Kansas City T206

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Posted By: T206Collector

Am I missing anybody from the following list of seven (7) Kansas City players represented on T206 cards?

Beckley
Brashear
Dorner
Hallman
Lundgren
Ritter
Shannon

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Posted By: Brian McQueen

I've been putting together a KC prewar checklist the past few months. These are the only 7 I have on my list for t206. Funny enough, there are over 35 n172s!

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Posted By: T206Collector

They were called the Cowboys in the N172 era, correct? Do you know if that was their name in 1909-11?

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Posted By: Bob Lemke

According to The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, they were known as the Blues from 1895-1954.

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Posted By: T206Collector

Indeed, I have now learned that the Kansas City Cowboys were a baseball team in the National League for a single season in 1886 and in the American Association from 1888 to 1889.

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Posted By: John

Now all we need is the 35 N172's tag your it.

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Posted By: Brian McQueen

Kansas City did have a professional team, the Cowboys, from 1885-1887 during a period in which Indianapolis was not able to fund a team. During this time the Cowboys were a part of the National League and is the reason there are so many players depicted on N172s. Shortly after, they were apart of the the Western League and American Associations.

By 1909-11, the Blues had become the main baseball franchise in KC and were a part of the American Association. By 1914-15, a second team, the Packers, had surfaced in the Federal League in which you can see several players depicted on Cracker Jack Cards.