Category: Three-I League

Rochester Athletics

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1958) Born: November 1, 1957 – Three-I League expansion franchise. Move Announced: June 1958 (Winona Athletics) First Game: April 27, 1958 (L 13-1

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Terre Haute Huts

The Terre Haute Huts of 1955-1956 were the last professional baseball team to make their home in Terre Haute, Indiana. Between 1919 and 1956, The Wabash Valley metropolis was a long-time fixture in the so-called Three-I League (short for Illinois-Indiana-Illinois) between 1919 and 1956. The Huts would end that era with a whimper, withdrawing from the league in midseason on July 3rd, 1956.

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Appleton Foxes Midwest League

Fox Cities Foxes / Appleton Foxes

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1958-1961) Midwest League (1962-1994) Born: 1958 Re-Branded: September 13, 1994 (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers) First Game: April 27, 1958 (W 9-2 @ Davenport DavSox) Last Game:

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1958 Burlington Bees baseball program from the Three-I League

Burlington Bees (1954-1981)

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1954-1961) Midwest League (1962-1981) Born: 1954 Re-Branded: Fall 1981 (Burlington Rangers) First Game: April 20, 1954 (L 3-1 @ Quincy Gems) Last Game: September 1, 1981

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Cedar Rapids Braves Midwest League

Cedar Rapids Braves

The Cedar Rapids Braves were a farm club of the National League’s Milwaukee Braves from 1958 to 1962. The Braves played in the Class A Three-I League from 1958 until that league closed down after the 1961 season. Cedar Rapids then shifted to the Class D Midwest League in 1962 for the city’s final summer as a Braves affiliate.

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