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[[George Bradley]] pitched briefly for Sioux City in 1889, his final professional season at age 36.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bradle002geo</ref> 172-151 with a 2.43 career ERA in his major league career.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlge01.shtml</ref>

[[George Bradley]] pitched briefly for Sioux City in 1889, his final professional season at age 36.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bradle002geo</ref> 172-151 with a 2.43 career ERA in his major league career.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlge01.shtml</ref>

1890 season<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-saint-paul-globe-1890-western-associ/61535947/</ref> Fifth place in the eight-team league. record of 55–64 in Jim Powell’s final season with the team.

1890 season<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-saint-paul-globe-1890-western-associ/61535947/</ref> Fifth place in the eight-team league. record of 55–64 in Jim Powell’s final season with the team.

[[Hardie Henderson]] played for Sioux City in 1890, his final professional season at age 27.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeha01.shtml</ref> 81-121 3.51 ERA in his major league career.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeha01.shtml</ref> Henderson died at the age of 40 in 1903. Henderson was fatally struck by a train trolley in Philadelphia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4oEwCgAAQBAJ&dq=Fernwood+Cemetery+hardie+henderson&pg=PA177 ”The Baseball Necrology”]</ref>

[[Hardie Henderson]] played for Sioux City in 1890, his final professional season at age 27.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeha01.shtml</ref> 81-121 3.51 ERA in his major league career.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeha01.shtml</ref> Henderson died at the age of 40 in 1903. Henderson was fatally struck by a train trolley in Philadelphia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4oEwCgAAQBAJ&dq=Fernwood+Cemetery+hardie+henderson&pg=PA177 ”The Baseball Necrology”]</ref>

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[[Frank Genins]] returned to play for Sioux City in 1894, batting .374 with 15 triples and 86 stolen bases. The media said of Genins, “one of the most reliable and conscientious men who ever wore a uniform. He is… a brilliant outfielder.”<ref>Chatter of the Sports,” Sioux City Journal, March 4, 1894: 7.</ref> Including Genins, the 1894 Corn Huskers featured 11 players who batted .300 or better, each receiving over 100 at-bats.<ref>https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-genins/</ref>

[[Frank Genins]] returned to play for Sioux City in 1894, batting .374 with 15 triples and 86 stolen bases. The media said of Genins, “one of the most reliable and conscientious men who ever wore a uniform. He is… a brilliant outfielder.”<ref>Chatter of the Sports,” Sioux City Journal, March 4, 1894: 7.</ref> Including Genins, the 1894 Corn Huskers featured 11 players who batted .300 or better, each receiving over 100 at-bats.<ref>https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-genins/</ref>

After the 1894 season, Charles Comiskey left his position as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Comiskey purchased the [[Sioux City, Iowa]] team and transferred it to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] to become the Saint Paul Saints. The relationship between Comiskey and Ban Johnson was a foundation of the [[American League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-chicago-white-sox-of-1900/|title=The Chicago White Sox of 1900 |first1=Art|last1=Ahrens|website=sabr.org |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=November 16, 2025}}</ref>

After the 1894 season, Charles Comiskey left his position as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Comiskey purchased the [[Sioux City, Iowa]] team and transferred it to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] to become the Saint Paul Saints. The relationship between Comiskey and Ban Johnson was a foundation of the [[American League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-chicago-white-sox-of-1900/|title=The Chicago White Sox of 1900 |first1=Art|last1=Ahrens|website=sabr.org |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=November 16, 2025}}</ref>

Minor league baseball team

The Sioux City Corn Huskers (and the interchangeable “Cornhuskers”) were an early minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The Corn Huskers teams played as members of the Western Association (1888–1891) and Western League (1894), winning 1891 and 1894 league championships.

In 1891, the Sioux City Corn Huskers were victorious in post-season series against the major league Chicago Orphans and St. Louis Browns.

The team became the St. Paul Saints in 1895 after Charles Comiskey purchased the franchise and moved the team to St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1900 Comiskey relocated the team from St. Paul to become the Chicago White Sox of the American League.

Following their Western League tenure, Sioux City Cornhusker teams played as a member of the 1900 Western League II and 1902 Iowa-South Dakota League, evolving to become the Sioux City Soos beginning in 1903.

