Illinois–Missouri League

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Illinois–Missouri League
Classification Class D (1908–1914)
Sport Minor League Baseball
First season1908
Ceased1914
PresidentA. E. Blain (1908–19110)
R.E. Rollins (1911)
Charles A. Cline (1912–1914)
No. of teams17
Country United States of America
Most titles2
Lincoln Abes (1912–1913)
Related
competitions
Central Association

The Illinois–Missouri League was an American minor league baseball league. The Class D league began operations in 1908, and continued through 1914 with teams located in Illinois and Missouri. The Lincoln Abes won consecutive league titles in 1912–1913. Baseball Hall of Fame members Grover Cleveland Alexander (1909 Galesburg Boosters) and Ray Schalk (1911 Taylorville Christians) are league alumni.

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Cities represented: 1908–1914

Standings and statistics

1908 Illinois–Missouri League
The league was formed. Newly formed teams in Canton, Illinois, Galesburg, Illinois, Hannibal, Missouri, Havana, Illinois, Macomb, Illinois, and Monmouth, Illinois were the charter cities in the league.

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Hannibal Cannibals 6849.581Bert Hough
Macomb Potters 6653.5553.0Jap Wagner
Havana Perfectos 5861.48711.0Mike Sampson / Fred Kommers
Canton Chinks 5661.47912.0Rodney Turner / Charles Murphy
Monmouth Browns 5562.47013.0Robert Hyde / Charles Karnell
Galesburg Hornets 5067.42718.0Clyde Horne / Andy Mueller /
John Grogan / Jerry Smith [1]
Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred Kommers HavanaBA.349Henry RossbackGalesburgW21
Fred Kommers HavanaRuns75Charles FanningCantonSO200
Fred Kommers HavanaHits153Curly CurtisMacombPct.714; 15–6
Fred Kommers HavanaHR11

1909 Illinois–Missouri League
Hannibal left the to join the American Association. The Havana Perfectos folded. The Beardstown Infants and Pekin Celestials joined the league.

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Monmouth Browns 7750.606Jack Corbett
Beardstown Infants 7752.5971.0Harry Riggons
Pekin Celestials 7357.5625.5Doug Jeffries /
Harry Horton / Walter Diehl
Macomb Potters 6367.48515.5Orville Wolfe
Canton Chinks 5179.39227.5Harry Lloyd
Galesburg Boosters 4783.36231.5W.C. Dithridge [1]
Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Andy LotshawBeardstownBA.329Homer HargroveMonmouthW27
Andy LotshawBeardstownRuns72Joe JenkinsPekinW27
Andy LotshawBeardstownHits146Charles FanningCantonSO249
Cy ForsythePekinHR7Homer HargroveMonmouthPct.750; 27–9
Will JohnstonMonmouthHR7
Fred Johnson CantonHR7

1910 Illinois–Missouri League
The teams from Galesburg and Monmouth joined the Central Association. The Clinton Champs and Lincoln Abes joined the league. Beardstown moved to Jacksonville, Illinois on July 21, and folded with Macomb on August 17. [2] schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Pekin Celestials 6647.584William Hickey / Bill Dithridge
Clinton Champs 5857.5049.0Monte McFarland /
Claude Suttles / Charles Cline
Canton Chinks 5562.47013.0Elmer Smith / M. McDonald
Lincoln Abes 4371.37723.5James Novacek / Bill Salliard
Macomb Potters 5043.538NAStewart
Beardstown Infants /
Jacksonville Jacks
4436.550NAJack Corbett / Pants Rowland

Beardstown (38–26) moved to Jacksonville July 21; Jacksonville disbanded August 17; Macomb disbanded August 17. [1]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Cy ForsythePekinBA.380Joe JenkinsPekinW27
Walter Diehl
Charles O'Berta
Pekin
Macomb/Lincoln
Runs72
72
Joe JenkinsPekinSO242
Will LindbergClintonHits138Joe JenkinsPekinPct.771; 27–8
Al DeanPekin/ClintonHR5

