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List of Professional baseball teams based in Davenport, Iowa

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The following is a list of professional baseball teams based in Davenport, Iowa. The list includes the league(s) of which the Davenport-based teams were members and the number of championships won.

Professional (Minor League Baseball)

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Team League Class Affiliate First Season Last Season History
Davenport Brown Stockings Northwestern League Independent No affiliate 1879 1879 League was unclassified
Davenport Onion Weeders Western Association Class A No affiliate 1888 1888 Won league championship
Davenport Hawkeyes Central Interstate League Independent No affiliate 1888 1889 League was unclassified
Davenport Pilgrims Western League Independent No affiliate 1891 1891 League was unclassified
Davenport River Rats Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1901 1904 Charter members of "Three-I" league.
Davenport Riversides Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1905 1905 Classified league
Davenport Knickerbockers Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1906 1906 Classified league
Davenport Prodigals Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1909 1912 Classified league
Davenport Blue Sox Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1913 1916 1914 league champions
Davenport Blue Sox Mississippi Valley League Class D No affiliate 1929 1933 1933 league champions
Davenport Blue Sox Western League Class A Brooklyn Dodgers (1936) 1934 1937 1936 league champions
Davenport Cubs Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B Chicago Cubs 1946 1947 1946 pennant
Davenport Pirates Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B Pittsburgh Pirates 1948 1949 1949 league champions
Davenport Quads Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B No affiliate 1950 1950 Unaffiliated team
Davenport Tigers Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B Detroit Tigers 1951 1952 Continued league play
Davenport DavSox Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Class B Chicago White Sox 1957 1958 Concluded "Three-I" league play
Davenport Braves Midwest League Class D Milwaukee Braves 1960 1961 Began Midwest League play
Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Class A California Angels 1962 1978 1968, 1971 league champions
Quad Cities Cubs Midwest League Class A Chicago Cubs 1979 1984 1979 league champions
Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Class A California Angels 1985 1991 1990 league champions
Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Class A California Angels (1992)
Houston Astros (1993-1998)
Minnesota Twins (1999-2004)
1992 2004 No league championships
Swing of the Quad Cities Midwest League Class A St. Louis Cardinals 2005 2007 No league championships
Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Class A St. Louis Cardinals (2008-2012)
Houston Astros (2013-2020)
Kansas City Royals (2021-2024)
2008 2024 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021 league championships