Omaha, NE

Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska, located in the easternmost part of the state, on the Missouri River across which lies Council Bluffs, IA. It is 35 miles northeast of Lincoln, NE. Omaha has been the site of the College World Series since 1950.

A major league baseball game was played in Omaha at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha on June 13, 2019, before the opening of the 2019 College World Series; it was the first game ever played in the state of Nebraska. It featured the Kansas City Royals hosting the Detroit Tigers. Kansas City prevailed, 7-3.

Teams that have played here

• Omaha Green Stockings, Northwestern League (1879)
• Omaha Omahogs, Western League (1885, 1887, 1892, 1898, 1900-1901)
• Omaha Omahogs, Western Association (1888-1890, 1894-1895)
• Omaha Lambs, Western Association (1891)
• Omaha Indians, Western League (1902-1903)
• Omaha Rangers, Western League (1904)
• Omaha Rourkes, Western League (1905-1920)
• Omaha Buffaloes, Western League (1921-1927)
• Omaha Crickets, Western League (1928-1929)
• Omaha Packers, Western League (1930-1935)
• Omaha Robin Hoods, Western League (1936)
• Omaha Cardinals, Western League (1947-1954)
• Omaha Cardinals, American Association (1955-1959)
• Omaha Dodgers, American Association (1961-1962)
• Omaha Royals, American Association (1969-1997)
• Omaha Royals, Pacific Coast League (1998, 2002-2010)
• Omaha Golden Spikes, Pacific Coast League (1999-2001)
• Omaha Storm Chasers, Pacific Coast League (2011-2019, 2022- )
• Omaha Storm Chasers, Triple-A East (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Jason Adam, pitcher
• Trever Adams, minor league infielder
• Ron Bachman, college coach
• Rachel Balkovec, minor league manager
• Rex Barney, pitcher
• Kimera Bartee, outfielder
• Harry Bauchman, infielder
• Wade Boggs, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Jim Bonnici, minor league infielder
• Jackie Brandt, outfielder
• Scott Bream, minor league player
• Tim Burke, pitcher
• Buddy Carlyle, pitcher
• Jason Christiansen, outfielder
• Zach Daeges, minor league outfielder
• Travis Driskill, pitcher
• Jim Dyck, infielder
• Eric Eymann, minor league infielder
• Nate Fisher, pitcher
• Gerald Ford, President
• Bob Gibson, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Frank Gibson, catcher
• Casey Gillaspie, minor league infielder
• Conor Gillaspie, infielder
• Loren Gress, minor league infielder
• Jim Haller, minor league pitcher
• Jack Haskell, umpire
• Jeff Huber, minor league pitcher
• Butch Hughes, minor league pitcher
• Buddy Hunter, infielder
• Jim Isaacson, college coach
• Bob Johnson, infielder
• Curt Kaufman, pitcher
• Zach Kroenke, pitcher
• Matt Kutler, minor league outfielder
• A.J. Ladwig, pitcher
• Tom Lipari, minor league pitcher
• John McDermott, USA National Team player
• Dan McGinn, pitcher
• Bill McGuire, catcher
• Chad Meyers, infielder
• Jake Meyers, outfielder
• Percy Miller, pitcher, manager
• Randy Nosek, pitcher
• Carl Nothnagel, umpire
• John Patterson, Negro League outfielder
• Brian Poldberg, minor league catcher
• Evan Porter, college coach
• Ike Rockenfield, infielder
• Darin Ruf, outfielder
• Jack Scott, minor league infielder
• Owen Shannon, catcher
• Frank Stanek, minor league pitcher
• Jack Urban, pitcher
• Pat Venditte, pitcher
• Matt Waldron, pitcher
• Dan Warthen, pitcher
• B.J. Waszgis, catcher
• Gus Williams, outfielder
• Harry Williams, infielder
• Marti Wolever, minor league outfielder
• Mike Zagurski, pitcher
• Jerry Zimmerman, catcher

Persons who died here

• Loren Babe, infielder
• Kimera Bartee, outfielder
• Harry Burrell, pitcher
• Kid Camp, pitcher
• Lew Camp, infielder
• Joe Dolan, infielder
• Billy Earle, catcher
• Michael J. Finn, minor league manager
• Bob Gibson, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Willard Hunter, pitcher
• Jim Kane, infielder
• Rudy Kinard, minor league infielder
• Charlie Mason, outfielder
• Dan McGinn, pitcher
• Russ McKelvy, outfielder
• Ray Novak, minor league player
• Mike Prendergast, pitcher
• Rich Severson, infielder
• Owen Shannon, catcher
• Bill Shipke, infielder
• Dwight Siebler, pitcher
• Steve Simpson, pitcher
• Dick Spady, minor league pitcher
• Frank Stanek, minor league pitcher
• Carl Stimson, pitcher
• Townsend Tapley, infielder
• Dan Tipple, pitcher
• Fred Truax, outfielder
• Jack Urban, pitcher
• Joe Walsh, infielder
• Earl Whitehill, pitcher
• Otto Williams, infielder
• Frank Withrow, catcher
• Joe Wright, outfielder
• John Wyatt, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Benson High School
• Cathedral High School
• Creighton Preparatory School
• Creighton University
• Grace University (closed)
• Harry A. Burke High School
• Holy Name High School
• Millard North High School
• Millard South High School
• Millard West High School
• Northwest High School
• Omaha Bryan High School
• Omaha Central High School
• Omaha North High School
• Omaha South High School
• Omaha Technical High School
• Paul VI High School
• Roncalli Catholic High School
• Skutt Catholic High School
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Westside High School

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "MLB set to connect with 'legendary' Omaha: Royals, Tigers will play at site of College World Series on Thursday", mlb.com, June 10, 2019. [1]