 Lincoln was first represented in organized baseball in 1886 as the "Tree Planters" in the reorganized original Western League.Lincoln's 19th century teams played in various leagues between 1886 and 1895.In 1906, Lincoln joined the Class A Western League as the "Ducklings" (1906), "Treeplanters" (1907), "Railsplitters" (1908–13) and "Tigers" (1914–16).