Quincy Gems (baseball)

The Quincy Gems were a minor league baseball team that existed periodically for 57 seasons between 1883 and 1973. The franchise was based in Quincy, Illinois. The Gems were members of the Midwest League (1960–1973), Three-I League (1911-1932, 1946-1956), Central Association (1908-1910), Iowa State League (1907) and the Western Association (1884).

After the 1973 season, the Gems moved to Dubuque, Iowa playing as the Dubuque Packers in the Midwest League for two seasons, before the franchise was folded and was not replaced. Today, there is a collegiate summerProspect League team called the Gems, playing at a renovated Q Stadium, now owned by Quincy University.Baseball Hall of Fame members Bruce Sutter and Whitey Herzog played for the minor league Quincy franchise.

After beginning play in 1883, the team was first called the "Gems" in 1907 and had various other nicknames (Ravens, Vets, Giants, Cubs, Jets, Indians), some the same as their major league affiliate. The franchise played in the Western Association (1894-1899), Iowa State League (1907), Central Association (1908-1910), Three-I League (1911-1932, 1946-1956), and the Midwest League (1960–73). They were affiliated with the New York Yankees (1946-1956), the San Francisco Giants (1956–60), New York Mets (1962-63) and the Chicago Cubs (1965-1973).