Quincy Gems (affiliated baseball)

Quincy Gems
  • 1883–1973
  • (1883–1894, 1889–1892, 1894–1898,
    1907–1917, 1925–1932, 1946–1956, 1960–1973)
  • Quincy, Illinois
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class A (1963–1973)
  • Class A (1894)
  • Class B (1895–1898, 1911–1917, 1925–1932, 1946–1956)
  • Class D (1907–1910, 1960–1962)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 9 (1889, 1913, 1929, 1931, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1970)[1]
Team data
Name
  • Quincy Cubs (1965–1973)
  • Quincy Gems (1964)
  • Quincy Jets (1962–1963)
  • Quincy Giants (1960–1961)
  • Quincy Gems (1946–1956)
  • Quincy Indians (1928–1933)
  • Quincy Red Birds (1925–1927)
  • Quincy Gems (1913–1917)
  • Quincy Old Soldiers (1912)
  • Quincy Infants (1911)
  • Quincy Vets (1909–1910)
  • Quincy Gems (1907–1908)
  • Quincy Giants (1899)
  • Quincy (1898)
  • Quincy Little Giants (1897)
  • Quincy Blue Birds (1896)
  • Quincy Ravens (1890–1892, 1894)
  • Quincy Black Birds (1889)
  • Quincy Quincys (1883–1884)
BallparkQ Stadium (1946–1973); Eagles Stadium[2]

The Quincy Gems was the primary name of the minor league baseball team in Quincy, Illinois, that played in various seasons from 1883 to 1973.

Quincy teams played as members of the Midwest League (1960–1973), Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1946–1956), Mississippi Valley League (1933), Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1911–1917, 1925–1932), Central Association (1908–1910), Iowa State League (1907), Western Association (1894–1898), Illinois-Iowa League (1891–1892), Central Interstate League (1889–1890) and Northwestern League (1883–1884). Quincy won league championships in 1889, 1913, 1929, 1931, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1961 and 1970.

Baseball Hall of Fame members Bruce Sutter, Tony Kubek and Whitey Herzog played for Quincy teams.

The Quincy Gems name returned in 2009 with the Gems playing in the collegiate summer Prospect League.

  1. ^ "Midwest League 1970". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Quincy, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2018.