La Crosse Blackhawks

Minor league baseball team

1905–1942
(1905-1913, 1917, 1926, 1940-1942)
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Minor league affiliationsPrevious classes

Class D (1917, 1926, 1940–1942)
Class C (1913)
Class D (1912)
Class C (1911)
Class D (1905–1910)

Previous leagues

Wisconsin State League (1940–1942)
Wisconsin-Illinois League (1926)
Central Association (1917)
Northern League (1913)
Minnesota-Wisconsin League (1909–1912)
Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908)
Wisconsin State League (1905–1907)

Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsSt. Louis Cardinals (1942)Minor league titlesLeague titles 1940Team data

Previous names

La Crosse Blackhawks (1940–1942)
La Crosse Boosters (1926)
La Crosse Infants (1917)
St. Paul Colts/La Crosse Colts (1913)
La Crosse Outcats (1909–1912)
La Crosse Pinks (1908)
La Crosse Badgers (1907)
La Crosse Pinks (1905–1906)

The La Crosse Blackhawks was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse teams played under various names between 1905 and 1942. The La Crosse teams played as members of the Wisconsin State League (1940–1942), Wisconsin-Illinois League (1926), Central Association (1917), Northern League (1913), Minnesota-Wisconsin League (1909–1912), Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908) and Wisconsin State League (1905–1907).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The La Crosse Blackhawks were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942.

Major League Baseball players Jeff Pfeffer, Bill Schardt, Doc Watson and Jack Zalusky played for La Crosse teams.^[1]^[2]^[3]