Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers
| Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1902-1905) Class C (1906, 1908, 1914–1916) Class D (1917, 1922) |
| League | Northern League (1902–1905) Northern-Copper Country League (1908) Northern League (1914–1917) Dakota League (1922) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (2) |
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| Conference titles (1) | 1916 |
| Team data | |
| Name | Fargo (1902–1905) Fargo Trolley Dodgers (1906) Fargo Browns (1908) Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers (1914–1917) Fargo Athletics (1922) |
| Ballpark | Fargo field (1902–1906, 1908) Island Park (1914–1917, 1922) |
The Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers were a minor league baseball team based in Fargo, North Dakota in partnership with neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. From 1914 to 1917, the "Graingrowers" played exclusively as members of the Class C level Northern League, winning league championships in 1915 and 1917 and a pennant in 1916.
The Graingrowers were managed to the 1915 Northern League championship and 1916 pennant by Bob Unglaub, who died in a railroad accident following the 1916 season. After his death, Unglaub was replaced as manager by Denny Sullivan, his former teammate with the Boston Red Sox. Sullivan led Fargo to the 1917 championship.
The Fargo team first began a tenure of Northern League playing from 1902 to 1906, before Fargo joined the 1908 Northern-Copper Country League for one season when the Northern League restructured. Following the Graingrowers, the Fargo Athletics played the 1922 season as members of the Class D level Dakota League.
The Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers hosted Northern League minor league home games at Island Park in Fargo beginning in 1914. Fargo hosted early Northern League games at the Fargo field.