Independent Baseball Trivia Independent professional baseball, as we know it today, started in 1993 with the Northern League and Frontier League. On which days did those two leagues have their first regular season games? Answer: Northern League:  June 15, 1993 Frontier League:  June 30, 1993 https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-NORL/y-1993 https://www.frontierleague.com/information/History Fans: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 The post Dates Of First Independent Baseball Leagues In 1993 first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Dates ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Which team won the only Thoroughbred League championship (2017)? Answer: The Mustangs Resources: Champions Thoroughbred League Playoffs? What Happened The Rest of the Season? Brotherly Baseball – The Fabry’s Video below is from the 2017 All-Star game, confirming the league’s play despite limited publicity: Fans: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p The post Only Thoroughbred League Champions first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Only Thoroughbred League Champions ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia For which Freedom League team did former MLB player, Julio Lugo, play in the 2013 season? Answer: The Peoria Explorers. Video here (go to the 0 minute, 36-second mark to see the clip): Julio Lugo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Lugo Thanks to fans: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 The post Freedom League Team For Which Former MLB Player Julio Lugo Played first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Freedom League Team For Which Former MLB Player Julio Lugo Played ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Which player hit 197 home runs during his time in the independent leagues? Answer: John O’Brien. He played in the independent leagues from 1994 to 2001 in the Texas-Louisiana League with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and the Alexandria Aces. Credit to Brent Horton for this piece of independent pro baseball trivia.   https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/John_O%27Brien_(minors14) https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=obrien003joh  Thanks to fans: Nick, Nick, Adan, Shaun, Lynn, Jim, Cody, Arlen, Heather, Devin, Jack, Maureen, Dou ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia What was the name of the mascot (Zooperstar) which did a dance-off between innings with one of the 2007 Frontier League All-Stars? Answer: Shark McGwire Video here: Thanks to fans: David, Viktor, Marlene, Jim, Tanis, Gary, Chip, Melinda The post Name Of Zooperstar Mascot At 2007 Frontier League All-Star Game first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Name Of Zooperstar Mascot At 2007 Frontier League All-Star Game ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Question Since 1993, how many independent professional baseball teams have had the word “Thunder” as part of the team’s name? Answer: Nine.  Current teams (2) = Plattsburgh Thunderbirds (Empire League) and the Windy City Thunderbolts (Frontier League).  Former teams (7) = Amarillo Thunderheads Coastal Bend Thunder McAllen Thunder McKinney Blue Thunder Tarrant County Blue Thunder Texas Thunder Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks Resource: Former Teams Thanks to fans of this site: Ben, Chad, Lynn, Todd, Nick, Joel, Devin, Miranda, Brooks, Michael, Jim The post Inde ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Question Who was the manager of the 2012 Sonoma County Grapes road/travel team which played in the North American League?   Answer: Joe Morello.  Confirmation here: https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-sg14619/y-2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoma_County_Grapes Thanks to fans of the site: Nick, Adan, Ben, Todd, Michael, IC, Randy, Whitney, Hayden, Cody, Sammy, The post Manager Of The Sonoma County Grapes first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History. Original article: Manager Of The Sonoma County Grapes ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Question Going back to the 1993 season when the Frontier League started, how many of the league’s seasons had a team named the “Greys”? Answer: 8 of the seasons, including the 2022 season.  Here are the years and which teams: 1993 Zanesville Greys 1994 Zanesville Greys 1995 Zanesville Greys 1996 Zanesville Greys 1997 x 1998 x 1999 x 2000 x 2001 x 2002 x 2003 x 2004 x 2005 x 2006 x 2007 x 2008 x 2009 x 2010 x 2011 x 2012 x 2013 Frontier Greys 2014 Frontier Greys 2015 Frontier Greys 2016 x 2017 x 2018 x 2019 x 2020 x 2021 x 2022 Empire State Greys   Thank ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Question Which players on the Beaumont Bullfrogs (1994 Texas-Louisiana League) had Major League Baseball playing experience at some point in their careers?   Answer: Doug Piatt, Charlie Kerfeld, Eric Hetzel and Mark Bailey.  Kerfeld also served as the team’s manager. https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-bb10381/y-1994   Thanks to friends of this website Zanesville Ben Grayson Dina Crowell Arlen Michael Tony   The post Four Players On Beaumont Bullfrogs With MLB Experience first appeared on Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and ..read more

Independent Baseball Trivia Question The Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League lasted only a few games when the league started in 2015.  Of the six teams in the league, which team name was the only one which existed prior to the MRPBL starting? Answer: The Grays Harbor Gulls played in the Western Baseball League from 1995-1997, with the 1998 season being mainly played as a road/travel team called the Western Warriors. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mount_Rainier_Professional_Baseball_League https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Grays_Harbor_Gulls https://www.statscre ..read more