Clear Lake, Iowa first began
minor league baseball play in 1912, when the
Clear Lake Fish Eaters became members of the 1912
Iowa State League. The league had reformed as a five–team Independent League, playing a split–schedule. The
Emmetsburg,
Estherville, the
Fort Dodge Boosters, and
Mason City Cementmakers teams joined Clear Lake in beginning league play on may 23, 1912. The Fish Eaters finished the with a record of 11–24 in the first–half standings, playing under managers Dick Wells and M. Bacon. Clear Lake played two games in the second–half before the franchise folded on July 12, 1914. The Iowa State League folded permanently after the 1914 season. On July 24, 1917, the Central Association member
Cedar Rapids Rabbits moved to Clear Lake with a 38–48 record. Based in Clear Lake the team compiled a 1–4 record in finishing the remainder of the season. The Cedar Rapids/Clear Lake team ended the season with an overall record of 39–52. The Rabbits placed fourth in the Central Association standings, playing the season under managers Bill Collins, Doc Andrews and Doc Shanley. The Central Association folded after the 1917 season. ==The ballpark==