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played in an exhibition game at Rourke Park that drew thousands. The ballpark was bounded by South 15th Street (west, third base); Vinton Street (south, first base); buildings and Castelar Street (north, left field); and buildings and South 13th Street (east, right field). City directories give the
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As the Omaha "Packers" (1930–1935), Omaha continued play in the Western League. The Omaha Packers finished 2nd in 1930, with a 76–66 record. Omaha then finished last in the eight–team league in 1931 (49–97) and 1932 (48–88). The Packers finished 63–61 (5th) in 1933 and 49–79 (7th) in 1934. The 1935
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played in the Western League from 1905 to 1920. Rourke managed the Omaha in 1898, 1900–1910, 1912–1915 and 1917. The 1907 Omaha Rourkes finished 84–63 to win the 1907 Western League Championship. In Pa Rourke's last season as Manager, Omaha finished 92–57 to capture the 1917 Western League
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hit .376 with 20 home runs for the Omaha Buffaloes in 1922. Omaha finished 1921 95–73 (2nd), 1922 91–77 (4th) and 1923 92–74 (4th) before the 1924 Omaha Buffaloes finished 103–61 and captured the 1924 Western League Championship under Manager
566:– located "in Lake's addition, at the northern terminus of the street railway". This would be around North 18th Street and Ohio Street. The Northwestern League collapsed during the season. The general area is now residential. 632:. The ballpark had a capacity of 10,000 (1920), 8,500 (1931) and 6,000 (1936), with dimensions (Left, Center, Right) of 320-368-298 (1936). Fans entered at entry gates on 15th Street and Vinton Street. In 1927, 426:
In 1900, now owned by Manager Pa Rourke, the Omaha Omahogs rejoined the Western League. Omaha remained as members for the next 35 seasons of the Western League. The Omahogs finished 4th in 1900 and 5th in 1901.
591:– bounded by Ames Avenue, 16th Street and 20th Street. The club tried a fresh start here, but it did not work, and the club moved to Denver before the season ended. The site is now a residential area. 602:– bounded by Ames Avenue (south, home plate); 24th Street (east); and 25th Street (west). Near the Fair Grounds. The club again failed by mid-season, and moved to St. Joseph. Later it became another 610:
After those various false starts in the 19th century, Omaha professional baseball moved to the south side and finally found some success. From 1900 to 1936, Omaha played home games at the
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rejoined the Western League in 1936. The new owners were the Fontenelle Brewery, makers of a beer labeled "Robin Hood". The Omaha Robin Hoods were forced to play some early games in
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From 1885 through 1898, the various short-lived Omaha teams played their home games at several locations on the north side of Omaha. According to newspaper writeups in the Omaha
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in 1888–1890 and 1894–1895, before rejoining the reformed Western League both times. The 1888 Omahogs were a charter member of the Western Association, along with the
310:. The Omaha Omahogs played as members of the Western League in 1887, 1892, 1898 and 1900–1901. The 1885 inaugural Western League season featured the Omahogs and the 2060: 1125: 2035: 315: 2055: 2050: 330:, withdrew their proposed team due to financial difficulties. Omaha folded after starting the season with a record of 4–24. Omaha was replaced by the 531:, due to weather. Then a fire destroyed the Omaha ballpark in the early morning hours of August 14, 1936. Omaha, at 56–44, was forced to move to 2040: 2010: 287:, where all the other members had "stockings" monikers. The 1879 Mashers/Green Stockings finished with a 5–13 record playing alongside the 1384: 1092: 373:
in the ten–team league. The 1889 Omaha Omahogs finished with a record of 83–38 to capture the Western Association Championship behind
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finished with a record of 90–60 to capture the 1904 Western League Championship under Manager Pa Rourke. The team was led by
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address as 2519 South 15th Street. The Vinton Street Park was destroyed by fire in August 1936, forcing Omaha to move to
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Park, and still later became University Park, home of the University Athletic Club. The site is now a residential area.
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and other local sources, supplemented by Sanborn maps in some years, the early ballparks of the various clubs were:
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pitched for the Omaha Indians in 1902, winning 27 games. The Indians finished last with a 49–79 record in 1903.
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After a partial season in 1936, the Omaha Packers were succeeded in the Western League by the
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in 1947. The Western League franchise helped set the foundation for today's Class AAA
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Sanborn map showing the 20th Street ballpark as of 1890 - rotated to orient north
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in 1928–1929. The Crickets finished 71–86 (6th) in 1928 and 81–75 (3rd) in 1929.
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After the success of 1904 under owner/manager Billy "Pa" Rourke, the renamed
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After the 1936 season, Omaha remained without a minor league team until the