Sioux City Corn Husker teams hosted minor league home games at the Evans Driving Park Baseball Grounds

1888 to 1890: Western Association

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In their first season of minor league play, Sioux City joined a newly formed minor league during the 1888 season. The Sioux City Corn Huskers became charter members of the Class A level Western Association during the season.[1][2] In forming the ten–team Western Association Sioux City joined with the Chicago Maroons, Davenport Onion Weeders, Des Moines Prohibitionists, Kansas City Blues, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, Omaha Omahogs, Saint Paul Apostles and St. Louis Whites franchises in the newly formed league.[3][4][5]

(1891) Sioux City Corn Palace Owney tag. From the National Postal Museum.

In the era before formal team nicknames, the “Corn Huskers” nickname derived from local newspapers as was common in the early minor league era.[6] The newspapers dubbed the Sioux City team as “the Corn Huskers from the Corn Palace City.”[7] In the era, Sioux City was the home to elaborate 200 foot tall Corn Palaces that were constructed annually between 1887 and 1891 to celebrate the fall harvest.[8][9] The structures were made using corn husks, stalks and silks.[10]

After the St. Louis Whites disbanded on June 20, the Sioux City Corn Huskers joined the league on July 4, 1888, playing their first game on that date at Des Moines. After beginning play, the Sioux City team folded in the 1888 season, playing in the ten-team Western Association season, finishing the season with a 21-38 record playing the season under managers Will Bryan and Jim Powell.[11] The first place Kansas City Blues led in the final league standings.[4] The champion Kansas City team featured Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Kid Nichols, who led the Western Association pitchers with both 16–2 record and 1.14 ERA at 18 years of age.[12][13]

After Will Bryan left Sioux City and finished the season with Hutchinson in the Western League,[14] First baseman Jim Powell began a three-season tenure as the Sioux City player/manager at age 28. Powell had been the player/manager of the Charleston Seagulls to begin the 1888 season, having also managed Charleston the prior two seasons. Powell batted .256 with one home run while appearing in 58 games for the Corn Huskers.[15] Powell had previously played in the major leagues with the Richmond Virginians (1884) and Philadelphia Athletics (1885), appearing in 60 total games and batting .217.[16]

Known as a strong fielder, infielder Davy Force was 38 years old when he played for the Huskers in 1888, his final professional season as a player, batting .210 in 66 games.[17] Playing seven seasons with the National League‘s Buffalo Bisons, between 1871 and 1886 Force played at the major league level with nine different teams in total, collecting 1,060 career hits and one career home run in 1,029 career games, batting .249.[18] He later was implicated in the newspapers, but not charged in an 1896 murder that occurred in San Francisco, California.[19][20]

Despite folding in 1888, Sioux City returned to play as members of the 1889 Western Association. Defending champion Kansas City Blues did not return to play, replaced by the St. Joseph Clay Eaters in the eight-team league.[21]

Sioux City ended the 1889 season in fourth place in the eight-team league.[22] Jim Powell returned as manager as the Corn Huskers finished with a 59–61 record.[23] The Omaha Omahogs won the league title with a 83–38 record, finishing 20.5 games ahead of Sioux City and 8 games ahead of the second place St. Paul Apostles. Corn Husker Monk Cline won the league batting title in 1889, hitting .364. He also scored 172 runs to lead the league and had 15 home runs and 93 RBIs.[24] Omaha was led to their championship by their manager, Baseball Hall of fame member Frank Selee and pitcher Kid Nichols who won 39 games and struck out 369 batters while pitching 438 innings in 49 games. Nichols started 47 games and completed all 47, compiling a 1.74 ERA on the season.[25]

On August 23, 1889, Omaha and Sioux City played a memorable game on Ladies Day in a game at Omaha.[26]

A colorful, journeyman minor league pitcher, Bob Black joined Sioux City in the middle of the 1889 season. Black would continue to play for Sioux City teams though his age 40 season in 1903 and he remained a resident of the city for the remainer of his life.[27] Later, in 1902, Black became manager of the nearby Le Mars Blackbirds of the Iowa-South Dakota League, where the team nickname derived from Black and his son Bob Jr, who played for the team.[28] As a retired major league player, Black was recruited to become the manager after being spotted watching a game from the stands early in the season.[29][30] In 1903, while returning as the Le Mars president, Black signed future Baseball Hall of Fame member Branch Rickey, to a contract after Rickey graduated from high school. Rickey is best known for signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers while serving as Brooklyn’s General Manager.[29][31][32]

George Bradley pitched briefly for Sioux City in 1889, his final professional season at age 36.[33] 172-151 with a 2.43 career ERA in his major league career.[34]

1890 season[35] Fifth place in the eight-team league. record of 55–64 in Jim Powell’s final season with the team. 24.0 games behind the Kansas City Blues, who rejoined the league. Ending the season with a record of 78–39, Kansas City finished first in the standings of the eight-team league.[36][37]

Hardie Henderson played for Sioux City in 1890, his final professional season at age 27.[38] 81-121 3.51 ERA in his major league career.[39] Henderson died at the age of 40 in 1903. Henderson was fatally struck by a train trolley in Philadelphia.[40]

1891: Western Association championship

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(1889) Al Buckenberger. Buckenberger managed Sioux City to the league championship in 1891. He became manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1892.

