Illinois–Iowa League
| Formerly | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League |
|---|
The Illinois–Iowa League was a
from 1890 to 1892.History
The Illinois–Iowa League began play in 1890 and was nicknamed as the "Two I League". The
The
Cities Represented
- Aurora Indians1892
- Burlington, IA: Burlington 1890
- Cedar Rapids Canaries1890–1891
- Davenport Pilgrims1891
- Dubuque Giants1890
- Evansville Hoosiers1892
- Galesburg1890
- Jacksonville Lunatics1892
- Joliet Giants1891; Joliet Convicts 1892
- Monmouth Maple Cities1890
- Ottawa Modocs1891
- Ottumwa Coal Palaces1890–1891
- Peoria, IL: Peoria Distillers1892
- Quincy Ravens1891–1892
- Rock Island-Moline Twins1892
- Rockford Hustlers1891–1892
- Sterling Blue Coats1890
- Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hottentots1892
Standings and statistics
1890 Illinois–Iowa League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings |
68 | 43 | .613 | – | Stancliff |
Monmouth Maple Cities |
64 | 48 | .571 | 4.5 | John Halpin |
Cedar Rapids Canaries |
62 | 49 | .559 | 6.0 | James Plumb |
Ottawa Pirates |
58 | 50 | .537 | 8.5 | Joe Hillery / William Sinon / Bert Merrifield |
Aurora Hoodoos |
52 | 54 | .491 | 13.5 | Tim Manning |
Joliet Convicts |
56 | 59 | .487 | 14.0 | Ed Culbertson / John E. Buckley |
Dubuque Giants |
53 | 59 | .473 | 15.5 | William McCaull / William Lapham |
Galesburg / Burlington |
30 | 72 | .294 | 33.5 | James Donnelly / Charles Wirsche / Al Weddige / Clarence Hoyt |
Sterling (21–51) transferred to Galesburg July 31; Galesburg (8–17) transferred to Burlington September 4; Burlington disbanded September 10.[1]
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Manning | Aurora | BA | .328 |
1891 Illinois–Iowa League
schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quincy Ravens |
65 | 35 | .650 | – | Billy Murray |
Joliet Giants |
62 | 48 | .564 | 8.0 | Bill Moran / Tim Manning |
Rockford Hustlers |
54 | 46 | .540 | 11.0 | Hugh Nicol |
Ottawa Modocs |
53 | 49 | .520 | 13.0 | Jack Remsen |
Ottumwa Coal Palaces |
43 | 52 | .453 | NA | Fred Orelup |
Cedar Rapids Canaries |
39 | 55 | .415 | NA | James Plumb / John Godar |
Davenport Pilgrims |
23 | 38 | .377 | NA | Kerken / John Crogan |
Aurora Maroons |
11 | 27 | .289 | NA | Harry Smith / Ed Wiswell / Tim Manning |
Aurora disbanded June 17.
Davenport disbanded July 22.
Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids disbanded September 2.[1]
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Dale | Rockford | BA | .345 | Peter Daniels | Quincy | W | 29 | |
| Connie Murphy | Quincy | Runs | 97 | Harry Burrell | Joliet | SO | 195 | |
| George Decker | Joliet | Hits | 118 | Peter Daniels | Quincy | PCT | .744 29–10 | |
| Connie Murphy | Quincy | SB | 73 |
1892 Illinois–Iowa League
schedule
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joliet Convicts |
55 | 27 | .671 | – | Billy Murray |
Rockford Hustlers |
46 | 38 | .549 | 10.0 | Hugh Nicol |
Rock Island-Moline Twins |
37 | 42 | .468 | 16.5 | Harry Sage |
Jacksonville Lunatics |
30 | 57 | .345 | 27.5 | Jack Pettiford / Guy Hecker |
Evansville Hoosiers |
30 | 20 | .600 | NA | Albert Schellhase / Jack Wentz |
Aurora Indians |
26 | 27 | .491 | NA | Mike Trost |
| Terre Haute Hottentots | 25 | 27 | .481 | NA | George Brackett / Charles Flynn |
Quincy Ravens |
12 | 23 | .343 | NA | Bill Whitrock / John Godar / Samuel Levesque |
Peoria (17–8) moved to Aurora May 31; Aurora disbanded July 5.
Quincy disbanded June 24.
Evansville disbanded July 8.
Terre Haute disbanded July 10.[1]
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Underwood | Rockford | BA | .282 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | W | 24 | |
| Ed Wiswell | Rockford | Runs | 77 | George Nicol | Rockford | SO | 230 | |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | Hits | 91 | Ernest Beam | Terre Haute | ERA | 0.91 | |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | HR | 13 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | PCT | .857 24–4 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1932391176.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link - ^ "1890 Illinois-Iowa League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1890 Illinois-Iowa League (IIL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1890 Illinois-Iowa League (IIL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 Illinois-Iowa League (IIL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1892 Illinois-Iowa League (IIL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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