The late 1940s and early 1950s was the Golden Age for minor League baseball.
The lowest rung of professional baseball--Class D, the "bush leagues"--was an exciting mix of returning soldiers and recent high school grads, all with dreams of climbing up the ladder to make it to the "big show." For seven seasons (1946-1952) the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League offered s.
The National Pastime thrived in small town America with hundreds of professional teams in over 50 leagues playing at every level.
The late 1940s and early 1950s was the Golden Age for minor League baseball