Keokuk, IA

Keokuk is located at the southeastern tip of Iowa, on the Mississippi River at the junction of the Des Moines River, at the point where the states of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois meet. It is 30 miles south of Burlington, IA and represents one the smallest cities to ever host a Major League baseball team, with the 1875 Keokuk Westerns which were briefly members of the National Association.

Teams that have played here

• Keokuk Westerns, National Association (1875)
• Keokuk Hawkeyes, Western League (1885)
• Keokuk Indians, Iowa State League (1904-1907)
• Keokuk Indians, Central Association (1908-1915)
• Keokuk Indians, Mississippi Valley League (1929-1933)
• Keokuk Indians, Western League (1935)
• Keokuk Pirates, Central Association (1947-1949)
• Keokuk Kernels, Three-I League (1952-1957)
• Keokuk Cardinals, Midwest League (1958-1961)
• Keokuk Dodgers, Midwest League (1962)

Persons who were born here

• Phil Ball, owner
• Jerry Harrington, catcher
• Joe Lutz, infielder
• Rip Williams, catcher

Persons who died here

• Frank Belt, minor league catcher
• Jerry Harrington, catcher
• Corty Maxwell, umpire
• Jack Saltzgaver, infielder