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played in an exhibition game at Rourke Park that drew thousands. The ballpark was bounded by South 15th Street (west, third base); Vinton Street (south, first base); buildings and Castelar Street (north, left field); and buildings and South 13th Street (east, right field). City directories give the
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As the Omaha "Packers" (1930–1935), Omaha continued play in the Western League. The Omaha Packers finished 2nd in 1930, with a 76–66 record. Omaha then finished last in the eight–team league in 1931 (49–97) and 1932 (48–88). The Packers finished 63–61 (5th) in 1933 and 49–79 (7th) in 1934. The 1935
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played in the Western League from 1905 to 1920. Rourke managed the Omaha in 1898, 1900–1910, 1912–1915 and 1917. The 1907 Omaha Rourkes finished 84–63 to win the 1907 Western League Championship. In Pa Rourke's last season as Manager, Omaha finished 92–57 to capture the 1917 Western League
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hit .376 with 20 home runs for the Omaha Buffaloes in 1922. Omaha finished 1921 95–73 (2nd), 1922 91–77 (4th) and 1923 92–74 (4th) before the 1924 Omaha Buffaloes finished 103–61 and captured the 1924 Western League Championship under Manager
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In 1900, now owned by Manager Pa Rourke, the Omaha Omahogs rejoined the Western League. Omaha remained as members for the next 35 seasons of the Western League. The Omahogs finished 4th in 1900 and 5th in 1901.
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After those various false starts in the 19th century, Omaha professional baseball moved to the south side and finally found some success. From 1900 to 1936, Omaha played home games at the
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rejoined the Western League in 1936. The new owners were the Fontenelle Brewery, makers of a beer labeled "Robin Hood". The Omaha Robin Hoods were forced to play some early games in
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From 1885 through 1898, the various short-lived Omaha teams played their home games at several locations on the north side of Omaha. According to newspaper writeups in the Omaha
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in 1888–1890 and 1894–1895, before rejoining the reformed Western League both times. The 1888 Omahogs were a charter member of the Western Association, along with the
321:. The Omaha Omahogs played as members of the Western League in 1887, 1892, 1898 and 1900–1901. The 1885 inaugural Western League season featured the Omahogs and the 2056: 341:, withdrew their proposed team due to financial difficulties. Omaha folded after starting the season with a record of 4–24. Omaha was replaced by the 542:, due to weather. Then a fire destroyed the Omaha ballpark in the early morning hours of August 14, 1936. Omaha, at 56–44, was forced to move to 2071: 1136: 2046: 2021: 326: 298:, where all the other members had "stockings" monikers. The 1879 Mashers/Green Stockings finished with a 5–13 record playing alongside the 2066: 2061: 384:
in the ten–team league. The 1889 Omaha Omahogs finished with a record of 83–38 to capture the Western Association Championship behind
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finished with a record of 90–60 to capture the 1904 Western League Championship under Manager Pa Rourke. The team was led by
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address as 2519 South 15th Street. The Vinton Street Park was destroyed by fire in August 1936, forcing Omaha to move to
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Park, and still later became University Park, home of the University Athletic Club. The site is now a residential area.
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and other local sources, supplemented by Sanborn maps in some years, the early ballparks of the various clubs were:
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pitched for the Omaha Indians in 1902, winning 27 games. The Indians finished last with a 49–79 record in 1903.
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After a partial season in 1936, the Omaha Packers were succeeded in the Western League by the
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in 1947. The Western League franchise helped set the foundation for today's Class AAA
