The Davenport Blue Sox was the name given to three
minor league baseball teams based in
Davenport, Iowa. The first version of the Blue Sox played in the Class B
Three-I League from 1913–1916. The second played in the Class D
Mississippi Valley League from 1929–1933, and the third version played in the
Western League from 1934–1937. From 1936–1937, the team was a minor league affiliate of the
Brooklyn Dodgers. The Blue Sox played their home games at
Municipal Stadium from 1931–1937 and were the foundation for today's tenant, the
Quad Cities River Bandits
The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, o ...
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The 1933 club has been rated as the 58th
best minor league baseball team of all time.
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Year-by-year record
References
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Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Defunct baseball teams in Iowa
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League teams
Sports teams in the Quad Cities
Baseball teams established in 1901
1901 establishments in Iowa
Davenport, Iowa
1937 disestablishments in Iowa
Baseball teams disestablished in 1937
Defunct Western League teams
Mississippi Valley League teams
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