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Minor league baseball first came to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, as the
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Park for a while. The site is now occupied by commercial businesses.
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Sanborn map showing part of the 15th Street ballpark as of 1901
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Sanborn map showing most of the 15th Street ballpark as of 1901
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Remaining in the Western League, the franchise played as the
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In 1898, the Omaha Omahogs rejoined the Western League under
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on June 6, 1885. The league itself folded on June 15, 1885.
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for just one season, finishing 51–39 to place 3rd in 1891.
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and were 22–39 when the franchise relocated to become the
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hit. 416 for the Buffaloes to lead the Western League.
1842:"Heinie Manush Minor Leagues Statistics & History" 1613:"Joe Kelley Minor Leagues Statistics & History" 401:hit .316 for the Omaha Omahogs in 1892, at age 20. 326:. Omaha gained a franchise in the new league after 196: 165: 160: 129: 124: 116: 111: 84: 66: 61: 46:(1879, 1885, 1887-1892, 1894–1895, 1898, 1900–1936) 21: 438:(82–54 .603) for the Western League Championship. 389:. The 1891 Western Association team was named the 260:(1888-1889, MGR) were all members of Omaha teams. 624:from 1935 to 1936. The park was sometimes called 535:, where the team finished the 1936 season as the 1262:(1934) MLB All-Star; Subject of Motion Picture: 175:Omaha Omahogs (1892, 1894–1895, 1898, 1900–1901) 512:Omaha Packers were 22–15, when Omaha moved to 8: 1487:"Nebraska Minor League Baseball before 1900" 1371:Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. 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Luderus 1110:Harry Krause 1016:Jocko Fields 1004:Jim Donnelly 974:Buster Brown 956:Jimmy Austin 747:Omaha Lambs 736:Independent 629: 625: 621: 617: 611: 609: 599: 595: 589:Fair Grounds 588: 581: 570: 563: 555: 553: 541: 524: 522: 510: 505: 503: 481: 479: 465: 463: 450: 448: 431: 429: 425: 413:Hall of Fame 410: 403: 390: 336: 303: 301: 280: 278: 262: 236: 215: 213: 187: 96:(1885, 1887) 50: 45: 38: 35: 30: 1287:Jim Whitney 1248:Roy Spencer 1163:(1936, MGR) 1122:Herman Long 1118:(1920–1921) 1098:Ed Konetchy 1089:Eddie Joost 1071:Babe Herman 1054:(1920–1921) 1022:Jocko Flynn 998:Jack Crooks 994:(1888–1891) 986:Jumbo Brown 982:(1932, MGR) 980:Eddie Brown 962:Bill Bailey 958:(1907-1908) 943:Frank Selee 937:Kid Nichols 686:Independent 630:League Park 569:1885–1892: 417:Ban Johnson 391:Omaha Lambs 387:Frank Selee 379:Kid Nichols 258:Frank Selee 256:(1889) and 254:Kid Nichols 190:(1930–1935) 101:(1888–1891) 2030:Categories 1295:References 1179:Frank Owen 1131:Tom Lovett 1104:Phil Knell 1083:Tom Hughes 1077:Del Howard 1058:Mel Harder 1052:Fred Haney 1046:Art Griggs 1010:Sam Dungan 992:Dad Clarke 968:Joe Bowman 925:Joe Kelley 696:1885, 1887 638:Lou Gehrig 587:mid-1895: 499:Art Griggs 459:Del Howard 399:Joe Kelley 246:Joe Kelley 1239:Pop Smith 1215:Pat Ragan 880:1930–1935 869:1928–1929 858:1921–1927 847:1905–1920 825:1902–1903 773:1894–1895 730:1889–1890 634:Babe Ruth 449:The 1904 442:inductee 397:inductee 381:and with 161:Team data 653:Timeline 604:Y.M.C.A. 575:Y.M.C.A. 385:manager 377:pitcher 252:(1922), 248:(1892), 244:(1902), 240:members 197:Ballpark 1241:(1891) 1124:(1906) 819:Class A 806:Class B 762:Class A 719:Class A 672:League 660:Year(s) 492:player 275:History 218:were a 76:Class B 71:Class A 36:– 1383:  1289:(1879) 1283:(1918) 1277:(1924) 1271:(1915) 1256:(1890) 1250:(1922) 1235:(1895) 1229:(1894) 1223:(1892) 1217:(1907) 1205:(1911) 1199:(1906) 1193:(1936) 1187:(1920) 1181:(1902) 1175:(1926) 1169:(1911) 1157:(1931) 1151:(1888) 1145:(1891) 1139:(1928) 1133:(1888) 1106:(1889) 1100:(1923) 1085:(1900) 1079:(1904) 1073:(1922) 1042:(1922) 1036:(1934) 1030:(1902) 1024:(1888) 1018:(1891) 1012:(1891) 1006:(1891) 1000:(1889) 988:(1929) 976:(1904) 970:(1930) 964:(1925) 913:alumni 663:# Yrs. 594:1898: 562:1879: 91:(1879) 85:League 78:(1900) 669:Level 141:19889 67:Class 1381:ISBN 891:1936 836:1904 812:1901 799:1900 786:1898 752:1892 741:1891 712:1888 677:1879 666:Team 636:and 457:and 430:The 369:and 295:and 230:and 214:The 166:Name 153:1924 150:1917 147:1907 144:1904 120:None 117:Team 40:1936 32:1879 598:or 556:Bee 133:(5) 2032:: 1987:. 1955:. 1937:. 1919:. 1901:. 1883:. 1872:^ 1862:. 1844:. 1826:. 1808:. 1797:^ 1787:. 1769:. 1751:. 1733:. 1715:. 1704:^ 1694:. 1676:. 1661:^ 1651:. 1633:. 1615:. 1597:. 1579:. 1561:. 1543:. 1525:. 1507:. 1489:. 1471:. 1452:^ 1442:. 1431:^ 1421:. 1403:. 1379:. 1339:^ 1329:. 1311:. 850:16 539:. 501:. 461:. 365:, 361:, 357:, 349:, 345:, 318:, 314:, 291:, 271:. 1991:. 1959:. 1941:. 1923:. 1905:. 1887:. 1866:. 1848:. 1830:. 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Index

1879
1936
Omaha, Nebraska
Class A
Class B
Northwestern League
Western League
Western Association
Omaha Baseball Park (1900–1911)
aka Rourke Park(1911–1934)
aka Vinton Street Park (1935–1936)

minor league baseball
Omaha, Nebraska
Western League
Western Association
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mordecai Brown
Joe Kelley
Heinie Manush
Kid Nichols
Frank Selee
Omaha Cardinals
Omaha Storm Chasers
Northwestern League
Davenport Brown Stockings
Dubuque Red Stockings
Rockford White Stockings
Western League
Cleveland Forest Citys
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Kansas City Blues
Toledo Avengers

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