The Bloomington Bloomers were a minor League baseball franchise based in Bloomington, Illinois that played between 1889 and 1939. They were affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals (1935), Cleveland Indians (1938) and Chicago Cubs (1939). They played primarily in the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League during their existence. Their home park was Fans Field.[1] Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Burleigh Grimes and Clark Griffith played for Bloomington.

Clark Griffith, 1903. Major League Baseball pitcher (1891 - 1914), manager (1901 - 1920) and team owner (1920 - 1955). Hall of Fame

League championships

In 1903, the Bloomers won their first Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League championship, playing the season under manager William Connors. The Bloomers won back-to-back lIllinois–Indiana–Iowa League championships in 1919 and 1920 under leadership of manager Joe Dunn in both championship seasons. Their final league championship came in 1935, when the Bloomers won the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League title, playing the season under manager and Baseball Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes.[citation needed]

The ballpark

In the seasons of play between 1901 through 1939, Bloomington hosted minor league games at Fans Field in Bloomington. The ballpark was located at 109 East Lafayette Street in Bloomington, Illinois. Today, the site is still in use as a public park with baseball fields and is part of the City of Bloomington Park and Recreation system. Today, the baseball park is known as RT Dunn Fields.[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Bloomington, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ History, Bill Kemp | Archivist/historian McLean County Museum of (19 August 2012). "Built for professional baseball, Fans' Field ended as county fairground". pantagraph.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington_Bengals
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