Des Moines Bruins, the Glossary
Des Moines Bruins were a minor league baseball team based in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Al Todd, Bruce Edwards (baseball), Charlie Root, Chicago Cubs, Des Moines, Iowa, Harry Strohm, Hersh Martin, Jim Keesey, Kemp Wicker, Les Peden, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Klein, Lou Stringer, Pepper Martin, Principal Park, Roy Hartsfield, Stan Hack, Western League (1900–1958).
- 1947 establishments in Iowa
- 1958 disestablishments in Iowa
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1958
- Defunct Western League teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Iowa
Al Todd
Alfred Chester Todd (January 7, 1902 – March 8, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout.
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Bruce Edwards (baseball)
Charles Bruce Edwards (July 15, 1923 – April 25, 1975) was an American professional baseball player.
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Charlie Root
Charles Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941.
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Harry Strohm
Harry Strohm (October 28, 1901 – December 23, 1975) played and managed in minor league baseball from the 1920s to the 1950s.
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Hersh Martin
Hershel Ray Martin (September 19, 1909 – November 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player and scout.
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Jim Keesey
James Ward Keesey (October 27, 1902 – September 5, 1951) was an American professional baseball player.
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Kemp Wicker
Kemp Caswell Wicker (born Kemp Caswell Whicker; August 13, 1906 – June 11, 1973) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941.
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Les Peden
Leslie Earl Peden (September 17, 1923 – February 11, 2002) nicknamed "Gooch", was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles.
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Lou Klein
Louis Frank Klein (October 22, 1918 – June 20, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, manager, coach and scout.
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Lou Stringer
Louis Bernard Stringer (May 13, 1917 – October 19, 2008) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox between the and seasons.
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Pepper Martin
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin (February 29, 1904 – March 5, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager.
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Principal Park
Principal Park, formerly Sec Taylor Stadium, is a minor league baseball stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Roy Hartsfield
Roy Thomas Hartsfield (October 25, 1925 – January 15, 2011) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball; his MLB playing and managing careers each lasted three years.
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Stan Hack
Stanley Camfield Hack (December 6, 1909 – December 15, 1979), nicknamed "Smiling Stan", was an American third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago Cubs and was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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Western League (1900–1958)
The Western League was the name of several American sports leagues in Minor League Baseball.
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See also
1947 establishments in Iowa
- Ames National Laboratory
- Area code 515
- Burlington station (Iowa)
- Community Field
- Des Moines Bruins
- Evansdale, Iowa
- Hach Company
- KDEC (AM)
- KGYM
- KKSO
- KLNG
- KMXG
- KNWS (AM)
- KOKX (AM)
- KPTY (AM)
- KSUI
- KWPC
- Keokuk Indians
- Malek Theatre
- Maquoketa Company–Clinton Machine Company Administration Building
1958 disestablishments in Iowa
- Des Moines Bruins
Baseball teams disestablished in 1958
- Albany Cardinals
- Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
- Cocoa Indians
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League)
- Danville Leafs
- Des Moines Bruins
- Gainesville G-Men
- Graceville Oilers
- Las Vegas Wranglers (baseball)
- Lexington Red Sox
- Pueblo Dodgers
- Rochester A's
- San Jose Red Sox
- Superior Senators
- Tacuarineros de Culiacán
- Valdosta Tigers
- Wichita Braves
- Winona A's
Defunct Western League teams
- Albuquerque Dukes
- Amarillo Gold Sox
- Cheyenne Indians (baseball)
- Colorado Springs Millionaires
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League)
- Council Bluffs Rails
- Davenport Blue Sox
- Denver Bears (Western League)
- Des Moines Boosters
- Des Moines Bruins
- Des Moines Demons
- Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league baseball)
- Joplin Miners
- Kansas City Blue Stockings
- Kansas City Blues (1885–1901)
- Keokuk Indians
- Leadville Blues
- Leavenworth Soldiers
- Lincoln Links
- Milwaukee Brewers (1884–1885)
- Milwaukee Brewers (1886–1892)
- Milwaukee Brewers (1894–1901)
- Milwaukee Creams
- Minneapolis Millers
- Mitchell Kernels
- Muskogee Oilers
- Norfolk Elks
- Norfolk Yankees
- Oklahoma City Indians
- Omaha Cardinals
- Peoria Distillers
- Pueblo Braves
- Pueblo Dodgers
- Pueblo Indians (baseball)
- Rock Island Islanders
- Sioux City Cowboys
- Sioux City Indians
- Sioux City Packers
- St. Joseph Saints
- St. Paul Saints (1901–1960)
- Toledo White Stockings
- Topeka Golden Giants (1887)
- Topeka Senators
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball)
- Waterloo Hawks (baseball)
- Wichita Aviators (baseball)
- Wichita Braves
- Wichita Indians (baseball)
- Worthington Cardinals
Defunct baseball teams in Iowa
- Algona Brownies
- All Nations
- Atlantic (Iowa baseball)
- Buxton Wonders
- Clarinda Antelopes
- Clear Lake Fish Eaters
- Clinton Cubs
- Clinton Owls
- Council Bluffs Rails
- Creston Cyclones
- Davenport Blue Sox
- Davenport Cubs
- Davenport Hawkeyes
- Davenport River Rats
- Des Moines Boosters
- Des Moines Bruins
- Des Moines Demons
- Dubuque, Iowa minor league baseball
- Emmetsburg (baseball)
- Estherville (baseball)
- Keokuk Indians
- Keokuk Westerns
- Le Mars Blackbirds
- Marshalltown Ansons
- Mason City Claydiggers
- Mineola Black Spiders
- Osceola (baseball)
- Oskaloosa Quakers
- Ottumwa Cardinals
- Ottumwa Packers
- Red Oak Blue Indians
- Rock Rapids Browns
- Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens
- Shenandoah Pin Rollers
- Sioux City Cowboys
- Sioux City Indians
- Sioux City Packers
- Waterloo Diamonds
- Waterloo Hawks (baseball)
- Waterloo Indians
- Waterloo White Hawks