Quincy Gems (baseball)

	Quincy Gems; 1884–1973; (57 Seasons); Quincy, Illinois
Class-level
Previous	Single-A, Class D, Class B
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	Midwest League (1960–1973); Three-I League (1911-1932, 1946-1956); Central Association (1908-1910); Iowa State League (1907); Western Association (1884);
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago Cubs (1965-1973); New York Mets (1962-63); San Francisco Giants (1956-60); New York Yankees (1946-1956);
Minor league titles
League titles	6 1913, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1970
Team data
Nickname	Quincy Gems (1907-1908; 1913-1917; 1946-1956; 1964); Quincy Cubs (1965-1973); Quincy Jets (1962-1964); Quincy Giants (1960-1961); Quincy Indians (1928-1933); Quincy Red Birds (1925-1927); Quincy Old Soldiers (1912); Quincy Infants (1911); Quincy Vets (1909-1910); Quincy Giants (1898-1899); Quincy Little Giants (1897); Quincy Blue Birds (1896); Quincy Ravens (1890-1895); Quincy Black Birds (1889); Quincy Quincys (1883-1884);
Ballpark	Q Stadium (1946–1973); Eagle Stadium

The Quincy Gems were a minor league baseball team that existed periodically for 57 seasons between 1883 and 1973. The franchise was based in Quincy, Illinois. The minor league franchise moved to Dubuque, Iowa for the 1974 season, playing as the Dubuque Packers in the Midwest League for two seasons, before the franchise was folded and was not replaced. Today, there is a collegiate summerProspect League team called the Gems, playing at a renovated Q Stadium, now owned by Quincy University.^[3]^[4] Baseball Hall of Fame members Bruce Sutter and Whitey Herzog played for the minor league Quincy franchise.

Team history

After beginning play in 1883, the team was first called the "Gems" in 1907 and had various other nicknames (Ravens, Vets, Giants, Cubs, Jets, Indians), some the same as their major league affiliate. The franchise played in the Western Association (1894-1899), Iowa State League (1907), Central Association (1908-1910), Three-I League (1911-1932, 1946-1956), and the Midwest League (1960-73).^[2] They were affiliated with the New York Yankees (1946-1956), the San Francisco Giants (1956-60), New York Mets (1962-63) and the Chicago Cubs (1965-1973).

Their home ballpark was Q Stadium, beginning in 1946. Previous to that the team played at Eagles Stadium.^[5] Q Stadium was built in 1939 and is still an active baseball stadium, located at 1800 Sycamore Street, Quincy, IL 62301. ^[6] The 1964 Gems had no major league affiliation, and were the last minor league team in the United States to operate independently until the 1973 Portland Mavericks.

Hall of Fame Pitcher Bruce Sutter, 1988

Hal Trosky Goudey card

Notable Quincy Players

Hank Bauer (1946) 6 x MLB AS; 8 x WS Champion; 3 x MLB MGR
Lew Burdette (1948) 2× MLB AS; 1957 World Series MVP; 1959 NL wins leader; 1956 NL ERA leader
Whitey Herzog (1952) MLB MGR: 1982 WS Champion - St. Louis Cardinals; 1985 NL Manager of the Year; Baseball Hall of Fame (2010)
Walter Holke (1929)
Baby Doll Jacobson (1929) .311 lifetime BA
Tony Kubek (1955) 4 x MLB AS; 3 x WS Champion; 1957 AL Rookie of the Year; Ford C. Frick Award Baseball Hall of Fame (2009)
Pete LaCock (1970)
Dennis Lamp (1973)
Hal Lanier (1961) MLB MGR: 1986 NL Manager of the Year
Joe Niekro (1966) MLB AS; 1979 NL Wins Leader
Bill North (1970) 1974, 1975 AL Stolen Base Leader; 2 x WS Champion
Paul Reuschel (1969)
Bruce Sutter (1973) 6 x MLB AS; 5 x NL Saves Leader; 1979 NL Cy Young Award; Baseball Hall of Fame (2006)
Lee Thomas (1955) 2 x MLB AS; Baseball Executive
Marv Throneberry (1953) "Marvelous Marv" Expansion New York Mets
Hal Trosky (1932) 1936 AL RBI Leader

Tony Kubek, 1961

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Baby Doll Jacobson 1919

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1907	61-66	6th	Harry Hofer	none
1908	73-55	3rd	Harry Hofer	none

1913	79-60	1st	Thomas Hackett / Nick Kahl	League Champs
1914	61-71	6th	Nick Kahl	none
1915	65-56	4th	John Castle
1916	57-77	7th	John Castle	none
1917	27-38	5th	Ted Waring	Season shortened to July 8

1946	37-82	8th	Edward Marleau / Cedric Durst
1947	50-75	7th	Gordie Hinkle
1948	81-45	1st	James Adlam	Lost in 1st round
1949	59-67	5th	James Adlam
1950	64-60	4th	James Adlam	Lost in 1st round
1951	65-65	3rd	Dutch Zwilling	League Champs
1952	54-72	7th	Paul Chervinko
1953	70-58	2nd	Vern Hoscheit	League Champs
1954	71-64	4th	Vern Hoscheit	League Champs
1955	52-74	7th	Vern Hoscheit
1956	56-64	5th	Vern Hoscheit

1964	42-78	10th	Jim Finigan / Les Peden

References

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[1] ttp://mwlguide.com/years/1970/

[baseball-reference1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Quincy&state=IL&country=US&empty=0

[3] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=9fa63743

[4] ttp://www.prospectleague.com/view/prospectleague/prospect-league-college-wood-bat-summer-baseball-home

[5] Baseball Reference Bullpen

[6] ttp://www.prospectleague.com/view/prospectleague/prospect-league-stadiums

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Quincy Gems 1884–1973 (57 Seasons) Quincy, Illinois
Previous	Single-A, Class D, Class B
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	Midwest League (1960–1973) Three-I League (1911-1932, 1946-1956) Central Association (1908-1910) Iowa State League (1907) Western Association (1884)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago Cubs (1965-1973) New York Mets (1962-63) San Francisco Giants (1956-60) New York Yankees (1946-1956)
Minor league titles
League titles	6 1913, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1970^[1]
Team data
Nickname	Quincy Gems (1907-1908; 1913-1917; 1946-1956; 1964) Quincy Cubs (1965-1973) Quincy Jets (1962-1964) Quincy Giants (1960-1961) Quincy Indians (1928-1933) Quincy Red Birds (1925-1927) Quincy Old Soldiers (1912) Quincy Infants (1911) Quincy Vets (1909-1910) Quincy Giants (1898-1899) Quincy Little Giants (1897) Quincy Blue Birds (1896) Quincy Ravens (1890-1895) Quincy Black Birds (1889) Quincy Quincys (1883-1884)
Ballpark	Q Stadium (1946–1973); Eagle Stadium^[2]