Jamestown Jimmies (minor league baseball)

The Jamestown newspaper held a naming contest and "Jimkotans" beat out "Fort Sewards" by five votes.

Wib Smith was the Jamestown manager, as the Jimkotans finished 14.0 games behind the first place Mitchell Kernels in the final standings.

His manager, Wib Smith had made the major leagues at the age of 17 with the St. Louis Browns and was important to Koenig's development.

The North Dakota League permanently folded after the 1923 season ended prematurely in August.

The team ended the 1936 season with a record of 73–50, placing first in the Northern League regular season under managers John Anderson, Ernie Olson and Rube Foster, finishing 4.0 games ahead of the second place Eau Claire Bears.

With a record of 49–65, Jamestown finished behind the first place Duluth Dukes, who also had become the league's St. Louis Cardinals affiliate.

[22] Jamestown hosted minor league home games in McElroy Park, which contains Jack Brown Stadium, in 1922 and 1923.

(2017) St. James Basilica. National Register of Historic Places. Jamestown, North Dakota