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Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)

The Northern League was a name used by several minor league baseball organizations that operated off and on between 1902 and 1971 in the upper midwestern United States and Manitoba, Canada. The name was later used by the independent Northern League from 1993 to 2010.

This article is about the minor league which operated between 1902 and 1971. For the independent league, which operated between 1993 and 2010, see Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010).

Sport

Baseball

1902

United States
Canada

North America

10 Duluth/Duluth-Superior

Northern-Copper Country League

Minnesota–Wisconsin League

Third Northern League: 1913–1917

Fourth Northern League: 1933–1971 (suspended operations 1943–1945 due to World War II)

The Northern League name represented four leagues in this time frame:

: Cavalier 1902 ** Disbanded on July 21, 1902.

Cavalier, ND

: Crookston Crooks 1902–1905

Crookston, MN

: Devil's Lake 1902 ** Disbanded on July 21, 1902.

Devils Lake, ND

: Duluth White Sox 1903–1905

Duluth, MN

: Fargo 1902–1905

Fargo, ND

: Grand Forks Forkers 1902–1905

Grand Forks, ND

& Brainerd, MN: St. Cloud-Brainerd 1905 ** Moved to Superior on June 25, 1905.

St. Cloud, MN

: Superior Longshoremen 1903–1905 ** The first Longshoremen team disbanded August 8, 1903. The third Longshoremen was the relocated St. Cloud-Brainerd franchise, which moved on June 25, 1905.

Superior, WI

: Winnipeg Maroons 1902–1905

Winnipeg, MB

Ballparkwatch Northern League history

An Informal History of the Northern League by Herman D. White