The Sioux City Corn Huskers captured the 1891 Western Association championship.[41]

Frank Genins played for Sioux City from 1889 to 1891, primarily in centerfield. He would return to play for Sioux City in 1894.[42]

Infielder Frank Scheibeck played for Sioux City in 1891 at age 26, batting .250 in 122 games.[43] Scheibeck had a lengthy major league career.[44]

At age 32, Ed Swartwood played for Sioux City in 1891, batting .286 with 5 home runs in 111 games.[45] Swartwood was a career .300 career hitter in the major leagues.[46]

1891: Post season series against Chicago & St. Louis

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Immediately following the completion of their 1891 Western Association championship season, Sioux City hosted two exhibition series against major league teams. The Corn Huskers won both of the series. The first was against the Chicago Orphans (Today’s Chicago Cubs), as Sioux City won four of six games against Chicago and player manager Cap Anson.[47] on Monday October 5, 1891, Sioux City 8 – Chicago 1. October 6, 1891, Chicago 7 – Sioux City 4. Wednesday October 7, 1891, Chicago 9 – Sioux City 6. Thursday October 8, 1891, Sioux City 4 – Chicago 3. Friday October 9, 1891, Sioux City 3 – Chicago 0. Saturday October 10, 1891, Sioux City 6 – Chicago 4 [48]

Shortly after the exhibition series against Chicago, Sioux City next hosted a series against the St. Louis Browns. Sioux City swept the Browns in all four games.[49] Wednesday October 14, 1891, Sioux City 10 – St. Louis 1. Thursday October 15, 1891, Sioux City 9 – St. Louis 4. Saturday October 17, 1891, Sioux City 19 – St. Louis 12. Sunday October 18, 1891, Sioux City 11 – St. Louis 9.

Following his 1891 championship season with Sioux City, Corn Huskers manager Al Buckenberger became manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1892. Folling his Sioux City tenure, he managed in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1892–1894), St. Louis Browns (1895) and Boston Beaneaters (1902–1904).[50]

The Western Association did not return to play in 1892 due to financial shortcomings.[51] There was also a major flood in Sioux City in May 1892, and the team did not return to play in any league that season. The Floyd River Flood killed 25 people and left 3,000 homeless.[52][53]

1894: Western League championship

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On November 20, 1893, at a meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Western League was reformed. Baseball Hall of Fame member Ban Johnson was named president of the league, beginning a tenure of leadership that saw the league evolve into a major league, eventually becoming the 1900 American League. Cincinnati, Ohio, where Johnson was based as the sports editor for a newspaper, was selected as the league headquarters before the league reversed course and became based in Chicago, Illinois.[54] Johnson had been selected as league president strengthened by a recommendation of his colleague Charles Comiskey, who had been a star player for the St. Louis Browns before beginning a tenure managing the Cincinnati Reds.[55]

The Detroit Creams, Grand Rapids Rippers, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Kansas City Blues, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, Sioux City Cornhuskers and Toledo White Stockings teams were the members of the 1894 Class A level Western League.[56][57]

Sioux City won the 1894 Western Association championship. The team was managed by Bill Watkins.[58]

Frank Genins returned to play for Sioux City in 1894, batting .374 with 15 triples and 86 stolen bases. The media said of Genins, “one of the most reliable and conscientious men who ever wore a uniform. He is… a brilliant outfielder.”[59] Including Genins, the 1894 Corn Huskers featured 11 players who batted .300 or better, each receiving over 100 at-bats.[60]

After the 1894 season, Charles Comiskey left his position as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Comiskey purchased the Sioux City, Iowa team and transferred it to Saint Paul, Minnesota to become the Saint Paul Saints. The relationship between Comiskey and Ban Johnson was a foundation of the American League.[61]

1895: Charles Comiskey / Sioux City moved to St. Paul

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(1910) Baseball Hall of Fame member Charles Comiskey. Following his major league playing and managerial career, Comiskey bought the Sioux City Cornhuskers in 1894 and moved the team to St. Paul. In 1900, he moved the St. Paul Saints to Chicago to become the Chicago White Sox.

