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

Sports teams based in Iowa

Baseball	PCL Iowa Cubs MwL Burlington Bees Cedar Rapids Kernels Clinton LumberKings Quad Cities River Bandits AA Sioux City Explorers NwL Waterloo Bucks

Basketball	D-League Iowa Energy

Football	IFL Cedar Rapids Titans Iowa Barnstormers CIF Sioux City Bandits IWFL Iowa Crush

Hockey	AHL Iowa Wild USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Des Moines Buccaneers Dubuque Fighting Saints Sioux City Musketeers Waterloo Black Hawks NA3HL North Iowa Bulls

Roller derby	WFTDA Cedar Rapids RollerGirls Cedar Valley Derby Divas Des Moines Derby Dames Mid Iowa Rollers Old Capitol City Roller Girls Quad City Rollers Sioux City Roller Dames MRDA Your Mom Men's Derby

Soccer	PDL Des Moines Menace

Indoor soccer	MASL Cedar Rapids Rampage

NCAA Division I	Drake Iowa Iowa State Northern Iowa

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