Bozeman, Montana first hosted minor league baseball in 1892, when the
Bozeman team became a member of the six–team,
Class B level
Montana State League, a league that played a split–season schedule. The
Butte,
Great Falls Smelter Cities,
Helena,
Missoula and
Philipsburg Burgers teams joined Bozeman in league play. Bozeman folded during the 1892 season. On July 23, 1892, the team disbanded at the start of the second half. Bozeman folded with an overall record of 10–8, playing the season under manager B.E. Vaile. The Great Falls Smelter Cities team folded from the league on the same day. The 1892 Montana State League finished the season schedule with four teams and folded after the season was completed. Minor league baseball returned to Bozeman during the 1909 season. On July 10, 1909, the
Boise Irrigators of the
Class D level
Inter-Mountain League moved to Bozeman to finish the 1909 season. Boise had compiled a 13–38 record when the franchise moved to Bozeman on July 10. Bozeman hosted their first home game on July 15, 1909. On July 25, 1909, the Inter-Mountain League disbanded during the season. The Boise/Bozeman team ended the season with a record of 16–41, placing fourth in the four–team Inter-Mountain League, finishing 22.0 games behind the first place
Helena Senators. The team was managed by
Con Strouthers and
Joe Marshall. Bozeman, Montana has not hosted another minor league team. ==The ballpark==