After his tenure as manager with the Cincinnati Reds ended following the 1894 season, Charles Comiskey bought the Sioux City Cornhuskers franchise and relocated the team to St. Paul, Minnesota for the 1895 Western League season.[62][63]Sioux City was left without a team despite having just won the championship of the 1894 Western League.[64][65]

Based in St. Paul, the team became known as the St. Paul Saints.[63][66][67]

Comiskey was a native of Chicago, Illinois, who was a pitcher before moving first base. He began his major league career with the 1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings.[63] Comiskey served as a player/manager for St. Louis during parts of its first three seasons and became the full-time manager in 1885.[63] He led the Browns to four consecutive American Association championships.[68] He beagn his tenure with the Cincinnati Redsin 1891.[69]

The newly relocated St. Paul Saints joined with the Detroit Tigers, Grand Rapids Gold Bugs, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Kansas City Blues, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers and Toledo Swamp Angels teams in forming the 1895 Western League.[70] The seven other league members all returned from the 1894 league.[57] The first place Indianapolis Hoosiers team was managed by Bill Watkins, winning the 1895 championship.[71]

1900: New leagues established

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After a five-season hiatus, Sioux City resumed minor league play in 1900.

In 1900, Sioux City’s former league, the Western League, changed its name to the American League. The league was attempting receive major league status under president Ban Johnson.[72] The 1900 American League was unsuccessful in this attempt and played the 1900 season as a minor league.[73] In 1900, with the approval of Western League president Ban Johnson and without resistance from the National League, Charles Comiskey moved the St. Paul Saints to the Armour Square, area of Chicago where they became the Chicago White Stockings. The White Stockings won the 1900 American League pennant as the league played a final season as a minor league.[74][75]

A new Western League formed as a Class B league in 1900, with Sioux City fielding a franchise[76][77] Charter members of the new Western League were the Denver Grizzlies, Des Moines Hawkeyes, Omaha Omahogs, Pueblo Indians, a new Sioux City Cornhuskers team and the St. Joseph Saints.[78]

(1889) Jack Glasscock, Indianapolis Hoosiers. Glasscock managed Sioux City in 1900.

Shortstop Jack Glasscock managed Sioux Falls in 1900. [79] Glasscock won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the major leagues in hits twice. He was the sixth major league player to have 2,000 career hits. He ended his career with major league records for games played (1,628), putouts (2,821), assists (5,630), total chances (9,283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at shortstop and ranked fifth in major league history in games with 1,736.[80] Glasscock has been credited as the creator of the term Charley horse.[81]

Sioux City was replaced in the 1901 Western League, which expanded to become an eight-team league. The league continued play as the Pueblo Indians and Sioux City Cornhuskers teams both folded and were replaced by the Colorado Springs Millionaires and St. Paul Saints teams the league. The Kansas City Blues and Minneapolis Millers teams moved from the American League after those franchises were removed from the league in transition of becoming a major league.[5]

The Chicago White Stockings became one of the American League’s eight charter franchises when the league gained major league status in 1901 creating a franchise link between Sioux City and the major league team that continues play today.[66]

1902: Iowa South Dakota League

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Sioux City returned to minor league play in 1902, becoming members of newly formed league The Iowa–South Dakota League was formed as a six-team league in its first season The Sioux City Cornhuskers joined with the Flandreau Indians, Le Mars Blackbirds, Rock Rapids Browns, Sheldon, and Sioux Falls Canaries teams.[82] The Class D level league began play on May 27, 1902.[83]

Sioux City’s Moose Baxter led the league in home runs with 21. He also scored a league leading 63 runs on the season,

The Sioux City Corn Huskers teams hosted minor league home games at the Evans Driving Park Baseball Grounds.[84] The ballpark was located in the center of the Evans Driving Park Racetrack.[85] The ballpark site was just south of today’s Crescent Park area of Sioux City.[86][87]

Year-by-year records

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Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs / notes
1888 21–38 — Will Bryan / Jim Powell Team began play July 4. Disbanded
1889 59–61 4th Jim Powell No playoffs held
1890 55–64 5th Jim Powell No playoffs held
1891 66–57 1st Al Buckenberger League champions
No playoffs held
1894 74–52 1st Bill Watkins League champions
No playoffs held
1900 49–48 3rd Jack Glasscock No playoffs held
1902 56–40 3rd Ed Kirby No playoffs held

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