Northern League Cities

The list below shows cities that have been represented in Northern League baseball.

St. Boniface is now a district of Winnipeg. In 1971, the Manitoba legislature passed a law combining Winnipeg and eleven of its suburbs (one of which was St. Boniface) into a single municipality, the city of Winnipeg.

The cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, along with the townships of McIntyre and Neebing, merged in 1970 to form the city of Thunder Bay.

Aberdeen
(South Dakota)
Pheasants 1946-1971
Bismarck-Mandan
(North Dakota)
Pards 1962-1964, 1966
Brainerd
(Minnesota)
Muskies 1935
Brainerd-Little Falls
(Minnesota)
Muskies 1934
Brandon
(Manitoba)
Angels 1908; Greys 1933
Cavalier
(North Dakota)
(no nickname) 1902
Crookston
(Minnesota)
Crooks 1902-1905; Pirates 1933-1941
Devils Lake
(North Dakota)
(no nickname) 1902
Duluth
(Minnesota)
Cardinals 1903; White Sox 1904-1905, 1908, 1913-1916; Dukes 1934-1942, 1946-1955
Duluth-Superior
(Minnesota-Wisconsin)
White Sox 1956-1958; Dukes 1959-1970, 1993-1997
East Grand Forks
(Minnesota)
Colts 1933
Eau Claire
(Wisconsin)
Cardinals/Bears 1933; Bears 1934-1942, 1946-1953; Braves 1954-1962
Fargo
(North Dakota)
(no nickname) 1902-1905; Browns 1908
Fargo-Moorhead
(North Dakota-Minnesota)
Graingrowers 1914-1917; Twins 1933-1942, 1946-1960; RedHawks 1996-1997
Ft. William-Pt. Arthur
(Ontario)
Canucks 1914-1915; Canadians 1916
Grand Forks
(North Dakota)
Forkers 1902-1905; Flickertails 1913-1915; Chiefs 1934-1935, 1938-1942, 1946-1964
Huron
(South Dakota)
Phillies 1965-1968; Cubs 1969-1970
Jamestown
(North Dakota)
Jimmies 1936-1937
La Crosse
(Wisconsin)
Colts 1913
Madison
(Wisconsin)
Black Wolf 1996-1997
Mankato
(Minnesota)
Mets 1967-1968
Minneapolis
(Minnesota)
Millers 1913
Minot
(North Dakota)
Why Nots 1917; Mallards 1958-1960, 1962
Rochester
(Minnesota)
Aces 1993
Sioux City
(Iowa)
Explorers 1993-1997
Sioux Falls
(South Dakota)
Canaries 1942, 1946-1953; Packers 1966-1971; Canaries 1993-1997
St. Boniface
(Manitoba)
Saints/Bonnies 1915
St. Cloud
(Minnesota)
Rox 1946-1971
St. Paul
(Minnesota)
Saints 1993-1997
Superior
(Wisconsin)
Longshoremen 1903-1905; Red Sox 1913-1916; Blues 1933-1942, 1946-1955
Thunder Bay
(Ontario)
Whiskey Jacks 1993-1997
Virginia
(Minnesota)
Ore Diggers 1913-1916
Warren
(Minnesota)
Wanderers 1917
Watertown
(South Dakota)
Expos 1970-1971
Wausau
(Wisconsin)
Lumberjacks 1936-1942, 1956-1957
Winnipeg
(Manitoba)
Maroons 1902-1905, 1908, 1913-1917, 1933-1942; Goldeyes 1954-1964, 1969, 1993-1997
Winona
(Minnesota)
Pirates 1913-1914


Northern League Chronicles home page
Document URL: http://www.snake.net/nl/hist/nlcities.html
Maintainer: Paul DuBois, paul@snake.net
Created: 28 November 1997
Last updated: 22 April 1998
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