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Davenport Blue Sox

Davenport Blue Sox
19011937
Davenport, Iowa
Class-level
Previous
  • Class A (1934–1937)
  • Class B (1933)
  • Class D (1929–1932)
  • Class B (1902–1916)
  • Class D (1901)
Minor league affiliations
League
Major league affiliations
Previous Brooklyn Dodgers (1936–1937)
Minor league titles
League titles 3 (1914, 1933, 1936)
Team data
Previous names
  • Davenport Blue Sox (1913–1937)
  • Davenport Prodigals (1909–1912)
  • Davenport Knickerbockers (1906)
  • Davenport Riversides (1905)
  • Davenport River Rats (1901–1904)
Previous parks
Municipal Stadium

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 1933 club has been rated as the 58th best minor league baseball team of all time.



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