Des Moines, IA
Des Moines is the state capital of Iowa, located on the Des Moines River in the center of the state. The name Des Moines means "of the Monks", in reference to the French Jesuits who first explored the area in the 17th century.
The city's Western League Park was the location of one of the first night baseball games under permanent lights in Organized Baseball on May 2, 1930.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Des Moines Hawkeyes, Northwestern League (1887)
- Des Moines Prohibitionists, Western Association (1888-1890, 1894-1897)
- Des Moines Hawkeyes, Western League (1900)
- Des Moines Millers, Western League (1901)
- Des Moines Midgets, Western League (1902)
- Des Moines Undertakers, Western League (1903)
- Des Moines Prohibitionists, Western League (1904)
- Des Moines Underwriters, Western League (1905)
- Des Moines Champs, Western League (1906-1907)
- Des Moines Boosters, Western League (1908-1924)
- All Nations, Negro Leagues (1912-1918)
- Des Moines Demons, Western League (1925-1937)
- Des Moines Bruins, Western League (1947-1958)
- Des Moines Demons, Three-I League (1959-1961)
- Iowa Oaks, American Association, (1969-1981)
- Iowa Cubs, American Association (1982-1997)
- Iowa Cubs, Pacific Coast League, (1998-2019)
- Iowa Cubs, Triple-A East, (2021)
- Iowa Cubs, International League, (2022- )
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Steve Bartkowski, drafted infielder
- Todd Belitz, pitcher
- William Bell Jr., Negro League pitcher
- Casey Blake, infielder
- T.J. Brown, infielder
- Eric Cooper, umpire
- Ernie Courtney, infielder
- Jason Cromer, minor league pitcher
- Nathan Cromer, minor league pitcher
- Tom Drees, pitcher
- Ryan Gripp, minor league infielder
- Jerry Hairston, infielder
- Joel Hanrahan, pitcher
- Mark Hanrahan, minor league pitcher
- Jeremy Hellickson, pitcher
- Pat Hoberg, umpire
- Ducky Holmes, outfielder
- Frank Irons, USA national team outfielder
- Gene Lippold, minor league pitcher
- Matt Macri, infielder
- Joe Magrane, pitcher
- Mike Mahoney, catcher
- Dick Manville, pitcher
- Herm McFarland, outfielder
- Benj Sampson, pitcher
- Todd Sears, infielder
- Jay Sirianni, minor league pitcher
- Kevin Tapani, pitcher
- Brian Williams, scout
- Harry Williams, minor league executive
Persons who died here[edit]
- Howard Boles, minor league outfielder
- Cal Drummond, umpire
- Art Ewoldt, infielder
- Jim Grant, pitcher
- Ed Hahn, outfielder
- Jesse Hoffmeister, infielder
- George Johnson, pitcher
- Lee Keyser, minor league executive
- Ike McAuley, infielder
- Charlie Sprague, outfielder/pitcher
- Babe Towne, catcher
- Bill Traffley, infielder
- Bobby Vandever, player
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