The Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks are an independent league baseball team that previously played in Ozark, Missouri, a suburb of Springfield. The team was a member of the Central Baseball League and was independent of any affiliation with a Major League Baseball team. Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, is a minor league whose member teams are independent of any Major League Baseball affiliations. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...

The team played in Price Cutter Park.

The Mountain Ducks folded after the 2004 season. On August 24, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that they had purchased the El Paso Diablos, a team in the Class AA Texas League, and would move the team to Hammons Field, a newly built ballpark in Springfield. The Diablos have become the Springfield Cardinals. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... St. ... The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. ... Hammons Field, a $32 million, 8,056 seat ballpark in downtown Springfield, Missouri. ... The Springfield Cardinals are a minor league baseball team based in Springfield, Missouri. ...