Kansas City Blues (1885–1901)
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The Kansas City Blues was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Kansas City, Missouri between 1885 and 1901. The Kansas City minor league teams played as members of the Class A level Western League in 1885 and 1887, the Western Association in 1888, 1890 and 1891, Western League in 1892, Western Association in 1893 and Western League from 1894 to 1899. The Blues transitioned to the American League in 1900, a year before the league became a major league, before returning to the Western League in 1901. The American League Blues evolved into today's Minnesota Twins. The minor league team played under the "Cowboys" moniker in 1885, 1887 and 1894. The Kansas City Blues/Cowboys played home games at Exposition Park.
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class A (1885, 1887–1888, 1890–1901) |
League | Western League (1885, 1887) Western Association (1888, 1890–1891) Western League (1892) Western Association (1893) Western League (1894–1899) American League (1900) Western League (1901) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (5) |
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Team data | |
Name | Kansas City Cowboys (1885, 1887) Kansas City Blues (1888, 1890–1893) Kansas City Cowboys (1894) Kansas City Blues (1895–1901) |
Ballpark | Association Park (1887) Exposition Park (1888, 1890–1901) Parade Park (1899) |
Returning to Western League play in 1901, the Blues preceded the Kansas City Blues franchise, who began play in the 1902 American Association. The 1902 Kansas City Blue Stockings were a new franchise who replaced the Blues as members of the Western League.
The major league Kansas City Cowboys also played in Kansas City during the Western Association Kansas City Blues era.
Baseball Hall of Fame members Kid Nichols played for the 1888 Kansas City Blues and Joe McGinnity for the 1894 team.