the Western Association championship in 1889, and Three-I League Championships in 1913, 1929, 1931, 1951, 1953 and 1954. Quincy won the 1961 and 1970 Midwest League Championships, defeating the Waterloo Hawks in 1961 and the Quad City Angels in 1970. After the 1973 season, the franchise was moved to Dubuque, Iowa playing as the Dubuque Packers in the Midwest League for two seasons, before the franchise was folded and not replaced. The Gems name returned in 2009 by the collegiate summer Prospect League team called the Gems, who also play at a renovated Q Stadium. The ballparks Beginning in 1946, Quincy teams played at Q Stadium. Previously, the team played at Eagles Stadium, which was located at the same site. Q Stadium was constructed on the Eagles Stadium site as a Works Project Administration project in 1939. Q stadium is still an active baseball stadium, located at 1800 Sycamore Street, Quincy, IL 62301. The stadium is bounded by Sycamore Street (north, left field); football stadium and North 20th Street (east, right field); Spruce Street (south, first base); and North 18th Street (west, third base). In 1984, the stadium was purchased by Quincy University from the City of Quincy for $1.00. Today, Q Stadium is home to Quincy University teams and the collegiate summer baseball team of the same name, the new Quincy Gems. Year-by-year record Notable alumni Baseball Hall of Fame Alumni Whitey Herzog (1952) Inducted, 2010 Tony Kubek (1955) Ford C. Frick Award, 2009 Bruce Sutter (1973) Inducted, 2006 Notable alumni Hank Bauer (1946) 6x MLB All-Star; 1966 MLB Manager of the Year; Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame Lew Burdette (1948) 2× MLB All-Star; 1957 World Series MVP; Braves Hall of Fame Jim Finigan (1964) 2x MLB All-Star Jim Ray Hart (1960) MLB all-Star Woodie Held (1953) Vern Hoscheit (1953-1956) Walter Holke (1929) Baby Doll Jacobson (1929) .311 Lifetime Batting Average Buddy Kerr (1960, MGR) MLB All-Star Pete LaCock (1970) Dennis Lamp (1973) Hal Lanier (1961) MLB MGR: 1986 NL Manager of the Year Sam Mertes (1894) 1903 NL RBI Leader Joe Niekro (1966) MLB All-Star; Houston Astros Hall of Fame Bill North (1970) 1974, 1975 AL Stolen Base Leader Fritz Ostermueller (1926) 1938 NL Saves Leader Ray Powell (1931) Gary Ross (1967) Hal Smith (1951) Russ Snyder (1954) Tom Sturdivant (1948-1950) Gus Suhr (1925) MLB All-Star Steve Sundra (1932) Lee Thomas (1955) 2x MLB All-Star Marv Throneberry (1953)