Independent Baseball Trivia At the beginning of the 2017 American Association spring training, which team replaced what was supposed to be the 2017 Laredo Lemurs? Answer: The Salina Stockade, operated by the Pecos League as a road/travel team for the entire 100 game season.  This video goes more into detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-N-yP1y9eI https://www.kcur.org/talk-show/2017-09-06/kansas-salina-stockade-is-the-worst-team-in-professional-baseball-but-its-not-all-bad https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/8/22/16181280/salina-stockade-independent-league-baseball-worst-team-jd-drodd ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Who won the 2013 Freedom Pro Baseball League’s Triple Crown, the final season for that league? Answer: Matt Chavez Federals prospect wins Freedom League’s Triple Crown, gets signed by San Francisco Archive/Wayback link here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140628002401/http://freedomprofessionalbaseballleague.com/federals-prospect-wins-freedom-leagues-triple-crown-gets-signed-by-san-francisco/ Interview video found about his career here: Thanks to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 The post Triple Crown Winner In Freedom League’s Final Season first appeared on Independent P ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Which Canadian-based teams won at least one independent league championship since the 1993 inception of the independent leagues? Answer:  Winnipeg Goldeyes, Regina Cyclones, London Werewolves, Calgary Outlaws (declared 2003 CBL champions), Quebec Capitales, Calgary Vipers, Edmonton Capitals, Trois-Rivieres Aigles (Three Rivers Eagles), and the Ottawa Champions Champions   Thanks to: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve The post Canadian Teams Which Won Independent League Championships first appeared on Independent Prof ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia The Southeastern League played in 2002 and 2003. Which teams only played in one of the two seasons? Answer: 2002 season only teams:  Americus Arrows and Ozark Patriots 2003 season only teams:  Houma Hawks and Macon Peaches 2002:  https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=c1c74bf4 2003:  https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=ba061499   Thanks to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 The post Teams Which Changed During History Of Southeastern League first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Triv ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Which independent teams were the first to play in Texas since the 1993 inception of independent pro baseball? Answer: 6 of the 8 Texas-Louisiana League teams played in 1994. They included the:  Amarillo Dillas, Beaumont Bullfrogs, Corpus Christi Barracudas, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, San Antonio Tejanos, and the Tyler Wildcatters https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=fba84708 Thanks to: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l The post First Independent Teams In Texas first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Origi ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia 1993 was the Frontier League’s season, and two teams folded mid-season that year. Of those two teams, which played the fewest number of games? Answer: The West Virginia Coal Sox played 10 games (3-7 record).  The Tri-State Tomahawks played 11 games (5-6 record).  https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=19290e94 https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/West_Virginia_Coal_Sox Thanks to: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1   The post First Season Frontier League Team With Least Games Played first appeared on Independent Professional ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Going back to the league’s first season in 1998, which Atlantic League teams only played one season in league history? Answer: Newburgh Black Diamonds (1998), Aberdeen Arsenal (2000), and Wild Health Genomes (2022) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball Thanks: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N The post Atlantic League Teams Which Lasted Only One Season first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Atlantic League Teams Which Lasted Only One Season ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia In the pandemic 2020 season, one of the upstart independent pro leagues was the Liberation League, based in Indiana.  Who was the league’s home run leader? Answer: Jonathan Bigley had 5 home runs in 44 games between playing for the Indy Windstorm and the California Dogecoin. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=a2ad6da7 Thanks to: z. y, x, w, v, u, t, s, r, q, p, o, n The post Home Run Leader For Liberation League first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Home Run Leader For Liber ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Which independent league team manager is the son of a former host of the Hollywood Squares game show? Answer: Pete LaCock, who managed the 2012 Montezuma Federals of the Freedom Pro Baseball League. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pete_LaCock Thanks to: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l The post Manager Who Is The Son Of A Hollywood Squares Game Show Host first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Manager Who Is The Son Of A Hollywood Squares Game Show Host ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia What were the four teams in the lone season (2014) of the Independent Baseball League? Answer: Shovel City Crawlers, Adrian Pioneers, Tiffin Saints and the Ohio Travelers https://www.lenconnect.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/05/14/pro-baseball-team-to-play/37350316007/ Shovel City Crawlers Fold, First-Year IBL Limps to Finish, Former Pioneers GM Sounds Off Thanks to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11, 12 The post Four Teams In The 2014 Independent Baseball League first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Four Teams In ..read more