Davenport, IA

Davenport is located in eastern Iowa, on the Mississippi River. Along with neighboring Bettendorf, IA, and Moline, IL and Rock Island, IL, located across the river, it forms the Quad Cities.

Teams that have played here

• Davenport Brown Stockings, Northwestern League (1879)
• Davenport, Central Inter-State League (1888-1889)
• Davenport Onion Weeders, Western Association (1888)
• Davenport Pilgrims, Illinois-Iowa League (1891)
• Davenport River Rats, Three-I League (1901-1904)
• Davenport Riversides, Three-I League (1905)
• Davenport Knickerbockers, Three-I League (1906)
• Davenport Prodigals, Three-I League (1909-1912)
• Davenport Blue Sox, Three-I League (1913-1916)
• Davenport Blue Sox, Mississippi Valley League (1929-1933)
• Davenport Blue Sox, Western League (1934-1937)
• Davenport Cubs, Three-I League (1946-1947)
• Davenport Pirates, Three-I League (1948-1949)
• Davenport Quads, Three-I League (1950)
• Quad City Tigers, Three-I League (1951-1952)
• Davenport DavSox, Three-I League (1957-1958)
• Quad Cities Braves, Midwest League (1960)
• Quad Cities Braves, Midwest League (1961)
• Quad Cities Angels, Midwest League (1962-1978)
• Quad Cities Cubs, Midwest League (1979-1984)
• Quad City Angels, Midwest League (1985-1991)
• Quad City River Bandits, Midwest League (1992-2003)
• Swing of the Quad Cities, Midwest League (2004-2007)
• Quad Cities River Bandits, Midwest League (2008-2019, 2022- )
• Quad Cities River Bandits, High-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Willie Argo, minor league outfielder
• Gene Baker, infielder
• Mike Busch, infielder
• Mike Butcher, pitcher
• Dallas Cawiezell, minor league pitcher
• Ria Cortesio, minor league umpire
• Cory Harris, minor league outfielder
• Jake Hirst, minor league coach
• Josh Kroeger, outfielder
• Lefty Lorenzen, pitcher
• Tom Lundstedt, catcher
• Richard Meier, minor league outfielder
• Scott Pose, outfielder
• Jack Spencer, college coach
• Tom Walsh, catcher
• Spin Williams, coach
• Christy Wilson, minor league pitcher/outfielder
• Moose Woerber, minor league outfielder and manager

Persons who died here

• Gene Baker, infielder
• Ken Blackman, minor league catcher
• Frankie Gustine, infielder
• Lefty Lorenzen, pitcher
• Adrian Lynch, pitcher
• Jack Spencer, college coach
• R.C. Stevens, infielder
• Al Van Camp, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• American Institute of Commerce
• Davenport Central High School
• Davenport North High School
• Davenport Assumption High School
• Eastern Iowa Community College
• Palmer College of Chiropractic
• St. Ambrose Academy
• St. Ambrose University