1911 Illinois–Missouri League
New teams in Champaign-Urbana Velvets and Taylorville Christians joined the league. schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Clinton Champs 7455.574Claude Suttles
Pekin Celestials 7255.5671.0Jack Herbert
Champaign-Urbana Velvets 6660.5246.5John Thiery / Fred Donovan
Canton Chinks 6062.49210.5Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Lincoln Abes 5964.48012.0Conley / Bill Salliard /
James Brady / Charles Vaught /
Jack Corbett
Taylorville Christians 4782.36427.0Fred Donovan /
Joe Adams / R.M. "Oscar" Denney

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Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Andy LotshawCantonBA.355Joab McManusCantonW32
Will LindbergClintonRuns94Joab McManusCantonSO243
Andy LotshawCantonHits160Fred MarksClintonPct.727; 24–9
Andy LotshawCantonHR29

1912 Illinois–Missouri League
Taylorville folded. The Streator Speedboys joined the league. The Champaign–Urbana Velvets changed their name to the Champaign Velvets. Clinton moved to Kankakee, Illinois on May 16 with a 2–5 record; thereafter, they went 54–51 as the Kankakee Kanks. schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Lincoln Abes 7047.598Louis Ehrgott
Pekin Celestials 6155.5268.5Jack Herbert
Canton Highlanders 5756.50411.0Unknown
Clinton Champs /
Kankakee Kanks
5656.50011.5Claude Suttles / Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Champaign Velvets 5364.45317.0Chuck Fleming
Streator Speedboys 4665.41421.0Jack Leuter

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Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Polly Wolfe LincolnBA.374Clarence VaughtLincolnW22
Polly Wolfe LincolnRuns89Fred WitteChampaignSO211
Polly Wolfe LincolnHits164N. EntrichChampaignPct.786; 11–3
Andy LotshawCantonHR11

1913 Illinois–Missouri League
Canton and Pekin folded on July 10, before the end of the season. The league instituted a split–season schedule. The playoff system developed in which the best record of the first–half of the season would play the best record of the second–half of the season. schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Lincoln Abes 5726.686Louis Ehrgott
Champaign Velvets 5332.6235.0Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Kankakee Kanks 3551.40723.5Red Kelly
Streator Boosters 3057.34529.0Bob Coyle / Nick Kahl
Pekin Celestials#2326.469NAJack Herbert
Canton Chinks 2026.435NATed Raines

Playoff: Lincoln won the first half, Lincoln & Champaign tied for the second half. Lincoln was awarded the championship when Champaign refused to play off the second half tie. [1]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred DangLincolnBA.412Clarence VaughtLincolnW21
Dick HigginsLincolnRuns65Clarence VaughtLincolnSO166
A.J. HoltzhouserKankakeeHits118Ernest HookLincolnPct.889; 16–2
Roy PhillipsStreatorHR13

1914 Illinois–Missouri League
The LaSalle Blue Sox and Ottawa Indians formed and joined the league. Kankakee and Lincoln both folded on July 3, before the season ended. schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Champaign Velvets 6227.696Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Ottawa Indians 4738.55313.0Chuck Fleming
Streator Boosters 4048.45421.5John Ray / Heinie Seebach
LaSalle Blue Sox 2660.30234.5Tony Hinley / John Fitzpatrick
Lincoln Abes 3215.681NALouis Ehrgott
Kankakee Kanks 1433.301NATed Raines / Harry Randall /
Gene Connelly / William Hinley

Lincoln & Kankakee disbanded July 3.
Ottawa and Streator left the league to join the Bi-State League. The teams in Champaign and LaSalle folded, and the league itself folded. [1]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Andy LotshawChampaign-UrbanaBA.320 Grover Baichley Champaign-UrbanaW15
Chuck FlemingOttawaRuns68 Grover Baichley Champaign-UrbanaSO174
Andy LotshawChampaign-UrbanaHits108 Grover Baichley Champaign-UrbanaPct.938; 15–1
Andy LotshawChampaign-UrbanaHR10

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN   978-1932391176.
  2. "Illinois-Missouri League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.

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