Nebraska State League / Western League history
| Class D | 1910-1915, 1922-1923, 1928-1941, 1956-1959 |
There have been several Western Leagues throughout baseball history, including the Western League that eventually became the American League and the more famous Western League that operated between 1902 and 1958 (with an eight-year break from 1938-1946) as a Class A league in the west and southwest. The Nebraska State League operated from 1910-1915, 1922-1923, and 1928-1938, changing its name to the Western League in 1939 and operating for three seasons under that name.
Teams (in alphabetical order)
Beatrice Blues, 1922-1923, 1928, 1932-1938
Beatrice Milkskimmers, 1913-1915
Cheyenne Indians, 1941
Columbus Discoverers, 1910-1912
Columbus Pawnees, 1914-1915
Denver Bears, 1941
Fairbury Jeffersons, 1922-1923, 1928-1930
Fairbury Jeffs, 1936-1937
Fairbury Shaners, 1915
Fremont Pathfinders, 1910-1913
Grand Island A’s, 1956-1959
Grand Island Cardinals, 1938
Grand Island Champions, 1915, 1922-1923
Grand Island Champs, 1928
Grand Island Collegians, 1910-1913
Grand Island Islanders, 1914, 1929-1932
Grand Island Red Birds, 1937
Hastings Brickmakers, 1910
Hastings Cubs, 1922-1923
Hastings Giants, 1956-1959
Hastings Third Citys, 1911-1913
Hastings Reds, 1914-1915
Holdrege White Sox, 1956-1959
Kearney Buffaloes, 1911, 1915
Kearney Kapitalists, 1910, 1912-1914
Kearney Yankees, 1956-1959
Lexington Red Sox, 1956-1958
Lincoln Links, 1922-1923, 1928-1935, 1938-1939
Lincoln Red Links, 1936
McCook Braves, 1956-1959
McCook Generals, 1928-1932
Mitchell Kernels, 1936-1937, 1939, 1940
Norfolk Drummers, 1915
Norfolk Elkhorns, 1922-1923, 1928-1939
Norfolk Yankees, 1940-1941
North Platte Buffaloes, 1928-1932
North Platte Indians, 1956-1959
Norton Jayhawks, 1929-1930
Norwalk Drummers, 1914
Pueblo Rollers, 1941
Red Cloud, 1910
Seward Statesmen, 1910-1913
Sioux City Cowboys, 1938-1939
Sioux City Soos, 1940, 1941
Sioux Falls Canaries, 1933-1941
Superior Brickmakers, 1910-1913
Superior Senators, 1956-1958
Worthington Cardinals, 1939-1940
York Dukes, 1928-1931
York Prohibitionists, 1911-1915