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Pittsburg teams from 1903 to 1906 played home minor league games at League Park. The ballpark was built for the 1903 minor league season. League Park was located on along the electric streetcar line of the era, on North Prospect between 28th Street and 30th Street in Pittsburg, Kansas.
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