Keokuk Indians

[1] The 1955 Keokuk Kernels were ranked 30th in The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams.

Notable alumni include baseball pioneer Bud Fowler, Roger Maris and Tim McCarver.

The Midwest League Keokuk franchise of 1958 to 1962, has continuously played to evolve into today's Fort Wayne TinCaps.

The Keokuk Pirates made the playoffs all three seasons of play in the Central Association, losing in the first round in 1947 and 1949.

In 1948, Managed by Phil Seghi, Keokuk defeated the Hannibal Pilots 4–1 in the first round playoffs.

A year after having Roger Maris on the roster, the 1955 Keokuk Kernels finished with a record of 92–34 in the Three-I League.

Finishing 22 games ahead of runner up Waterloo White Hawks, Keokuk's .730 winning percentage was the highest in the last 50 years.

[11][10] The Keokuk minor league teams between 1929 and 1962 played home games at Joyce Park.

On September 9, 1931, the Indians played an exhibition game at Joyce Park against the St. Louis Cardinals squad, nicknamed the Gashouse Gang.

Magazines Grit (June 1, 1958) and Popular Science (August 1958)[14] had mentions of the microphone usage in Keokuk.

[17] The 1885 Keokuk Hawkeyes team of the Western League played home games at Sportsman's Park.

[23][2][24] Notable Keokuk franchise alumni included: Roger Maris, who hit 61 Home runs in 1961 and was 2-time AL Most Valuable Player; Baseball Hall of Fame member Bud Fowler, the earliest known African-American player in organized professional baseball; All-Star player and Hall of Fame announcer Tim McCarver; World Series hero Jesse Barnes; Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame inductee Ray Caldwell; All-Star Mudcat Grant; Five time MLB All-Star Gus Bell and future MLB Manager Russ Nixon.