| Ottumwa Packers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (1890–1891, 1895) Class B (1898–1899) Class D (1904–1914, 1916, 1922–1928) |
| League | 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) Mississippi Valley League (1922–1928) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (7) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | Ottumwa 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) |
| Ballpark | Green 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.