Draft:List of Midwest League teams

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The Midwest League was formed in 1956, from the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League, which existed from 1947–1955. It primarily serves the Midwestern United States. It was a Class A level league from 1956–2020. In 2021, it became a High-A league as part of the Minor League restructuring by Major League Baseball. During the 2021 season, the league operated as the High-A Central before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022. Over the league's 70-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.

Teams

Key
Team name (#)
 A number following a team's name indicates multiple iterations of the team in chronological order.
Team First
season		 Last
season		 City Fate
Appleton Foxes (1) 1962 1962 Grand Chute, Wisconsin Renamed the Fox Cities Foxes
Appleton Foxes (2) 1967 1994 Grand Chute, Wisconsin Renamed the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Battle Creek Yankees 2003 2004 Battle Creek, Michigan Renamed the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays
Beloit Brewers 1982 1994 Beloit, Wisconsin Renamed the Beloit Snappers
Beloit Sky Carp 2022 – Beloit, Wisconsin Active
Beloit Snappers 1995 2021 Beloit, Wisconsin Renamed the Beloit Sky Carp
Bowling Green Hot Rods[a] 2010 2020 Bowling Green, Kentucky Transferred to the South Atlantic League
Burlington Astros 1991 1992 Burlington, Iowa Renamed the Burlington Bees
Burlington Bees (1) 1962 1981 Burlington, Iowa Renamed the Burlington Rangers
Burlington Bees (2)[a] 1993 2020 Burlington, Iowa Transferred to the Prospect League
Burlington Braves 1988 1990 Burlington, Iowa Renamed the Burlington Astros
Burlington Expos 1986 1987 Burlington, Iowa Renamed the Burlington Braves
Burlington Rangers 1982 1985 Burlington, Iowa Renamed the Burlington Expos
Cedar Rapids Astros 1973 1974 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Renamed the Cedar Rapids Giants
Cedar Rapids Cardinals 1965 1972 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Renamed the Cedar Rapids Astros
Cedar Rapids Giants 1975 1979 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Renamed the Cedar Rapids Reds
Cedar Rapids Kernels 1993 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa Active
Cedar Rapids Red Raiders 1962 1964 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Renamed the Cedar Rapids Cardinals
Cedar Rapids Reds 1980 1992 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Renamed the Cedar Rapids Kernels
Clinton C-Sox 1960 1965 Clinton, Iowa Renamed the Clinton Pilots
Clinton Dodgers 1977 1979 Clinton, Iowa Renamed the Clinton Giants
Clinton Giants 1980 1993 Clinton, Iowa Renamed the Clinton LumberKings
Clinton LumberKings[a] 1994 2020 Clinton, Iowa Transferred to the Prospect League
Clinton Pilots 1966 1976 Clinton, Iowa Renamed the Clinton Dodgers
Clinton Pirates 1956 1959 Clinton, Iowa Renamed the Clinton C-Sox
Danville Suns 1982 1982 Danville, Illinois Relocated to Peoria, Illinois as the Peoria Suns
Danville Warriors 1970 1976 Danville, Illinois Folded
Davenport Braves 1960 1960 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad Cities Braves
Dayton Dragons 2000 – Dayton, Ohio Active
Decatur Commodores 1956 1974 Decatur, Illinois Relocated to Wausau, Wisconsin as the Wausau Mets
Dubuque Packers (1) 1956 1967 Dubuque, Iowa Renamed the Dubuque Royals
Dubuque Packers (2) 1974 1976 Dubuque, Iowa Folded
Dubuque Royals 1968 1968 Dubuque, Iowa Folded
Fort Wayne TinCaps 2009 – Fort Wayne, Indiana Active
Fort Wayne Wizards 1993 2008 Fort Wayne, Indiana Renamed the Fort Wayne TinCaps
Fox Cities Foxes 1963 1966 Grand Chute, Wisconsin Renamed the Appleton Foxes
Great Lakes Loons 2007 – Midland, Michigan Active
Kane County Cougars[a] 1991 2020 Geneva, Illinois Transferred to the American Association of Professional Baseball
Kenosha Twins 1984 1992 Kenosha, Wisconsin Relocated to Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Wizards
Keokuk Cardinals 1958 1961 Keokuk, Iowa Renamed the Keokuk Dodgers
