Blue Rapids (baseball)

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Blue Rapids (baseball)
Minor league affiliations
Class Class D (1910)
League Eastern Kansas League (1910)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameBlue Rapids (1910)
BallparkRiverside Park (1910)

The Blue Rapids baseball team was a minor league baseball team based in Blue Rapids, Kansas. In 1910, the Blue Rapids team played briefly as members of the Class D level Eastern Kansas League with no team moniker, common in the era. The 1910 season was the only season of play for the league and the Blue Rapids-based team. Blue Rapids hosted minor league home games at Riverside Park.

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History

The 1910 Blue Rapids team first brought minor league baseball to Blue Rapids, Kansas during the season. Blue Rapids played as charter members of the 1910 Class D level, six–team Eastern Kansas League. [1] League members beginning the season were the Hiawatha Athletics, Holton, Horton, Marysville, Sabetha and Seneca. After the season began on June 8, 1910, Holton, with a 15–31 record, moved to Blue Rapids on August 25, 1910. [2] [3] [4]

After joining 1910 league play, the Holton/Blue Rapids team finished their 1910 season in last place. With an overall record of 26–54 and 11–23 while based in Blue Rapids, the team ended the season in sixth place in the Eastern Kansas League standings, playing the season under manager Ted McGrew in both locations. Blue Rapids finished 26.5 games behind first place Sabetha in the six–team league. [5] [6] [2] [7] [8]

The final 1910 Eastern Kansas League standings were led by Sabetha, who ended the season with a 53–28 record, followed by Seneca (46–39), Hiawatha Indians (44–44), Marysville (38–39), Horton (35–38) and Holton / Blue Rapids (26–54). The Eastern Kansas League permanently folded after their only season of 1910. [2] [1] [9]

Blue Rapids, Kansas has not hosted another minor league team. [3] [10]

The ballpark

The Blue Rapids team played 1910 minor league home games at Riverside Park. [11] Riverside Park later hosted an exhibition game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants on October 24, 1913. The event occurred after $1,000 was raised to host the game, which occurred on a barnstorming tour by the two teams. Jim Thorpe, John McGraw Sam Crawford and Christy Mathewson were in uniform for the game, which drew 2,500 fans. [12] Still in use today as a public park, Riverside Park is located at 305 West 5th Street in Blue Rapids, Kansas. There are historical markers at the park. [13] [14]

(2014) Blue Rapids, Kansas US77LeftKS9aheadSignsRoad-BlueRapids (28267189253).jpg
(2014) Blue Rapids, Kansas

Timeline

Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeagueBallpark
1910(1)1Holton Class D Eastern Kansas League Riverisde Park
1910(2)1Blue Rapids

Year–by–year records

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191026–546th Ted McGrew Horton (15–31) moved to Blue Rapids August 25

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "1910 Eastern Kansas League". Baseball-Reference.com.
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  7. ↑ "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  8. ↑ "1910 Eastern Kansas League schedule". Hiawatha Daily World. June 17, 1910. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
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  12. ↑ "Historical Baseball Sites in Kansas - Fort Hays State University". www.fhsu.edu.
  13. ↑ "Historic Baseball Site - Blue Rapids KS, 66411". www.travelks.com.
  14. ↑ "Historical Baseball Game Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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