The original Quad City Angels were a long-time Class A farm club of the California Angels based in Davenport, Iowa. This first version of the Q-C Angels played 17 seasons from 1962 until 1978. After a six-season intermission as the Quad City Cubs from 1979 to 1984, the Angels came back for a return engagement in the Quad Cities from 1985 through 1991. The second Q-C Angels club will be covered in a separate entry.
The Madison Muskies were the last Major League-affiliated minor league baseball team that make their home in Wisconsin’s capital city. The Hatters replaced the departing Madison Muskies of the Class A Midwest League after that franchise left town in late 1993. The Hatters, who served as a farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals, would play only one season in Madison during the summer of 1994 before leaving town themselves. The Hatters moved to Battle Creek, Michigan and became the Michigan Battle Cats in 1995.
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