The Great Central League was one of the earliest of the upstart independent leagues,
predating many of the successful indy leagues that exist today. Though it was
dubbed the Great Central League, there wasn’t much “great” about it. The league
played in makeshift Collegiate ballparks with Lafayette’s Loeb Stadium being
the only true minor league stadium. The GCL limped to the end of the 1994 season,
never to be seen again. Still was a part of the growing independent baseball
movement which began in the early to mid-1990’s. |
Loeb Stadium Lafayette Leopards 1994 |
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CHAMPAGNE-URBANA Illinois Illinois Field Champagne-Urbana Bandits 1994 |
MASON CITY Iowa Roosevelt Field Mason City Bats 1994 |
Parade Field Minneapolis Millers 1994 |
