Norfolk Elks
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The Norfolk Elks were a Nebraska State League
(1928-1938), Tri-State League
(1924) and Western League
baseball team based in Norfolk, Nebraska
, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
(1936) and New York Yankees
(1937-1939).
They won two league championships - their first in 1935 under manager Lester Patterson and their second in 1938 under manager Doc Bennett
.
Nebraska State League
The Nebraska State League was an American professional baseball league with five incarnations. At least, the name was adopted five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 and from 1956 to 1959....
(1928-1938), Tri-State League
Tri-State League
The Tri-State League was the name of five different circuits in American minor league baseball.-History:The first league of that name played for four years and consisted of teams in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia....
(1924) and Western League
Western League (baseball, 1939-41)
The Western League of 1939-41 was a low-level American circuit in Minor League Baseball. The Class D league was born when the Nebraska State League changed its identity after the season...
baseball team based in Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the...
, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
(1936) and New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
(1937-1939).
They won two league championships - their first in 1935 under manager Lester Patterson and their second in 1938 under manager Doc Bennett
Doc Bennett
Elmer S. "Doc" Bennett was a minor league baseball pitcher and player, who later became a very successful minor league manager, leading five teams to league championships in 13 years of managing...
.