Sioux City Corn Huskers
| Sioux City Corn Huskers | |
|---|---|
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (1888–1891) Class A (1894, 1900) Class D (1902) |
| League | Western Association (1888–1891) Western League (1894) Western League II (1900) Iowa-South Dakota League (1902) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (2) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | Sioux City Corn Huskers (1888–1891) Sioux City Cornhuskers (1894, 1900, 1902) |
| Ballpark | Evans Driving Park Baseball Grounds (1888–1891, 1894 ) Riverside Baseball Grounds (1900, 1902) |
The Sioux City Corn Huskers (and the interchangeable "Cornhuskers") were an early minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The Corn Huskers teams played as members of the Western Association (1888–1891) and Western League (1894), winning 1891 and 1894 league championships.
Following the 1891 regular season, the Sioux City Corn Huskers were victorious in both post-season series against the major league Chicago Orphans and St. Louis Browns teams, hosting both series at home.
The team became the St. Paul Saints in 1895 after Charles Comiskey purchased the franchise and moved the team to St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1900 Comiskey relocated the team from St. Paul to become the Chicago White Sox of the American League.
Following their Western League tenure, Sioux City Cornhusker teams played as a member of the 1900 Western League II and 1902 Iowa-South Dakota League, evolving to become the Sioux City Soos beginning in 1903.
The Sioux City Corn Husker teams hosted home minor league home games at the Evans Driving Park Baseball Grounds until 1900, when the team began play at the Riverside Baseball Grounds.