Quincy Cubs
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The Quincy Cubs were a minor league baseball
team located in Quincy, Illinois
. The team played in the Midwest League
. Their home stadium was QU Stadium
. The franchise lasted from 1965 to 1973, when the Cubs relocated to Dubuque, Iowa
as the Dubuque Packers http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/dubuque/.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team located in Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
. The team played in the Midwest League
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
. Their home stadium was QU Stadium
QU Stadium
QU Stadium is a stadium in Quincy, Illinois originally known at Q Stadium. It is primarily used for baseball, but also has a separate football field. It was the home of the Quincy Cubs, a minor league baseball team competing in the Midwest League during the 1960s through 1973, when the team moved...
. The franchise lasted from 1965 to 1973, when the Cubs relocated to Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
as the Dubuque Packers http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/dubuque/.