The Minot Mallards were a minor league baseball team based in Minot, North Dakota. Earlier Minot teams preceded the Mallards and played as members of the 1917 Northern League and 1923 North Dakota League. Beginning play in 1950, the Mallards played as members of the Manitoba-Dakota League (1950–1957), Northern League (1958–1960, 1962) and Prairie League (1995–1997), winning seven league championships in their history. The Mallards hosted minor league home games at Corbett Field and were a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians from 1958 to 1960 and Kansas City Athletics in 1962. Baseball Hall of Fame member Satchel Paige played for the 1950 Minot Mallards. History Northern League 1917/North Dakota League 1923 Minor league baseball in Minot, North Dakota began with a partial season in 1917. The 1917 Minot Why Nots joined the Class D level Northern League. The Northern League folded on July 4, 1917. The Minot Why Nots finished the 1917 season with a record of 19–23, placing 3rd in the Northern League under manager George Brautigam. The 1923 Minot Magicians became charter members of the four–team 1923 Class D level North Dakota League. The Minot Magicians were the North Dakota League Champions in 1923. The Minot Magicians ended the season with a record of 48–21, placing 1st in the North Dakota State League standings, finishing 15.0 games ahead of the 2nd place Jamestown Jimkotas, 17.5 games ahead of the 3rd place New Rockford/Valley City team and 21.5 games ahead of the Bismarck Capitals. The Magicians won both halves of the league season and were declared champions, playing under manager Herb Hester. The North Dakota League permanently folded after the 1923 season. Manitoba–Dakota League 1950–1957 In 1950, the Minot Mallards began play as charter members of the Independent level Manitoba-Dakota League, nicknamed the MANDAK league. The Mallards moniker was submitted by Minot native Bonnie Rae Miller, in a fan based team-naming contest. The "Mallards" moniker beat out the "Kernels" and the "Plainsmen" in the naming contest. The integrated Manitoba–Dakota League had many African–American and Latino players on their rosters, with many former Negro leagues players playing in the league. Many of the players had been deemed old to be given roster spots by the integrating major leagues. In their first season of play, the Minot Mallards ended the 1950 season with a record of 24–24, placing 3rd in the MANDAK standings under manager Bill Lefebvre. In the