# Springfield Capitals

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The '''Springfield Capitals''' were an [independent baseball league](/source/independent_baseball_league) team in [Springfield, Illinois](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=FRON&class=Ind|title=Frontier League League History|publisher=baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2018-04-21}}</ref> The Capitals were members of the [Frontier League](/source/Frontier_League) from 1996 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180302/jr-blues-skate-on-as-springfields-longest-operating-sports-franchise|title=Jr. Blues skate on as Springfield's longest-operating sports franchise|publisher=sj-r.com|accessdate=2018-04-22}}</ref> The Capitals won the Frontier League championship in 1996 and in 1998.

After the 2001 season, the team moved to [Rockford, Illinois](/source/Rockford%2C_Illinois), and became the [Rockford Riverhawks](/source/Rockford_Riverhawks).

==The Ballpark==
The Capitals played at [Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park](/source/Robin_Roberts_Stadium_at_Lanphier_Park). The park had a capacity of 5,200.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/park.cgi?id=IL053|title=Lanphier Park (I) Minor League History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2018-04-21}}</ref>

==Springfield Capitals (1963–1977)==
The original Springfield Capitals baseball team played in Springfield from 1963 to 1977 in the [Central Illinois Collegiate League](/source/Central_Illinois_Collegiate_League).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciclbaseball.com/index.php?view=about&show=teams|title=CICL Year-By-Year League Membership|publisher=ciclbaseball.com|accessdate=2018-04-21}}</ref> The team was disbanded when the [New Orleans Pelicans](/source/New_Orleans_Pelicans_(baseball)) relocated to Springfield to play as the [Springfield Redbirds](/source/Springfield_Redbirds) a [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) affiliate of the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals).

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Springfield&state=IL&country=US Statistics from ''Baseball-Reference'']
* [https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-sc14669 Statistics from ''Stats Crew'']

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