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The WL continued for four more seasons before folding in the autumn of 1958. Its last champion, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, attracted only 61,000 fans for the season. In addition to the founding clubs and the Sky Sox, the postwar WL had teams in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]], [[Topeka]], and [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].
 
===List of teams===
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===1900-1937===
*[[Amarillo Texans]] {{small|(1927-1928)}}
*[[Bartlesville Bronchos]] {{small|(1933)}}
*[[Cedar Rapids Raiders]] {{small|(1934-1937)}}
*[[Colorado Springs Millionaires]] {{small|(1901-1905, 1916)}}
*[[Council Bluffs Rails]] {{small|1935)}}
*[[Davenport Blue Sox]] {{small|(1934-1937)}}
*[[Denver Bears]] {{small|(1900)}}; [[Denver Grizzlies]] {{small|(1901-1912)}}; Denver Bears {{small|(1913-1917, 1922-1932)}}
*[[Des Moines Hawkeyes]] {{small|(1900)}}; [[Des Moines Millers]] {{small|(1901)}}; [[Des Moines Midgets]] {{small|(1902)}}; [[Des Moines Undertakers]] {{small|(1903)}}; [[Des Moines Prohibitionists]] {{small|(1904)}}; [[Des Moines Underwriters]] {{small|(1905)}}; [[Des Moines Champions]] {{small|(1906)}}; [[Des Moines Champs]] {{small|(1907)}}; [[Des Moines Boosters]] {{small|(1908-1924)}}; [[Des Moines Demons]] {{small|(1925-1937)}}
*[[Hutchinson Wheatshockers]] {{small|(1917-1918)}}; [[Hutchinson Salt Packers]] {{small|(1918)}}, Hutchinson Wheatshockers {{small|(1933)}}
*[[Joplin Miners]] {{small|(1917-1921, 1933)}}
*[[Kansas City Blues]] {{small|(1901)}}; [[Kansas City Blue Stockings]] {{small|(1902-1903)}}
*[[Keokuk Indians]] {{small|(1935)}}
*[[Lincoln Ducklings]] {{small|(1906)}}; [[Lincoln Treeplanters]] {{small|(1907)}}; [[Lincoln Greenbackers]] {{small|(1908-1909)}}; [[Lincoln Railsplitters]] {{small|(1910-1912)}}; Lincoln Greenbackers {{small|(1913)}}; [[Lincoln Tigers]] {{small|(1914-1916)}}; [[Lincoln Links]] {{small|(1917, 1924-1927)}}
*[[Milwaukee Creams]] {{small|(1902-1903)}}
*[[Minneapolis Millers]] {{small|(1901)}}
*[[Muskogee Oilers]] {{small|(1933)}}
*[[Oklahoma City Indians]] {{small|(1918-1932)}}
*[[Omaha Omahogs]] {{small|(1900-1901)}}; [[Omaha Indians]] {{small|(1902-1903)}}; [[Omaha Rangers]] {{small|(1904)}}; [[Omaha Rourkes]] {{small|(1905-1920)}}; [[Omaha Buffaloes]] {{small|(1921-1927)}}; [[Omaha Crickets]] {{small|(1928-1929)}}; [[Omaha Packers]] {{small|(1930-1935)}}; [[Omaha Robin Hoods]] {{small|(1936)}}
*[[Peoria Distillers]] {{small|(1902-1903)}}
*[[Pueblo Indians]] {{small|(1900, 1905-1909, 1911)}}; [[Pueblo Steelworkers]] {{small|(1928-1929)}}; [[Pueblo Braves]] {{small|(1930-1932)}}
*[[Rock Island Islanders]] {{small|(1934-1935)}}; [[Rock Island Rocks]] {{small|(1936)}}; Rock Island Islanders {{small|(1937)}}
*[[St. Paul Saints]] {{small|(1901)}}
*[[St. Joseph Saints]] {{small|(1900-1905)}}; [[St. Joseph Drummers]] {{small|(1910-1917)}}; St. Joseph Saints {{small|(1918-1926)}}; St. Joseph Saints {{small|(1930-1935)}}
*[[Sioux City Cornhuskers]] {{small|(1900)}}; [[Sioux City Soos]] {{small|(1904)}}; [[Sioux City Packers]] {{small|(1905-1907)}}; Sioux City Soos {{small|(1908-1909)}}; Sioux City Packers {{small|(1910-1913)}}; [[Sioux City Indians]] {{small|(1914-1919)}}; Sioux City Packers {{small|(1920-1923)}}; [[Sioux City Cowboys]] {{small|(1934-1937)}}
*[[Springfield Cardinals]] {{small|(1933)}}
*[[Topeka Jayhawks]] {{small|(1909-1910)}}; [[Topeka Kaws]] {{small|(1911)}}; Topeka Jayhawks {{small|(1912-1915)}}; [[Topeka Savages]] {{small|(1916)}}; [[Topeka Kaw-nees]] {{small|(1918)}}; Topeka Jayhawks {{small|(1929)}}; [[Topeka Senators]] {{small|(1930-1931)}}; Topeka Senators {{small|(1933-1934)}}
*[[Tulsa Oilers]] {{small|(1919-1929, 1932)}}
*[[Waterloo Hawks]] {{small|(1936)}}; [[Waterloo Reds]] {{small|(1937)}}
*[[Wichita Jobbers]] {{small|(1909-1911)}}; [[Wichita Witches]] {{small|(1912-1917)}}; Wichita Jobbers {{small|(1918-1920)}}; (Wichita Witches {{small|(1921-1922)}}; [[Wichita Izzies]] {{small|(1923-1926)}}; [[Wichita Larks]] {{small|(1927-1928)}}; [[Wichita Aviators]] {{small|(1929-1932)}}; [[Wichita Oilers]] {{small|(1933)}}
===1939-1941===
*[[Cheyenne Indians]] {{small|(1941)}}
*[[Denver Bears]] {{small|(1941)}}
*[[Lincoln Links]] {{small|(1939)}}
*[[Mitchell Kernels]] {{small|(1939-1940)}}
*[[Norfolk Elks]] {{small|(1939)}}; [[Norfolk Yankees]] {{small|(1940-1941)}}
*[[Pueblo Rollers]] {{small|(1941)}}
*[[Sioux City Soos]] {{small|(1939-1940)}}; [[Sioux City Cowboys]] {{small|(1941)}}
*[[Sioux Falls Canaries]] {{small|(1939-1941, 1946-1953)}}
*[[Worthington Cardinals]] {{small|(1939-1940)}}
===1947-1958===
*[[Albuquerque Dukes]] {{small|(1956–1958)}}
*[[Amarillo Gold Sox]] {{small|(1956–1958)}}