Fargo–Moorhead Graingrowers
| Fargo–Moorhead Graingrowers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1902-1905) Class C (1906, 1908, 1914–1916) Class D (1917, 1922) |
| League | Northern League (1902–1905) Northern-Copper Country League (1908) Northern League (1914–1917) Dakota League (1922) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (2) |
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| Conference titles (1) | 1916 |
| Team data | |
| Name | Fargo (1902–1905) Fargo Trolley Dodgers (1906) Fargo Browns (1908) Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers (1914–1917) Fargo Athletics (1922) |
| Ballpark | Fargo field (1902–1906, 1908) Island Park (1914–1917, 1922) |
The Fargo–Moorhead Graingrowers were a minor league baseball team based in Fargo, North Dakota in partnership with neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. From 1914 to 1917, the "Graingrowers" played exclusively as members of the Class C level Northern League, winning league championships in 1915 and 1917 and a pennant in 1916.
The Graingrowers were managed to the 1915 Northern League championship and 1916 pennant by Bob Unglaub, who died in a railroad accident following the 1916 season. After his death, Unglaub was replaced as manager by Denny Sullivan, his former teammate with the Boston Red Sox. Sullivan led Fargo-Moorhead to the 1917 championship.
The Fargo team first began a tenure of Northern League playing from 1902 to 1906, before Fargo joined the 1908 Northern-Copper Country League for one season when the Northern League restructured. Following the Graingrowers, the Fargo Athletics played the 1922 season as members of the Class D level Dakota League.
The Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers hosted Northern League minor league home games at Island Park in Fargo beginning in 1914. Fargo hosted early Northern League games at the Fargo field.