The Grand Forks Chiefs were a minor league baseball team from Grand Forks, North Dakota . They played in the Northern League from 1934 to 1964, with a couple breaks in between.
7-794: Minor league baseball first began in Grand Forks when the 1897 Grand Forks Senators became members of the Red River Valley League . They were followed by the Grand Forks Forkers who played as members of the Northern League (1902-1905) and Northern-Copper Country League (1906). The Grand Forks Flickertails played as members of the Central International League (1912) and Northern League (1913-1915). The Grand Forks Chiefs began play in 1934, after Grand Forks had hosted
14-736: The 1897 season, before permanently folding. The Moorhead Barmaids were league champions. A "Red River Valley League" played several seasons as a semi–pro league before the league evolved to become a full minor league in 1897. The Red River Valley League began minor league baseball play in the 1897 season as a Class F level league. The Four charter teams were the Moorhead Barmaids, Grand Forks Senators /Black Stockings, Wahpeton–Breckenridge Methodists and Fargo Divorcees/ Fargo Red Stockings . The league presidents were Chauncey Wheeler and Senator W. A. Gordon, who also served as manager of Grand Forks. Player salaries were capped at $ 40.00 per month by
21-689: The Wahpeton–Breckenridge Methodists (16–21) and Fargo Divorcees (17–29). Notably, the River Valley League's Fargo Red Stockings and Grand Forks Black Stockings played a 25–inning, 0–0 tie on July 18, 1891 in the second game of a doubleheader, a 4 hour and 10 minute game. William Gibbs of the Grand Forks Black Stockings, and George Raymer of the Fargo Red Stockings, each pitched a record 25 scoreless innings in
28-588: The game. The game is the longest scoreless tie in baseball history. The umpire ended the game after the completion of the 25th inning because the teams had to catch a train. The 25th inning concluded at 8:10 pm. The ballgame was played at neutral site. Grand Forks owner Tom Hill relocated the series to the North Dakota State Militia Training Grounds in Devils Lake, North Dakota hoping for larger attendance. The Red River Valley League
35-501: The league. The Red River Valley League permanently disbanded on August 8, 1897, eight days after the first–half of the season had ended. At the time the Red River Valley League folded, on August 8, 1897, the Moorhead Barmaids were in first place in the league standings with a 32–13 record. Moorhead was 10.5 games ahead of the second place Grand Forks Senators / Grand Forks Black Stockings (19–21). They were followed by
42-666: The site is the Central Fire Station. Baseball Hall of Fame Alumni Notable alumni * Baukol Playoffs based on last 30 days of season This article about a baseball team in North Dakota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Red River Valley League The Red River Valley League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1897 season. The four–team, Class F level Red River Valley League consisted of teams based in North Dakota and Minnesota . The Red River Valley League played just
49-630: The two previous teams in the Northern League. The Chiefs were a minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964), Cleveland Indians (1963, Pittsburgh Pirates (1956–1962), Philadelphia Phillies (1951–1952), New York Yankees (1948–1950), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946) and Chicago White Sox (1939–1942). The Chiefs played at home games at the Grand Forks Municipal Ballpark, which was located at 1124 Demers Avenue. Today,
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