Beginning play in 1883, Quincy minor league teams played as members of the
Midwest League (1960–1973),
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1946–1956),
Mississippi Valley League (1933), Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1911–1917, 1925–1932).
Central Association (1908–1910),
Iowa State League (1907),
Central Interstate League (1889–1890),
Western Association (1894–1898),
Illinois-Iowa League (1891–1892),
Central Interstate League (1889–1890) and
Northwestern League (1883–1884). After beginning play in 1883 as the
Quincy Quincys, the team was first called the "Gems" in 1907 and had various other nicknames. Besided the Gems moniker Quincy minor league teams played as the (
Quincy Cubs (1965–1973),
Quincy Jets (1962–1963), Quincy Giants (1960–1961),
Quincy Indians (1928–1933), Quincy Red Birds (1925–1927), Quincy Old Soldiers (1912), Quincy Infants (1911), Quincy Vets (1909–1910), Quincy Giants (1899), Quincy (1898), Quincy Little Giants (1897), Quincy Blue Birds (1896),
Quincy Ravens (1890–1892, 1894), Quincy Black Birds (1889) and Quincy Quincys (1883–1884)). The team was known as the
Quincy Ravens from 1890 to 1892, and then again in 1894. The team played in the
Illinois Iowa League in 1891 and 1892, before moving to the
Western Association in 1894. They were managed by
Sam LaRocque and William Wittrock in 1892. Several major leaguers played for the Ravens, one of the most prominent being
Sam Gillen who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. During the 1891 season,
Pete Daniels threw 321 innings compiling a 0.79 ERA for the Ravens. The franchise played in the
Western Association (1894–1899),
Iowa State League (1907),
Central Association (1908–1910),
Three-I League (1911–1932, 1946–1956), and the
Midwest League (1960–73). Overall, the franchise won a total of nine league championships. Quincy captured the Western Association championship in 1889, and
Three-I League Championships in 1913, 1929, 1931, 1951, 1953 and 1954. Quincy won the 1961 and 1970
Midwest League Championships, defeating the
Waterloo Hawks in 1961 and the
Quad City Angels in 1970. After the 1973 season, the franchise was moved to
Dubuque, Iowa playing as the
Dubuque Packers in the
Midwest League for two seasons, before the franchise was folded and not replaced. The Gems name returned in 2009 by the collegiate summer
Prospect League team called the Gems, who also play at a renovated
Q Stadium. ==Ballparks==