[1] The Inland Empire League began play in the 1902 season as a Class D level four–team league, with the Baker City Gold Diggers, La Grande Beetpullers, Pendleton Indians and Walla Walla Sharpshooters as charter members.
Called the "Mormons" and based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, the team played games in Lincoln, Nebraska, where some of the players were signed by the Atlantic team from Atlantic, Iowa.
However, the league permanently disbanded on Sunday, July 12, 1908 due to extreme heat.
[8][9] At the time the league folded in 1908, the La Grande Babes, with a 19–12 record under manager O'Brien, were in first place, 2.5 games ahead of the second place Baker Nuggets/Miners, who finished with a record of 15–15.
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