Junction City Soldiers
Junction City Soldiers 1909–1913 Junction City, Kansas | |
Minor league affiliations | |
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Previous classes | Class D |
League | Kansas State League (1909–1912) Central Kansas League (1913) |
The Junction City Soldiers were an American minor league baseball team founded in 1909 in the Central Kansas League.[1] After the 1912 season, the Central Kansas League was renamed the Kansas State League. The team cased operations in 1913.
Notable former players include Al Bashang and Jimmy Whelan.
There is a longstanding controversy regarding whether former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower played professional baseball for the Soldiers.
The Junction City Soldiers were preceded by the 1897 Junction City Parrots, who played as members of the Kansas State League. [2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Central Kansas League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "1897 Junction City Parrotts minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Junction City, KS - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
Categories:
- Defunct baseball teams in Kansas
- Sports in Kansas
- 1909 establishments in Kansas
- 1913 disestablishments in Kansas
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1909
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1913
- Central Kansas League teams
- Kansas State League teams