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The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes are a collegiate summer league baseball team of the Prospect League. They play at Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park and are based in the city of Springfield, Illinois. The team was established in November 2007 as the Springfield Sliders[1] and were an expansion franchise for the 2008 season.
Springfield Cardinals (Illinois) The Springfield Cardinals were a minor league baseball team located in Springfield, Illinois. The Springfield Cardinals played in the Midwest League from 1982 to 1993 and were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team played at Lanphier Park on the northside of Springfield.
Robin Roberts Stadium. Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park is a stadium in Springfield, Illinois. [1] It is primarily used for baseball. It originally opened in 1928 as Reservoir Stadium (name references to water reservoir located on what is now Lanphier High School [2]) [3] and was renovated in 1977. It holds 5,200 people.
The Springfield Browns was a primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Springfield, Illinois between 1931 and 1950. Springfield teams played as members of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1931–1932), Mississippi Valley League (1933), Central League (1934), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1935, 1938–1942, 1946–1949) and Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (1950 ...
Frontier League. The Frontier League (FL; French: Ligue Frontière,LF) is a professional baseball league in North America consisting of 18 teams – 15 in the United States and 3 in Canada. The FL is one of the four independent baseball leagues that is considered to be an MLB Partner League, and the level of play is comparable to the High-A level.
The city of Springfield saw a brief re-emergence of minor league baseball when the rival Chicago Cubs moved its affiliate to Springfield for one season taking the name Springfield Cubs. Though there was a gap of 63 years, most in the Springfield and St. Louis organizations consider the current Cardinals the same group which existed in 1932.
W. Betty Wanless. Eric Weaver. Jayson Werth. Helen Westerman. Roy Wise (baseball) Categories: Baseball players from Illinois by populated place. Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois.
Springfield Capitals (1963–1977) The original Springfield Capitals baseball team played in Springfield from 1963 to 1977 in the Central Illinois Collegiate League. [4] The team was disbanded when the New Orleans Pelicans relocated to Springfield to play as the Springfield Redbirds a Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.