Kansas City Blues (American Association)
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The city of Kansas City, Missouri fielded several different baseball teams in several leagues in the 19th century. The city was one of the founding members of the American Association, fielding a team called the Kansas City Blues.
The team did not field particularly competitive teams unil 1918, when they won the AA pennant. The team won again in 1923, and again in 1929. They won the Junior World Series championship that year, defeating the Rochester Red Wings of the International League.
In 1936, the Blues became a farm club of the New York Yankees. They won the AA championships 5 times in the 1930s and 1940s.
When the American League Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City in 1955, the Blues moved to Denver, Colorado.
