Midwest League - wikipedia Midwest League Midwest League Midwest League logo Sport Baseball Founded 1947 President Richard A. Nussbaum II No. of teams 16 Country United States Most recent champion ( s ) Quad Cities River Bandits ( 2017 ) Most titles Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Lansing Lugnuts ( 9 ) Classification Class A TV partner ( s ) Fox Sports Midwest Official website www.midwestleague.com The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league, established in 1954 and based in the Midwestern United States. It is a Class A league that plays a full season ; its players are typically players in their second or third year of professional play. The Midwest League began as the Illinois State League ( 1947 -- 1948 ), then became the Mississippi -- Ohio Valley League ( 1949 -- 1955 ). In 1956, the Mississippi -- Ohio Valley League was renamed the Midwest League. Today, the league has 16 teams in two divisions. The Lansing Lugnuts and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers franchises jointly have won the most league championships, with nine each. Contents 1 History 2 Current teams 2.1 Current team rosters 3 League champions 4 Teams since 1956 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The Midwest League directly evolved from two earlier leagues in the region. In 1947, the Class D Illinois State League ( ISL ) began operation with six Illinois teams -- the Belleville Stags, Centralia Cubs, Marion Indians, Mattoon Indians, Mount Vernon Braves and the West Frankfort Cardinals. In 1949, the ISL changed its name to the Mississippi -- Ohio Valley League after Marion moved their franchise to Kentucky and became the Paducah Chiefs. In 1954, the Mississippi - Ohio Valley League expanded, adding teams in Clinton and Dubuque, Iowa. The Mississippi - Ohio Valley League was then renamed Midwest League in 1956. The original teams in 1956, the first year of Midwest League play, were : Clinton Pirates, Decatur Commodores, Dubuque Packers, Kokomo Dodgers, Lafayette Red Sox, Mattoon Phillies, Michigan City White Caps and the Paris Lakers. Mattoon is the oldest franchise in the MWL, evolving into today 's Fort Wayne TinCaps, while Clinton is the oldest MWL locale. In 1960, the Davenport, Iowa based Quad City Braves joined the league as an expansion team. In 1962, Appleton, Burlington, and Cedar Rapids joined the Midwest League from the Illinois - Indiana - Iowa League which folded operations when those franchises switched leagues. All those franchised remain in the league today. In 1963, the Midwest League was designated as a Class A league, after the minor league classification structure was reorganized. The 1975 Waterloo Royals, led by future MLB All - Stars Willie Wilson and Dan Quisenberry, are ranked # 60 on MiLB. com 's Top 100 Teams. The Royals finished the season 93 -- 35. In 1976, the Midwest League contracted from ten teams to eight, as franchises in Danville and Dubuque were eliminated. In 1982, the league expanded from 8 to 12 teams, adding the Beloit Brewers, the Danville Suns, the Madison Muskies, and the Springfield Cardinals. The Peoria Suns relocated from Danville in 1983, and acquired their current name, Peoria Chiefs, the following year. In 1988, the league began splitting its season into two halves and expanded from 12 to 14 teams, with the addition of franchises in South Bend, Indiana, and Rockford, Illinois. During the 1990s several teams changed cities as Major League Baseball placed higher standards on minor league baseball facilities ; franchises in smaller cities were sold to new owners who moved those teams to new ballparks in larger cities. Kenosha, Madison, Rockford, Springfield, Waterloo, and Wausau lost teams during this decade while Battle Creek, Dayton, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids ( West Michigan ), Kane County, and Lansing gained teams. The 1978 Appleton Foxes are ranked # 93 on the Top - 100 All Time teams by MiLB.com. Led by future Cy Young Award winner LaMarr Hoyt, the team finished 97 - 40. Harry Chappas, Ross Baumgarten and Britt Burns were all called up to the parent Chicago White Sox at the conclusin of the MWL season. The 97 wins by the Foxes remains a Midwest League record. The Fort Wayne TinCaps are the oldest franchise in the league, having begun as the Mattoon Indians in 1947 and playing in Keokuk, Iowa ; Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin ; and Kenosha, Wisconsin, before moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1993. The Clinton LumberKings have been in one city longer than any Midwest League team, having called Clinton, Iowa, home since 1954. The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays moved to Midland, Michigan, and became the Great Lakes Loons prior to the 2007 season. On September 2, 2008, Minor League Baseball announced that two teams would transfer from the fellow Class A South Atlantic League to the Midwest League : the Lake County Captains ( an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians playing in Eastlake, Ohio ) and the Bowling Green Hot Rods ( an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays playing in Bowling Green, Kentucky ). Current teams Hot Rods Dragons TinCaps Loons Captains Lugnuts Cubs Whitecaps Snappers Bees Kernels Lumber Kings Cougars Chiefs RiverBandits Timber Rattlers Current team locations : Eastern Division Western Division Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity Eastern Bowling Green Hot Rods Tampa Bay Rays Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green Ballpark 4,559 Dayton Dragons Cincinnati Reds Dayton, Ohio Fifth Third Field 7,230 Fort Wayne TinCaps San Diego Padres Fort Wayne, Indiana Parkview Field 8,100 Great Lakes Loons Los Angeles Dodgers Midland, Michigan Dow Diamond 5,200 Lake County Captains Cleveland Indians Eastlake, Ohio Classic Park 7,273 Lansing Lugnuts Toronto Blue Jays Lansing, Michigan Cooley Law School Stadium 11,000 South Bend Cubs Chicago Cubs South Bend, Indiana Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium 5,000 West Michigan Whitecaps Detroit Tigers Comstock Park, Michigan Fifth Third Ballpark 9,281 Western Beloit Snappers Oakland Athletics Beloit, Wisconsin Harry C. Pohlman Field 3,501 Burlington Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Burlington, Iowa Community Field 3,200 Cedar Rapids Kernels Minnesota Twins Cedar Rapids, Iowa Veterans Memorial Stadium 5,300 Clinton LumberKings Seattle Mariners Clinton, Iowa Ashford University Field 5,000 Kane County Cougars Arizona Diamondbacks Geneva, Illinois Northwestern Medicine Field 10,923 Peoria Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals Peoria, Illinois Dozer Park 7,377 Quad Cities River Bandits Houston Astros Davenport, Iowa Modern Woodmen Park 7,140 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Milwaukee Brewers Appleton, Wisconsin Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium 5,170 Current team rosters Main article : Midwest League rosters League champions Main article : List of Midwest League champions Teams since 1956 Beloit Snappers ( 1995 -- present ) Beloit Brewers ( 1982 -- 94 ) Bowling Green Hot Rods ( 2010 -- present ) Burlington Bees ( 1962 -- 81, 1993 -- present ) Burlington Rangers ( 1982 -- 85 ) Burlington Expos ( 1986 -- 87 ) Burlington Braves ( 1988 -- 90 ) Burlington Astros ( 1991 -- 92 ) Cedar Rapids Kernels ( 1993 -- present ) Cedar Rapids Red Raiders ( 1962 -- 64 ) Cedar Rapids Cardinals ( 1965 -- 72 ) Cedar Rapids Astros ( 1973 -- 74 ) Cedar Rapids Giants ( 1975 -- 79 ) Cedar Rapids Reds ( 1980 -- 92 ) Clinton LumberKings ( 1994 -- present ) Clinton Pirates ( 1956 -- 59 ) Clinton C - Sox ( 1960 -- 65 ) Clinton Pilots ( 1966 -- 76 ) Clinton Dodgers ( 1977 -- 79 ) Clinton Giants ( 1980 -- 93 ) Danville Warriors ( 1970 -- 76 ) Dayton Dragons ( 2000 -- present ) Rockford Expos ( 1988 -- 92 ) Rockford Royals ( 1993 -- 94 ) Rockford Cubbies ( 1995 -- 98 ) Rockford Reds ( 1999 ) Decatur Commodores ( 1956 -- 74 ) Dubuque Packers ( 1956 -- 67, 1974 -- 76 ; second franchise relocated from Quincy, Illinois ) Dubuque Royals ( 1968 ) Fort Wayne TinCaps ( 2009 -- present ) Mattoon Phillies ( 1956 ) Mattoon Athletics ( 1957 ) Keokuk Cardinals ( 1958 -- 61 ) Keokuk Dodgers ( April -- August 1962 ) Midwest Dodgers ( August 1962 ), based in Dubuque, Iowa Wisconsin Rapids Senators ( 1963 ) Wisconsin Rapids Twins ( 1964 -- 83 ) Kenosha Twins ( 1984 -- 92 ) Fort Wayne Wizards ( 1993 -- 2008 ) Great Lakes Loons ( 2007 -- present ), based in Midland, Michigan Springfield ( IL ) Cardinals ( 1982 -- 93 ) Madison Hatters ( 1994 ) Michigan Battle Cats ( 1995 -- 2002 ) Battle Creek Yankees ( 2003 -- 04 ) Southwest Michigan Devil Rays ( 2005 -- 06 ), based in Battle Creek, Michigan Kane County Cougars ( 1991 -- present ), based in Geneva, Illinois Decatur Commodores ( 1956 -- 74 ) Wausau Mets ( 1975 -- 78 ) Wausau Timbers ( 1979 -- 90 ) Kokomo Dodgers ( 1956 -- 61 ) Lake County Captains ( 2010 -- present ) Lansing Lugnuts ( 1996 -- present ) Lafayette Red Sox ( 1956 -- 57 ) Waterloo Hawks ( 1958 -- 69 ) Waterloo Royals ( 1970 -- 76 ) Waterloo Indians ( 1977 -- 88 ) Waterloo Diamonds ( 1989 -- 93 ) Springfield Sultans ( 1994 -- 95 ) Michigan City White Caps ( 1956 -- 59 ) Paris Lakers ( 1956 -- 59 ) Peoria Chiefs ( 1984 -- present ) Danville Suns ( 1982 ) Peoria Suns ( 1983 ) Quad Cities River Bandits ( 2008 -- present ), based in Davenport, Iowa Davenport Braves ( 1960 ) Quad Cities Braves ( 1961 ) Quad Cities Angels ( 1962 -- 76 ) Quad City Angels ( 1976 -- 78, 1985 -- 91 ) Quad City Cubs ( 1979 -- 84 ) Quad City River Bandits ( 1992 -- 2003 ) Swing of the Quad Cities ( 2004 -- 07 ) Quincy Cubs ( 1965 -- 73 ) ; franchise moved to Dubuque, Iowa, after the 1973 season Quincy Giants ( 1960 -- 61 ) Quincy Jets ( 1962 -- 63 ) Quincy Gems ( 1964 ) South Bend Cubs ( 2015 -- present ) South Bend White Sox ( 1988 -- 93 ) South Bend Silver Hawks ( 1994 -- 2014 ) West Michigan Whitecaps ( 1994 -- present ) Madison Muskies ( 1982 -- 93 ) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ( 1995 -- present ), based in Grand Chute, Wisconsin Appleton Foxes ( 1962, 1967 -- 94 ) Fox Cities Foxes ( 1963 -- 66 ) See also Baseball awards # U.S. minor leagues References Jump up ^ `` Personnel and Staff ''. Midwest League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 27, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=MSOH&class =D Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=MIDW&class=A Jump up ^ `` Minor League Baseball -- The Midwest League '' Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=0c107f1f Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=MIDW&class=A Jump up ^ http://sabr.org/research/truth-minor-league-class-structure-case-reclassification-minors Jump up ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=60 Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=MIDW&class=A Jump up ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=93 Jump up ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=93 Jump up ^ http://lexington.legends.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080902&content_id=453433&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp Jump up ^ 2011 Midwest League Media Guide External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Midwest League. Official Midwest League website A Fan 's Guide to the Midwest League Midwest League Eastern Division Bowling Green Hot Rods Dayton Dragons Fort Wayne TinCaps Great Lakes Loons Lake County Captains Lansing Lugnuts South Bend Cubs West Michigan Whitecaps Western Division Beloit Snappers Burlington Bees Cedar Rapids Kernels Clinton LumberKings Kane County Cougars Peoria Chiefs Quad Cities River Bandits Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Defunct teams Battle Creek Yankees Danville Dodgers Danville Warriors Decatur Commodores Dubuque Packers Kenosha Twins Keokuk Cardinals Keokuk Dodgers Kokomo Dodgers Madison Muskies Madison Hatters Michigan Battle Cats Michigan City White Caps Midwest Dodgers Paris Lakers Quincy Cubs Quincy Gems Rockford Cubbies Rockford Expos Rockford Reds Rockford Royals Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Springfield Cardinals Waterloo Diamonds Waterloo Hawks Waterloo Indians Wausau Mets Wausau Timbers Wisconsin Rapids Twins Champions Rosters Professional baseball leagues Americas Major Major League Baseball American League National League Minor Triple - A International League Pacific Coast League Mexican League Double - A Eastern League Southern League Texas League Class A Advanced California League Carolina League Florida State League Class A Midwest League South Atlantic League Class A Short Season New York -- Penn League Northwest League Rookie Advanced Appalachian League Pioneer League Rookie Arizona League Dominican Summer League Gulf Coast League Independent American Association Atlantic League Can - Am League Empire League Frontier League Pacific Association Pecos League United Shore League Off - season MLB - affiliated Arizona Fall League Dominican Professional Baseball League Liga Paralela Mexican Pacific League Puerto Rico Baseball League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Independent Colombian Professional Baseball League Desert League Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League Panamanian Professional Baseball League Veracruz Winter League Defunct Major Leagues All - American Girls Professional Baseball League American Association Continental League Cuban League Federal League National Association Negro league baseball Players ' League Union Association United States Baseball League Defunct minor leagues Asia China Major China Baseball League Japan Major Nippon Professional Baseball Central League Pacific League Minor Eastern League Western League Off - season Miyazaki Phoenix League Independent Baseball Challenge League Shikoku Island League Plus Women 's Japan Women 's Baseball League South Korea Major KBO League Minor KBO Futures League Taiwan Major : Chinese Professional Baseball League Minor : Popcorn League Europe Euro Euro League Baseball Italy Major Italian Baseball League 1D Minor Italian Baseball League 2D Netherlands Major Honkbal Hoofdklasse Minor Honkbal Overgangsklasse Rookie Honkbal Rookie League Oceania Australia MLB - affiliated : Australian Baseball League Inter-league and Professional National Team Championships Asia Series Caribbean Series Triple - A National Championship Game World Baseball Classic Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midwest_League&oldid=801013724 '' Categories : Minor baseball leagues in the United States Midwest League Midwest League ballparks Illinois State League Mississippi - Ohio Valley League Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français 한국어 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 04 : 06. 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Question: in 1995 this city in the mid-west was home to two teams
Answer: Illinois