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The Ottumwa Packers were a minor league baseball team that played on-and-off from 1907 to 1928. They were based in Ottumwa, Iowa and played in the Iowa State League (1907), Central Association (1908–1910, 1913–1914, 1916) and Mississippi Valley League (1926–1928).〔(Ottumwa BR page )〕 ==History of the nickname== Ottumwa was host to multiple minor league teams using a few different names, with the first known squad appearing in 1890 and the last playing in 1928. The ''Packers'' nickname, which first appeared in 1907, was the most commonly used. It was initially used through the 1910 season, when the team changed its name to the ''Speedboys'' for 1911 and 1912. It resumed use of the Packers nickname in 1913, using it until the team moved to Rock Island, Illinois to become the Rock Island Islanders partway through the 1914 season. 1915 was the first season since 1900 that Ottumwa did not field a professional team and the first since 1912 that a team called the Packers did not play. However, in the middle of the 1916 season, the Burlington Pathfinders moved to Ottumwa, and the Packers name was once again put into use. The team did not last long, folding following the season. Minor league baseball returned to Ottumwa in 1922, with the Packers nickname returning in 1926. It was used through 1928, when the last professional team to date was fielded in the city.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ottumwa Packers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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