Clinton Cubs

The Clinton Cubs were a Minor League Baseball club that played from 1947 to 1948 in the Central Association. A Chicago Cubs affiliate team, they were based in Clinton, Iowa and played its home games at Riverview Stadium.

The Clinton squad prevailed during their short stint in the league, winning both the pennant title and the championship series in both seasons. They were renamed as the Clinton Steers for the 1949 season.

Notable players

Nelson Burbrink (catcher/manager)
Lee Eilbracht (catcher/manager)
Cal Howe (pitcher)
Billy Klaus (third baseman/shortstop)

Sources

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America (Third edition). ISBN 978-1-93-239117-6
Baseball Reference – Central Association (C) Encyclopedia and History

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Sports teams based in Iowa

Baseball

IL: Iowa Cubs
ML: Cedar Rapids Kernels; Quad Cities River Bandits
AA: Sioux City Explorers
PL: Burlington Bees; Clinton LumberKings
NwL: Waterloo Bucks

NBAGL: Iowa Wolves

AFL: Iowa Rampage
IFL: Iowa Barnstormers
NAL: Sioux City Bandits

AHL: Iowa Wild
ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders
USHL: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders; Des Moines Buccaneers; Dubuque Fighting Saints; Sioux City Musketeers; Waterloo Black Hawks
NAHL: North Iowa Bulls
NA3HL: Mason City Toros

WFTDA: Cedar Rapids RollerGirls; Cedar Valley Derby Divas; Mid Iowa Rollers; Old Capitol City Roller Girls; Quad City Rollers; Sioux City Roller Dames; Team United Roller Derby
MRDA: Your Mom Men's Derby

USARNC: Palmer Rugby

USL2: Des Moines Menace
NPSL: Des Moines United FC; Siouxland United FC
MWPL: Cedar Rapids Inferno; Pearl City Soccer Club; Southeast Soccer Academy
WPSL: Quad Cities Rush; Sioux City Sol
M2: Iowa Demon Hawks; Iowa Raptors FC

College
athletics

NCAA Division I	Drake Bulldogs Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones Northern Iowa Panthers
NCAA Division II	Upper Iowa Peacocks

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