Moline Plowboys

[2] Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Warren Giles was President of the Plowboys franchise from 1919 to 1922.

The Davenport team was the foundation of today's Quad City River Bandits, the surviving franchise of the three.

In 1892, the Rock Island-Moline Twins played in the final season of the Illinois-Iowa League.

[9][10] Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Warren Giles was team President of the Plowboys from 1919 to 1922.

The franchise reemerged as the Moline A's in 1947–1948, playing in the Central Association as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics.

[citation needed][6][1] The 1892 and 1894 Rock Island-Moline teams played at Twin City Park.

The Chicago Cubs played an exhibition at Browning Field against their affiliate Plowboys on April 14, 1938.