Western League (1939–1941)

The Western League of 1939–1941 was a low-level American circuit in Minor League Baseball. The Class D level league was born when the Nebraska State League changed its identity after the season. It is not related to the Class A level Western League of 1900–1937 and 1947–1958, a higher-level league that suspended operations during the latter years of the Great Depression through World War II.

The 1939–1941 Western League included teams based in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota and Wyoming. After the United States entered the war, the league did not return for and was succeeded by its revived Class A namesake in . The Nebraska State League was revived as a Class D circuit from 1956 to 1959.

Member clubs

• Cheyenne, Wyoming: Cheyenne Indians 1941
• Denver, Colorado: Denver Bears 1941
• Lincoln, Nebraska: Lincoln Links 1939
• Mitchell, South Dakota: Mitchell Kernels 1939–1940
• Norfolk, Nebraska: Norfolk Elks 1939; Norfolk Yankees 1940–1941
• Pueblo, Colorado: Pueblo Rollers 1941
• Sioux City, Iowa: Sioux City Soos 1939-1940; Sioux City Cowboys 1941
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Sioux Falls Canaries 1939–1941
• Worthington, Minnesota: Worthington Cardinals 1939–1940

Standings & statistics

1939 Western League

Playoffs: Sioux City 3 games, Norfolk 2; Lincoln 3 games, Sioux Falls 2<br> Finals: Sioux City 4 games, Lincoln 2.

1940 Western League - schedule

Sioux City moved to Mitchell July 24<br /> League played four quarters: Norfolk won the first, second and fourth quarters, Sioux Falls won the third quarter.<br /> Playoff: Sioux Falls 4 games, Norfolk 2.

1941 Western League - schedule

Playoffs: Norfolk 3 games, Sioux City 2; Pueblo 3 games, Cheyenne 1<br /> Finals: Pueblo 3 games, Norfolk 2.

References

• Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007.