Jason Webb's Minor League Team History is now available at the
OOTP Download Center.
The database includes 22,383 Teams in 2,395 leagues with city, state, nickname, affliate, and classification information.
I was inspired by La Grande Orange and his work with the International League, American Association, and the Pacific Coast League I decided to try to put together a minor league team history. I relied on several resources including Lloyd Johnson's Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, and
Mike McCann's website. Several
SABR research projects including, Michael Hothan’s catalog of leagues, Ron Henry’s listing of Major and Minor League Franchises, and SABR’s Minor League Committee newsletters. Paul Rivard has also been a great help. He knows more about the details of baseball history then anyone I know. Also, I did independent research. A special thanks has to go to all of these who helped. This project is a continual work in progress, and is far from complete.
I see three practical uses for this database for the OOTP community.
1) Historically accurate minor league team names for those who play historical leagues.
2) Those who want to play with fictional players but historical leagues.
3) If OOTP7 allows for multiple leagues then this can be a starting point for historical leagues to have correct minor and foreign league and team information.
I hope you all enjoy!