Keokuk Dodgers/Midwest Dodgers 1962 1962 Keokuk, Iowa/Dubuque, Iowa Relocated to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin as the Wisconsin Rapids Senators
Kokomo Dodgers 1956 1961 Kokomo, Indiana Folded
Lafayette Red Sox 1956 1957 Lafayette, Indiana Relocated to Waterloo, Iowa as the Waterloo Hawks
Lake County Captains 2010 – Eastlake, Ohio Active
Lansing Lugnuts 1996 – Lansing, Michigan Active
Madison Hatters 1994 1994 Madison, Wisconsin Relocated to Battle Creek, Michigan as the Michigan Battle Cats
Madison Muskies 1982 1993 Madison, Wisconsin Relocated to Comstock Park, Michigan as the West Michigan Whitecaps
Mattoon Athletics 1957 1957 Mattoon, Illinois Relocated to Keokuk, Iowa as the Keokuk Cardinals
Mattoon Phillies 1956 1956 Mattoon, Illinois Renamed the Mattoon Athletics
Michigan Battle Cats 1995 2002 Battle Creek, Michigan Renamed the Battle Creek Yankees
Michigan City White Caps 1956 1959 Michigan City, Indiana Folded
Paris Lakers 1956 1959 Paris, Illinois Folded
Peoria Chiefs 1984 – Peoria, Illinois Active
Peoria Suns 1983 1983 Peoria, Illinois Renamed the Peoria Chiefs
Quad Cities Angels 1962 1976 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad City Angels
Quad Cities Braves 1961 1961 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad Cities Angels
Quad Cities River Bandits 2008 - Davenport, Iowa Active
Quad City Angels (1) 1976 1978 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad City Cubs
Quad City Angels (2) 1985 1991 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad City River Bandits
Quad City Cubs 1979 1984 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad City Angels
Quad City River Bandits 1992 2003 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Swing of the Quad Cities
Quincy Cubs 1965 1973 Quincy, Illinois Relocated to Dubuque, Iowa as the Dubuque Packers
Quincy Gems 1964 1964 Quincy, Illinois Renamed the Quincy Cubs
Quincy Giants 1960 1961 Quincy, Illinois Renamed the Quincy Jets
Quincy Jets 1962 1963 Quincy, Illinois Renamed the Quincy Gems
Rockford Cubbies 1995 1998 Rockford, Illinois Renamed the Rockford Reds
Rockford Expos 1988 1992 Rockford, Illinois Renamed the Rockford Royals
Rockford Reds 1999 1999 Rockford, Illinois Relocated to Dayton, Ohio as the Dayton Dragons
Rockford Royals 1993 1994 Rockford, Illinois Renamed the Rockford Cubbies
South Bend Cubs 2015 – South Bend, Indiana Active
South Bend Silver Hawks 1994 2014 South Bend, Indiana Renamed the South Bend Cubs
South Bend White Sox 1988 1993 South Bend, Indiana Renamed the South Bend Silver Hawks
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 2005 2006 Battle Creek, Michigan Relocated to Midland, Michigan as the Great Lakes Loons
Springfield (IL) Cardinals 1982 1993 Springfield, Illinois Relocated to Madison, Wisconsin as the Madison Hatters
Springfield Sultans 1994 1995 Springfield, Illinois Relocated to Lansing, Michigan as the Lansing Lugnuts
Swing of the Quad Cities 2004 2007 Davenport, Iowa Renamed the Quad Cities River Bandits
Waterloo Diamonds 1989 1993 Waterloo, Iowa Relocated to Springfield, Illinois as the Springfield Sultans
Wausau Mets 1975 1978 Wausau, Wisconsin Renamed the Wausau Timbers
Waterloo Hawks 1958 1969 Waterloo, Iowa Renamed the Waterloo Royals
Waterloo Indians 1977 1988 Waterloo, Iowa Renamed the Waterloo Diamonds
Waterloo Royals 1970 1976 Waterloo, Iowa Renamed the Waterloo Indians
Wausau Timbers 1979 1990 Wausau, Wisconsin Relocated to Geneva, Illinois as the Kane County Cougars
West Michigan Whitecaps 1994 – Comstock Park, Michigan Active
Wisconsin Rapids Senators 1963 1963 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Renamed the Wisconsin Rapids Twins
Wisconsin Rapids Twins 1964 1983 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Relocated to Kenosha, Wisconsin as the Kenosha Twins
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1995 - Grand Chute, Wisconsin Active
  1. The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Burlington Bees (2), Clinton LumberKings, and Kane County Cougars all last played in the league during the 2019 season, since the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

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