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and catcher Russ Nixon led the league in batting

which expanded from 2

Detroit Tigers affiliates in 1937 and 1938

winning the Triple Crown in 1967

a ballpark built on the grounds of the Continental Oil and Transportation Company and named after it

Davenport River Rats Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Iowa henderson oilers and catcher Russ Nixon ledThe Davenport River Rats, based in Davenport, Iowa, were charter members of the Illinois Indiana Iowa League in 1901, one of eight founding clubs in a circuit that would become one of the longest running minor leagues in the country. The nickname fit the geography: Davenport sits on the west bank of the Mississippi River directly across from Rock Island, Illinois, and the city's amateur teams had carried river themed names for years before organized