01603cam a2200289 i 4500 888612906 TxAuBib 20211120120000.0 160820s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016951822 9781540215413 1540215415 DLC eng rda DLC TxAuBib rda Thomas, Joan Wendl, author. Baseball in Northwest Iowa / Joan Wendl Thomas. Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017] 127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Images of baseball While new railroad tracks cut through Northwestern Iowa in the mid-19th century, hardy pioneers cultivated the fertile soil, and the burgeoning sport of baseball took root and flourished. An integral element of the developing culture, it promoted community pride. Eight Northwestern Iowa towns supported professional teams by 1912, the first being Sioux City in 1888. Over time, that city s clubs produced hall-of-fame shortstop Dave Bancroft and initiated the still-existing American League. Homegrown talent from an abundance of professional, semiprofessional, and amateur clubs throughout the area s 19 counties yielded 38 major-league players before 1960 and more since.". 20211120. Baseball Iowa History. Baseball Iowa History Pictorial works. Images of baseball.