Mississippi Valley League
The Mississippi Valley League was a class D league which ran from 1922-1933, playing its last year as a class B league. There were 8 teams from Iowa and 5 from Illinois.
- Burlington, IA: Burlington Bees 1924-1932
- Cedar Rapids, IA: Cedar Rapids Bunnies 1922-1932
- Davenport, IA: Davenport Blue Sox 1929-1933, moved to Western League 1934-1937
- Dubuque, IA: Dubuque Climbers 1922-1923; Dubuque Dubs 1924; Dubuque Ironmen 1925; Dubuque Speasmen 1926; Dubuque Dubs 1927-1928; Dubuque Tigers 1929-1932
- Keokuk, IA: Keokuk Indians 1929-1933
- Marshalltown, IA: Marshalltown Ansons 1922-1928
- Moline, IL: Moline Plowboys 1924-1932, moved from Three-I League 1919-1923
- Ottumwa, IA: Ottumwa Cardinals 1922-1925; Ottumwa Packers 1926-1928
- Peoria, IL: Peoria Tractors 1933, moved to Central League 1934
- Quincy, IL: Quincy Indians 1933
- Rock Island, IL: Rock Island Islanders 1922-1933, moved from Three-I League 1920-1921
- Springfield, IL: Springfield Senators 1933
- Waterloo, IA: Waterloo Hawks 1922-1932
1922-
For the first time since 1916 Ottumwa had a baseball team. Behind managers Jim Drohan and Carl Bond, the Ottumwa Cardinals finished in 5th place.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|
| 5th Ottumwa Cardinals | 49 | 76 | .392 | 41 | Jim Drohan / Carl Bond |
1923-
In 1923 the Cardinals finished in 2nd place behind manager Walt Mattick. John Dill was dominating on the hil. Dill won a league leading 22 games.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Manager |
|---|
| 2nd Ottumwa Cardinals | 73 | 53 | .579 | 4 | Walt Mattick |
League Leaders
John Dill Ottumwa 22 wins
1924-
1924 was a frustrating season for Ottumwa with a fourth place finish out of eight teams. Hal Anderson scored 126 runs and Richard Didier struck out 145 men to lead the Mississippi Valley League.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|
| 4th Ottumwa Cardinals | 58 | 61 | .487 | 23.5 | Walt Mattick |
League Leaders
Hal Anderson Ottumwa 126 Runs
Richard Didier Ottumwa 145 SOs
1925-
Behind Manager Walt Mattick, the Ottumwa Cardinals finished in fourth place again in 1925. AL Groski hit a league leading .360 for Ottumwa. 30,572 Ottumwans attended games that year.
League Leaders
Al Groski Ottumwa .360 BA
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|
| 4th Ottumwa Cardinals | 61 | 64 | .488 | 13 | Walt Mattick |
1926-
1926 was a marvelous season for Ottumwa baseball. The Packers finished in first place behind new manager Pat Harkins. Les Smith starred at the plate in 1926 for Ottumwa with 99 runs scored and 20 homers. Alvin Bauer dominated on the rubber with 25 wins and an .862 winning percentage.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ottumwa Packers | 75 | 45 | .625 | 0 | Pat Harkins |
League Leaders
Les Smith Ottumwa 99 runs
Les Smith Ottumwa 20 HRs
Alvin Bauer Ottumwa 25 Wins
Alvin Bauer Ottumwa .862 win %
1927-
1927 was a hard season for the Packers. After 1st place in 1926, Ottumwa finished in last in 1927 behind Pat Harkin.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|
| 8th Ottumwa Packers | 41 | 77 | .347 | 32 | Pat Harkins |
1928-
1928 was a year that went down in infamy for Ottumwa. Behind Preston Gray and Bill Speas, the team finished in 7th place in what would prove to be Ottumwa's final year in the Mississippi Valley League and final in professional baseball.
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|
| 7th Ottumwa Packers | 48 | 72 | .400 | 32 | Preston Gray / Bill Speas |
Individual Batting Statistics
Player |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SB |
SO |
BA |
Klumpp* |
116 |
452 |
81 |
175 |
31 |
7 |
11 |
29 |
19 |
33 |
.387 |
Waytula |
39 |
95 |
12 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
.326 |
G. Moore |
119 |
449 |
82 |
143 |
26 |
5 |
21 |
37 |
10 |
68 |
.318 |
Naleway |
85 |
345 |
58 |
102 |
25 |
1 |
8 |
23 |
11 |
35 |
.296 |
Skinner* |
122 |
462 |
71 |
134 |
28 |
4 |
4 |
38 |
5 |
8 |
.290 |
Fuhrman |
50 |
178 |
14 |
50 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
12 |
.281 |
Stock |
104 |
376 |
76 |
105 |
20 |
4 |
7 |
62 |
22 |
44 |
.279 |
Taylor |
122 |
453 |
56 |
124 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
48 |
.274 |
Millies* |
102 |
371 |
42 |
101 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
8 |
23 |
.272 |
La Fleur* |
50 |
179 |
26 |
48 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
5 |
26 |
.268 |
Bengel* |
91 |
367 |
59 |
98 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
46 |
8 |
46 |
.267 |
Schulz |
38 |
88 |
10 |
23 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
.261 |
Witte |
21 |
47 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
.255 |
Murchison* |
35 |
87 |
9 |
22 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
.253 |
Nowack* |
25 |
98 |
10 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
.245 |
Robinson* |
122 |
476 |
63 |
113 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
23 |
14 |
60 |
.237 |
Nolan* |
63 |
229 |
26 |
54 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
33 |
.236 |
Savant |
96 |
324 |
35 |
76 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
45 |
7 |
51 |
.235 |
Peterson* |
48 |
176 |
15 |
38 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
24 |
.216 |
Bryant* |
43 |
85 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
.176 |
Gutsel* |
37 |
129 |
12 |
19 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
29 |
.147 |
Beam* |
39 |
84 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
31 |
.143 |
Rowe* |
30 |
56 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
.143 |
Wilson |
15 |
22 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
.045 |
Team Batting Statistics
Ottumwa |
120 |
4097 |
561 |
1104 |
178 |
34 |
68 |
361 |
86 |
561 |
.269 |
Individual Pitching Statistics
Name |
G |
IP |
AB |
H |
R |
BB |
SO |
W |
L |
W% |
Waytula |
15 |
58 |
230 |
77 |
34 |
21 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
Murchison* |
29 |
198 |
780 |
218 |
110 |
61 |
84 |
15 |
11 |
.677 |
Bryant* |
43 |
249 |
992 |
277 |
134 |
77 |
105 |
13 |
13 |
.500 |
Witte |
13 |
100 |
374 |
100 |
46 |
31 |
41 |
6 |
6 |
.500 |
Schulz |
36 |
232 |
905 |
258 |
148 |
78 |
93 |
11 |
14 |
.440 |
Rowe* |
30 |
160 |
624 |
193 |
96 |
51 |
65 |
6 |
8 |
.429 |
Beam* |
37 |
244 |
888 |
262 |
145 |
113 |
123 |
9 |
18 |
.339 |
Wilson |
