Illinois–Missouri League

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.

Illinois–Missouri League
ClassificationClass D (1908–1914)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1908
Ceased1914
PresidentA. E. Blain (1908–19110)
R.E. Rollins (1911)
Charles A. Cline (1912–1914)
No. of teams17
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Lincoln Abes (1912–1913)
Related
competitions		Central Association

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 Cannibals6849.581–Bert Hough
Macomb Potters6653.5553.0Jap Wagner
Havana Perfectos5861.48711.0Mike Sampson / Fred Kommers
Canton Chinks5661.47912.0Rodney Turner / Charles Murphy
Monmouth Browns5562.47013.0Robert Hyde / Charles Karnell
Galesburg Hornets5067.42718.0Clyde Horne / Andy Mueller /
John Grogan / Jerry Smith[1]
Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred KommersHavanaBA.349Henry RossbackGalesburgW21
Fred KommersHavanaRuns75Charles FanningCantonSO200
Fred KommersHavanaHits153Curly CurtisMacombPct.714; 15–6
Fred KommersHavanaHR11

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 Browns7750.606–Jack Corbett
Beardstown Infants7752.5971.0Harry Riggons
Pekin Celestials7357.5625.5Doug Jeffries /
Harry Horton / Walter Diehl
Macomb Potters6367.48515.5Orville Wolfe
Canton Chinks5179.39227.5Harry Lloyd
Galesburg Boosters4783.36231.5W.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 JohnsonCantonHR7

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 Celestials6647.584–William Hickey / Bill Dithridge
Clinton Champs5857.5049.0Monte McFarland /
Claude Suttles / Charles Cline
Canton Chinks5562.47013.0Elmer Smith / M. McDonald
Lincoln Abes4371.37723.5James Novacek / Bill Salliard
Macomb Potters5043.538NAStewart
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 Champs7455.574–Claude Suttles
Pekin Celestials7255.5671.0Jack Herbert
Champaign-Urbana Velvets6660.5246.5John Thiery / Fred Donovan
Canton Chinks6062.49210.5Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Lincoln Abes5964.48012.0Conley / Bill Salliard /
James Brady / Charles Vaught /
Jack Corbett
Taylorville Christians4782.36427.0Fred Donovan /
Joe Adams / R.M. "Oscar" Denney

[1]

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 Abes7047.598–Louis Ehrgott
Pekin Celestials6155.5268.5Jack Herbert
Canton Highlanders5756.50411.0Unknown
Clinton Champs /
Kankakee Kanks		5656.50011.5Claude Suttles / Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Champaign Velvets5364.45317.0Chuck Fleming
Streator Speedboys4665.41421.0Jack Leuter

[1]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Polly WolfeLincolnBA.374Clarence VaughtLincolnW22
Polly WolfeLincolnRuns89Fred WitteChampaignSO211
Polly WolfeLincolnHits164N. 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 Abes5726.686–Louis Ehrgott
Champaign Velvets5332.6235.0Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Kankakee Kanks3551.40723.5Red Kelly
Streator Boosters3057.34529.0Bob Coyle / Nick Kahl
Pekin Celestials#2326.469NAJack Herbert
Canton Chinks2026.435NATed 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 Velvets6227.696–Fred "Blackie" Wilson
Ottawa Indians4738.55313.0Chuck Fleming
Streator Boosters4048.45421.5John Ray / Heinie Seebach
LaSalle Blue Sox2660.30234.5Tony Hinley / John Fitzpatrick
Lincoln Abes3215.681NALouis Ehrgott
Kankakee Kanks1433.301NATed 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.320Grover BaichleyChampaign-UrbanaW15
Chuck FlemingOttawaRuns68Grover BaichleyChampaign-UrbanaSO174
Andy LotshawChampaign-UrbanaHits108Grover BaichleyChampaign-UrbanaPct.938; 15–1
Andy LotshawChampaign-UrbanaHR10

[1]

References
  1. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Illinois-Missouri League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.

External references
  • Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6
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