Norfolk Yankees
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The Norfolk Yankees were a Western League
baseball team based in Norfolk, Nebraska
, USA that played from 1940 to 1941. They were affiliated with the New York Yankees
.
Jim Dyck
is the only know major leaguer to play for the team.
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 that played from 1940 to 1941. They were affiliated with the 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...
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Jim Dyck
Jim Dyck
James Robert Dyck was a third baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between 1951 and 1956. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lb., Dyck batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska...
is the only know major leaguer to play for the team.