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Previous classes | Independent (1892) Class A (1894) Independent (1895, 1898–1899) Class D (1901) Class B (1901–1911, 1916–1917, 1920–1921) Class D (1922–1932) Class B (1933) Class A (1934–1937) |
Previous leagues | Illinois–Iowa League (1892) Western Association (1894) Eastern Iowa League (1895) Western Association (1898–1899) Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I League) (1901–1911) Central Association (1914) Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1916–1917, 1920–1921) Mississippi Valley League (1922–1933) Western League (1934–1937) |
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League titles | 5 1894, 1899, 1907, 1909, 1932 |
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Previous parks | 12th Street Grounds (1892, 1894–1895, 1898–1899, 1902–1911, 1916–1917) Douglas Park (1920–1932, 1934–1937) |
The Rock Island Islanders was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Rock Island, Illinois, one of the Quad Cities, between 1892 and 1937. Rock Island teams played as members of the Illinois–Iowa League (1892), Western Association (1894), Eastern Iowa League (1895), Western Association (1898–1899), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I League) (1901–1911), Central Association (1914), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1916–1917, 1920–1921), Mississippi Valley League (1922–1933) and Western League (1934–1937).
The Rock Island Islanders were affiliates of the St. Louis Browns in 1932 and Cincinnati Reds in 1933.
Beginning in 1920, Rock Island played home games at Douglas Park, sharing the field with the Rock Island Independents, a charter National Football League franchise.[1][2]