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The Iowa State Baseball League

Mike Comfort

An in depth examination of the Iowa State League, a minor league in existence from 1904-1907

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Game Profile: September 2, 1904

On Sep 2, 1904 Waterloo and Boone matched up in a double header. Ottumwa had pretty much sewn up the pennant, while Waterloo was looking to hang on to second place. Boone was sitting solidly in 6th place. The game ended up being a pitchers...

16 days ago
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Oskaloosa's First Signings (1904)

Ed Note: Sorry for the lack of content lately. My schedule has been crazy this month. I hate to be the person that explains how busy they are because we all are, but I just wanted to give an explanation of why the content has been less than...

a month ago
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Go Take a Walk

Just three days ago, Cincinnati Reds pitchers tied an MLB record by issuing 7 consecutive walks. While ineptly impressive, that wasn’t quite has bad as Tommy Byrne’s feat when he walked 16 (!) batters in a game on August 22, 1951 to tie the...

a month ago
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Tragedy in the Iowa League

(Ed Note: This was originally posted in the October 2025 SABR Beating the Bushes Journal)

On August 16, 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman came to bat in the 5th inning against New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays in what would tr...

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Game Profile: Sep 8 & 9, 1906

By early September, dreams of a pennant for Clinton or Waterloo were dashed as the teams sat in 6th and 7th place in the Iowa League standings. However, that did not stop the teams from playing two of the most entertaining games in the 1906...

2 months ago
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