Joplin Miners
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Joplin Miners Founded in 1902 Joplin, Missouri Mickey Mantle (1950) |
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| Previous | Class-C (1946–1954, 1934–1942, 1926-32, 1922–1924, 1904–1910) Class-A (1933, 1917–1921) Class-D (1914, 1911, 1902–1903) |
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Previous leagues
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Western Association (1934–1954, 1922–1932, 1914, 1905–1911) Western League (1917-21, 1933)Missouri Valley League (1902-04) |
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St. Louis Cardinals (1954) New York Yankees (1946–1953; 1935–1942) Boston Red Sox (1934) St Louis Browns (1933) |
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| League titles | 1910, 1949 |
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| Nickname | Joplin Blasters (2015-Present) |
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Previous names
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Joplin Miners (48 Seasons) Joplin Cardinals (1954) Joplin Ozarks (1926) |
| Ballpark | Joe Becker Stadium (1917–present) |
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Previous parks
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Cox Park (1902-06) Miners Park (1907–1916) |
Western Association (1934–1954, 1922–1932, 1914, 1905–1911)
The Joplin Miners were a minor league baseball team in Joplin, Missouri that played for 49 seasons between 1902 and 1954. Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Herzog played for Joplin. Professional baseball returned to Joplin and Joe Becker Stadium when the Joplin Blasters began play in 2015.
After early Joplin teams played in 1887 and 1891, the Miners began play in 1902 and were a consistent franchise for the next 50 years. The Miners played in the Western Association (1934–1954, 1922–1932, 1905–1911, 1914), the Western League (1917–21, 1933) and the Missouri Valley League (1902-04).
The Miners were long time affiliates of the New York Yankees (1946–1953; 1935–1942). They were also affiliates of the St. Louis Browns (1933), Boston Red Sox (1934) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1954).
The 1910 Miners finished 90–34 in the Western Association, 22.5 games ahead on second place Enid. The 1910 Miners were recognized as the sixty-sixth greatest minor league team of all time.
In April 1920, Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers played an exhibitiongame against the Miners in Joplin.
The team had some split seasons with other locales. The 1909 Miners also played in El Reno, Oklahoma as the El Reno Packers. The 1914 team played some games in Webb City, Missouri, Guthrie, Oklahoma as the Senators and Henryetta, Oklahoma as the Boosters. The 1932 team played in Hutchinson, Kansas, Independence, Missouri and Topeka, Kansas.
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