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 Gold Bugs72-48
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 Gold Bugs86-47
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 Gold Bugs71-53
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.

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