904-1906)
  • Burlington River Rats/Flint Hills/Pathfinders (1904-1907)
  • Clinton Miners (1906)
  • Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters/Gypsumites (1904-1906)
  • Jacksonville Lunatics (1907)
  • Keokuk Indians (1904-1907)
  • Marshalltown Grays/Brownies/Snappers (1904-1907)
  • Oskaloosa Quakers (1904-1907)
  • Ottumwa Standpatters/Snappers/Champs/Packers (1904-1907)
  • Quincy Gems
    Quincy Gems (minor league team)
    The Quincy Gems were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1907 to 1964. Based in Quincy, Illinois, they played in the Iowa State League in 1907, the Central Association in 1908, the Three-I League from 1913 to 1917 and from 1946 to 1956, and the Midwest League in 1964...

     (1907)
  • Waterloo Microbes/Cubs (1904-1907)
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