Des Moines Bruins were a minor league baseball team based in
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Wa ...
. The team played in the
Western League from 1947 to 1958. Their home ballpark was
Pioneer Memorial Stadium, and they were affiliated with the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...
(1947–1957) and
Los Angeles Dodgers
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(1958).
Year-by-year record
References
Baseball teams established in 1947
Defunct baseball teams in Iowa
Sports in Des Moines, Iowa
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Baseball teams disestablished in 1958
1947 establishments in Iowa
1958 disestablishments in Iowa
Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates
Defunct Western League teams
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