Ottumwa Packers

Ottumwa Packers
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1890–1891, 1895)
Class B (1898–1899)
Class D (1904–1914, 1916, 1922–1928)
LeagueIllinois-Iowa League (1890–1891)
Eastern Iowa League (1895)
Western Association (1898–1899)
Iowa State League (1904–1907)
Central Association (1908–1912, 1913–1914, 1916)
Mississippi Valley League (1922–1928)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (7)
  • 1890
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1926
Team data
NameOttumwa Coal Palaces,(1890–1891)
Ottumwa Brownies (1895)
Ottumwa Giants (1898–1899)
Ottumwa Snappers (1904–1905)
Ottumwa Champs (1906)
Ottumwa Packers (1907–1910)
Ottumwa Speedboys (1911–1912)
Ottumwa Packers (1913–1914, 1916)
Ottumwa Cardinals (1922–1925)
Ottumwa Packers (1926–1928)
BallparkGreen Street Park (1890–1891, 1895, 1898–1899)
Riverside Park (1904–1914, 1916, 1922–1928)

The Ottumwa Packers was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams that played between 1890 and 1928, based in Ottumwa, Iowa. Ottumwa teams played as members of the Illinois-Iowa League (1890–1891), Eastern Iowa League (1895), Western Association (1898–1899), Iowa State League (1904–1907), Central Association (1908–1912, 1913–1914, 1916) and Mississippi Valley League (1922–1928), winning seven league championships.[1]

Baseball Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes played for the 1913 Ottumwa Packers.

  1. ^ "Ottumwa, Iowa Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.