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Sanborn map showing the 20th Street ballpark as of 1890 - rotated to orient north
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in 1928–1929. The Crickets finished 71–86 (6th) in 1928 and 81–75 (3rd) in 1929.
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After the success of 1904 under owner/manager Billy "Pa" Rourke, the renamed
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After the 1936 season, Omaha remained without a minor league team until the
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Minor league baseball first came to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, as the
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Park for a while. The site is now occupied by commercial businesses.
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Sanborn map showing part of the 15th Street ballpark as of 1901
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Remaining in the Western League, the franchise played as the
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In 1898, the Omaha Omahogs rejoined the Western League under
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on June 6, 1885. The league itself folded on June 15, 1885.
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for just one season, finishing 51–39 to place 3rd in 1891.
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and were 22–39 when the franchise relocated to become the
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hit. 416 for the Buffaloes to lead the Western League.
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1226:Pat Ragan 891:1930–1935 880:1928–1929 869:1921–1927 858:1905–1920 836:1902–1903 784:1894–1895 741:1889–1890 645:Babe Ruth 460:The 1904 453:inductee 408:inductee 392:and with 172:Team data 664:Timeline 615:Y.M.C.A. 586:Y.M.C.A. 396:manager 388:pitcher 263:(1922), 259:(1892), 255:(1902), 251:members 208:Ballpark 1252:(1891) 1135:(1906) 830:Class A 817:Class B 773:Class A 730:Class A 683:League 671:Year(s) 503:player 286:History 229:were a 87:Class B 82:Class A 47:– 1394:  1300:(1879) 1294:(1918) 1288:(1924) 1282:(1915) 1267:(1890) 1261:(1922) 1246:(1895) 1240:(1894) 1234:(1892) 1228:(1907) 1216:(1911) 1210:(1906) 1204:(1936) 1198:(1920) 1192:(1902) 1186:(1926) 1180:(1911) 1168:(1931) 1162:(1888) 1156:(1891) 1150:(1928) 1144:(1888) 1117:(1889) 1111:(1923) 1096:(1900) 1090:(1904) 1084:(1922) 1053:(1922) 1047:(1934) 1041:(1902) 1035:(1888) 1029:(1891) 1023:(1891) 1017:(1891) 1011:(1889) 999:(1929) 987:(1904) 981:(1930) 975:(1925) 924:alumni 674:# Yrs. 605:1898: 573:1879: 102:(1879) 96:League 89:(1900) 680:Level 152:19889 78:Class 1392:ISBN 902:1936 847:1904 823:1901 810:1900 797:1898 763:1892 752:1891 723:1888 688:1879 677:Team 647:and 468:and 441:The 380:and 306:and 241:and 225:The 177:Name 164:1924 161:1917 158:1907 155:1904 131:None 128:Team 51:1936 43:1879 609:or 567:Bee 144:(5) 2043:: 1998:. 1966:. 1948:. 1930:. 1912:. 1894:. 1883:^ 1873:. 1855:. 1837:. 1819:. 1808:^ 1798:. 1780:. 1762:. 1744:. 1726:. 1715:^ 1705:. 1687:. 1672:^ 1662:. 1644:. 1626:. 1608:. 1590:. 1572:. 1554:. 1536:. 1518:. 1500:. 1482:. 1463:^ 1453:. 1442:^ 1432:. 1414:. 1390:. 1350:^ 1340:. 1322:. 861:16 550:. 512:. 472:. 376:, 372:, 368:, 360:, 356:, 329:, 325:, 302:, 282:. 2002:. 1970:. 1952:. 1934:. 1916:. 1898:. 1877:. 1859:. 1841:. 1823:. 1802:. 1784:. 1766:. 1748:. 1730:. 1709:. 1691:. 1666:. 1648:. 1630:. 1612:. 1594:. 1576:. 1558:. 1540:. 1522:. 1504:. 1486:. 1457:. 1436:. 1418:. 1400:. 1344:. 1326:. 905:1 894:6 883:2 872:7 850:1 839:2 826:1 813:1 800:1 787:2 766:1 755:1 744:2 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Index

Omaha Green Stockings
1879
1936
Omaha, Nebraska
Class A
Class B
Northwestern League
Western League
Western Association
Omaha Baseball Park (1900–1911)
aka Rourke Park(1911–1934)
aka Vinton Street Park (1935–1936)

minor league baseball
Omaha, Nebraska
Western League
Western Association
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mordecai Brown
Joe Kelley
Heinie Manush
Kid Nichols
Frank Selee
Omaha Cardinals
Omaha Storm Chasers
Northwestern League
Davenport Brown Stockings
Dubuque Red Stockings
Rockford White Stockings
Western League
Cleveland Forest Citys
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Kansas City Blues

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