In 1909, the Irrigators played a partial season as members of the Class D level Inter-Mountain League.
The Irrigators were preceded by an 1892 Bozeman team, which played as members of the Class B level Montana State League.
[1] The Butte, Great Falls Smelter Cities, Helena, Missoula and Philipsburg Burgers teams joined Bozeman in league play.
The Great Falls Smelter Cities team folded from the league on the same day.
On July 10, 1909, the Boise Irrigators of the Class D level Inter-Mountain League moved to Bozeman to finish the 1909 season.