September 1886
September 1886

A group including club secretary Charles Sherman and prominent attorney William Park invites Will Bryan of South Carolina to establish a professional baseball team in Des Moines. Sherman is the son of prominent Des Moines businessman Hoyt Sherman and nephew of Union general William Tecumseh Sherman.

October 1886
October 1886

Des Moines is admitted to the Northwestern League.

Upcoming Events & Podcast Highlights

Join me on January 12 for a Zoom talk with the Society for American Baseball Research and at the Authors’ Event on December 14 at In Tandem Gallery, Des Moines. Plus, exciting podcast guests next month: a Negro Leagues memorabilia collector and a former Des Moines Bruins batboy. Stay tuned!

Steve Dunn