Fort Dodge, Iowa minor league baseball history

Minor league baseball teams were based in Fort Dodge, Iowa, playing various seasons between 1904 and 1917.

Fort Dodge teams played as members of the Class D level Iowa State League from 1904 to 1906 and in 1912, before joining the Central Association from 1916 to 1917.

[4][5] The 1904 Iowa State League Final standings included the champion Ottumwa Snappers 70–36, Waterloo Microbes 64–43, Marshalltown Grays 60–49, Keokuk Indians 58–50, Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters 57–52,Boone Coal Miners 50–61, Oskaloosa Quakers 38–69 and Burlington River Rats 36–73.

Over thirty names were submitted, and it was noted that "Gypsumites" was "appropriate and unique" to Fort Dodge, due to the local industry.

[11] The Gypsumites finished with a 68–49 record, 6.5 games behind the first place Burlington Pathfinders, playing under manager Frank Boyle.

[17] The Fort Dodge Dodgers became members of the 1916 Class D level Central Association, as the Iowa State League changed names.

[18] The Fort Dodge Dodgers finished the 1916 season with a 41–83 record, placing seventh in the Central Association standings.

[5] Paul Turgeon and Babe Towne were the 1916 managers, as Fort Dodge finished 36.0 games behind the first place Marshalltown Ansons.

Fort Dodge played against a travelling team from the United Kingdom and Ireland Baseball Federation.

[31][32][33] The Fort Dodge minor league teams are noted to have played home games at Riverside Park.