Missouri Valley League

The Missouri Valley League was an American minor league baseball league which operated from 1902 through 1904.

1902

New teams in Nevada, Missouri, Springfield, Missouri, Fort Scott, Kansas, Sedalia, Missouri, Joplin, Missouri, Coffeyville, Kansas, Jefferson City, Missouri, and Iola, Kansas formed and created the new league.

The Coffeyville team, with a 9-30 record, relocated to Chanute, Kansas, where they had a 32-51 record, on June 23.

Team Name	Record
Nevada Lunatics	86-38
Springfield Reds	83-40
Fort Scott Giants	80-44
Sedalia Gold Bugs	72-48
Joplin Miners	56-66
Coffeyville Indians/Chanute Oilers	41-81
Jefferson City Convicts	40-85
Iola Gasbags	34-90

1903

The teams in Chanute and Jefferson City folded. New teams in Leavenworth, Kansas and Pittsburg, Kansas formed and joined the league. The Nevada team, with a record of 21-39, relocated to Webb City, Missouri on July 13, where their record was 0-4. The teams from Leavenworth and Webb City folded mid-season on July 16.

Sedalia Gold Bugs	86-47
Springfield Midgets	82-48
Iola Gaslighters	79-52
Joplin Miners	69-62
Fort Scott Giants	71-64
Pittsburg Coal Diggers	39-95
Nevada Lunatics/Webb City Goldbugs	21-43
Leavenworth White Sox	15-50

1904

New teams in Leavenworth, Kansas and Topeka, Kansas, formed and joined the league.

Iola Gasbags	83-41
Springfield Midgets	77-46
Joplin Miners	77-49
Sedalia Gold Bugs	71-53
Pittsburg Coal Diggers	57-64
Leavenworth Orioles	48-74
Topeka Saints	45-78
Fort Scott Giants	36-89

The teams from Fort Scott and Pittsburg moved to the Missouri Valley League. The teams from Joplin, Leavenworth, Sedalia, Springfield, and Topeka all joined the Western Association. The team from Iola, and the league itself, folded.

References

Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6