Sioux City, IA

Sioux City is located in western Iowa, on the Missouri River at the point where the states of South Dakota and Nebraska meet. It is 50 miles south of Sioux Falls, SD.

Teams that have played here

• Sioux City Cornhuskers, Western Association (1888-1891)
• Sioux City Cornhuskers, Western League (1894, 1900)
• Sioux City Cornhuskers, Iowa-South Dakota League (1902)
• Sioux City Soos, Iowa-South Dakota League (1903)
• Sioux City Soos, Western League (1904, 1908-1909, 1940-1941, 1947-1958)
• Sioux City Packers, Western League (1905-1907, 1910-1913, 1920-1923)
• Sioux City Indians, Western League (1914-1919)
• Sioux City Cardinals, Tri-State League (NE-IA-SD) (1924)
• Sioux City Cowboys, Western League (1934-1937, 1939)
• Sioux City Cowboys, Nebraska State League (1938)
• Sioux City Soos, Three-I League (1959-1960)
• Sioux City Explorers, Northern League (1993-2005)
• Sioux City Explorers, American Association (2006-present)

Persons who were born here

• Kirk Aadland, minor leagfue infielder
• Dave Bancroft, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Bob Betz, minor league outfielder
• Joe Bisenius, pitcher
• Mike Bisenius, minor league outfielder
• Tyler Cropley, catcher
• Dave Edler, infielder
• Cody Ege, pitcher
• Dick Green, infielder
• Mike King, minor league pitcher
• Bobby Knoop, infielder
• Bobby Mattick, infielder; manager
• Bob Protexter, Russian national team coach
• Mike Reilly, umpire
• Salty Saltwell, General Manager
• Pat Spieler, umpire
• Dom Thompson-Williams, minor league outfielder
• Daniel Tillo, minor league pitcher
• Tony Watson, pitcher
• Don Wengert, pitcher
• Bud Younger, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Red Anderson, pitcher
• Red Andreas, minor league infielder and manager
• Bob Black, pitcher/outfielder
• Buster Brown, pitcher
• George Clark, pitcher
• Grover Gilmore, outfielder
• Charlie Hancock, catcher
• John Leroy, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop Heelan High School
• Briar Cliff University
• Central High School
• East High School
• Morningside College
• North High School
• West High School