Hastings, Nebraska minor league baseball history

Minor league baseball teams were based in Hastings, Nebraska in various seasons between 1887 and 1959, playing under numerous nicknames.

Baseball Hall of Fame members Fred Clarke (1892) and Dazzy Vance (1914) played for Hastings teams.

[2] Baseball Hall of Fame member Fred Clarke began his professional career with Hastings in 1892, hitting .302 with 14 stolen bases in 41 games.

[3] The Hastings Third Citys won the 1912 Nebraska State League Championship, finishing first in the regular season with a record of 67–44.

The 1959 league member Hastings Giants, Holdrege White Sox, Grand Island Athletics, Kearney Yankees, McCook Braves and North Platte Indians franchised permanently folded as well.