Concordia Travelers

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Concordia Travelers
1910 1911
Concordia, Kansas
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D
League Central Kansas League
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 1910
  • 1911

The Concordia Travelers were an American minor league baseball team. [1] The club was founded in 1910 in the Central Kansas League and was managed by player-manager Harry Short. [2] The Travelers also featured notable players Chick Smith, Harry Chapman, and John Misse. [3]

The team won their league championships in 1910 and 1911. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Worth, Richard (February 27, 2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN   9780786468447.
  2. staff (June 17, 1910). "Base Ball Notes". The Beloit Daily Caller. p. 4.
  3. "1910 Concordia Travelers". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 February 2018.