In 1910, the Auburn "Athletics" became the first minor league team based in Auburn, Nebraska. The Auburn Athletics began play as charter members of the six–team
Class D level
Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League, which was known informally as the "MINK League". Auburn was joined in the 1910 MINK League by the
Clarinda Antelopes,
Falls City Colts,
Maryville Comets,
Nebraska City Forresters and
Shenandoah Pin Rollers teams as charter members. In their first season, the 1910 Auburn Athletics finished with a 46–51 record and placed fourth in the MINK League standings, playing the season under manager W. Cummings. Auburn finished 11.0 games behind the first place Falls City Colts, as the league had no playoff system for its duration. In 1910, Auburn had total home season attendance of 10,522 an average of 217 fans per home game, playing at Legion Memorial Park. Auburn and the other Nebraska-based teams were affected by
Sunday laws of the era in Nebraska, which prohibited working on Sundays and therefore disallowed professional baseball to be played on Sunday. Auburn pitcher Verne Hirsch led the league with 25 wins and teammate Ed Bright had 111 total hits, most in the league. Pitcher Walter Hirsch of Auburn had 22 wins to lead the league. Auburn had four league leaders. Pitcher Vern Willey had 22 wins to lead the MINK League, while teammate George Zonderman had 195 strikeouts. Ledger Free of Auburn led the league in scoring 65 runs, while teammate Steve Brewer had 121 total hits to lead league hitters. ==The ballpark==