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.
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.
1904
New teams in Leavenworth, Kansas and
Topeka, Kansas, formed and joined the league.
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.
References
- 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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