Missouri Valley League

The Missouri Valley League was an American minor league baseball league which operated from 1902 through 1904.

1902

New teams in Nevada, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Fort Scott, Kansas; Sedalia, Missouri; Joplin, Missouri; Coffeyville, Kansas; Jefferson City, Missouri; and Iola, Kansas, formed and created the new league.

The Coffeyville team, with a 9-30 record, relocated to Chanute, Kansas, where they had a 32-51 record, on June 23.

Team NameRecord
Nevada Lunatics86-38
Springfield Reds83-40
Fort Scott Giants80-44
Sedalia Goldbugs72-48
Joplin Miners56-66
Coffeyville Indians/Chanute Oilers41-81
Jefferson City Convicts40-85
Iola Gasbags34-90

1903

The teams in Chanute and Jefferson City folded. New teams in Leavenworth, Kansas, and Pittsburg, Kansas, formed and joined the league. The Nevada team, with a record of 21-39, relocated to Webb City, Missouri, on July 13, where their record was 0-4. The teams from Leavenworth and Webb City folded mid-season on July 16.

Sedalia Goldbugs86-47
Springfield Midgets82-48
Iola Gaslighters79-52
Joplin Miners69-62
Fort Scott Giants71-64
Pittsburg Coal Diggers39-95
Nevada Lunatics/Webb City Goldbugs21-43
Leavenworth White Sox15-50

1904

New teams in Leavenworth, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas, formed and joined the league.

Iola Gasbags83-41
Springfield Midgets77-46
Joplin Miners77-49
Sedalia Goldbugs71-53
Pittsburg Coal Diggers57-64
Leavenworth Orioles48-74
Topeka Saints45-78
Fort Scott Giants36-89

The teams from Fort Scott and Pittsburg moved to the Missouri Valley League. The teams from Joplin, Leavenworth, Sedalia, Springfield, and Topeka all joined the Western Association. The team from Iola, and the league itself, folded.

Further reading
  • Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6
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