Classification |
Class D (1901) Class B (1902窶1917, 1919窶1932, 1935, 1937窶1942, 1948窶1961) |
---|---|
Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1901 |
Ceased | 1961 |
President |
Michael H. Sexton (1901窶1904) Edward Holland (1905窶1907) Tom Loftus (1908) Michael H. Sexton (1909) Albert R. Tearney (1910窶1917, 1919窶1924) L.J. Wylie (1924窶1932, 1935) Tom Fairweather (1937窶1942, 1948窶1950) Vern McMillan (1951) Hal Totten (1952窶1959) Vern Hoscheit (1960窶1961) |
No. of teams | 31 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 8 Evansville Braves/ Bees/ Hubs (1957, 1956, 1954, 1952, 1949, 1941, 1938, 1930) |
Related competitions | Midwest League |
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was a Minor League Baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 seasons, with teams based in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The league began play in 1901 and disbanded after the 1961 season. It was popularly known as the Three窶的 League and sometimes as the Three窶摘ye League.
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League played from 1901 to 1961 with some interruptions due to world events: the league did not play in 1918 due to World War I and it had a break in 1933 and 1934 because of the Great Depression. After resuming play in 1935, it closed down in 1936, but reformed and had a six-year run from 1937 through 1942, before a break due to World War II. The league resumed play in 1946, lasting through 1961, where it was largely supplanted by the Midwest League. A Class B level league from 1902 throughout its lifespan, no other league survived for as long at that level.
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was founded in 1901 with Rock Island, Illinois native Michael H. Sexton serving as the first president. Eight charter members began play in 1901. The Bloomington Blues, Cedar Rapids Rabbitts, Davenport River Rats, Decatur Commodores, Evansville River Rats, Rock Island Islanders, Rockford Red Sox and Terre Haute Hottentots were the charter teams. [1] Bloomington, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana had left the Central League to join expansion teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa, Evansville, Indiana, Rockford, Illinois, and Rock Island, Illinois and form the Class D level league. Two expansion teams, Davenport and Evansville, chose "River Rats" as their team name. [2]
For the second season, 1902, the league became Class B level league, a classification it retained for the next 59 seasons of league operation. [3]
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was inactive during some years of World War I (1918), the Great Depression (1933窶1934, 1936) and World War II (1943窶1945), similar to many minor leagues that were forced to suspend operations or disband during those severe times. [2] [4]
As with many minor leagues, especially at the lower classifications, league membership fluctuated a great deal over its six decades. Overall, the league hosted teams in 31 cities during its existence. [5] At various times it had teams in such medium-sized cities as Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Bloomington, Decatur, Danville, Peoria, Springfield, Evansville and Terre Haute. It was a Class B league in the old classification system that ran from Class D up to Class Triple-A.
The 1955 Keokuk Kernels are ranked #30 in the Top窶100 All窶典ime minor league teams by MiLB.com. [6] The Kernels finished with a 92窶34 record and were led by Russ Nixon and Mudcat Grant. [6]
Since 1956 its territory had largely been supplanted by the Midwest League, which began play in 1947 as the Class D level Illinois State League. After 1956 there were no Illinois or Indiana teams in the league. The final 1961 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League franchises were the Fox Cities Foxes, Burlington Bees, Topeka Reds, Lincoln Chiefs, Cedar Rapids Braves and Des Moines Demons. [7] In 1962, Appleton (Fox Cities), Burlington, and Cedar Rapids joined the Midwest League and the Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League folded operations when those franchises switched leagues. [8]
The league's unique name made it a convenient reference point for any mention of the minor leagues. Casey Stengel made the following comment in later life, evidently still feeling stung from having been traded by the New York Giants to the Boston Braves in the 1923窶1924 off-season, despite having hit 2 game-winning home runs in the World Series: "It's lucky I didn't hit 3 home runs in three games, or McGraw would have traded me to the 3-I League!"
1901 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Terre Haute won the title behind the impressive pitching of
Mordecai Brown, future Chicago Cubs mound star.
Team Name | Record |
Terre Haute Hottentots | 72窶39 |
Bloomington Blues | 68窶44 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 67窶45 |
Rockford Red Sox | 57窶55 |
Davenport River Rats | 51窶61 |
Evansville River Rats | 47窶65 |
Rock Island Islanders | 45窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 40窶72 |
1902 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Rockford Red Sox | 74窶52 |
Terre Haute Hottentots | 70窶53 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 64窶55 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶61 |
Davenport River Rats | 59窶63 |
Evansville River Rats | 57窶67 |
Decatur Commodores | 55窶69 |
Bloomington Blues | 54窶71 |
1903 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Evansville and Terre Haute joined the
Central League. New teams in
Dubuque, Iowa and
Joliet, Illinois formed. Joliet, with a record of 14窶19, moved to
Springfield, Illinois on June 12, where they had a record of 28窶61.
Bloomington Bloomers | 72窶47 |
Decatur Commodores | 67窶51 |
Davenport River Rats | 65窶53 |
Rock Island Islanders | 64窶54 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 60窶60 |
Rockford Red Sox | 58窶60 |
Dubuque Shamrocks | 49窶72 |
Joliet Standards/ Springfield Foot Trackers | 42窶80 |
1904 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Hustlers | 72窶48 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 70窶52 |
Dubuque Shamrocks | 69窶54 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶61 |
Decatur Commodores | 59窶62 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶65 |
Davenport River Rats | 52窶69 |
Rockford Red Sox | 48窶76 |
1905 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Rockford team folded, and a new team in
Peoria, Illinois formed.
Dubuque Shamrocks | 70窶53 |
Rock Island Islanders | 68窶55 |
Springfield Senators | 64窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 63窶58 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 63窶61 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶65 |
Davenport Riversides | 56窶67 |
Peoria Distillers | 48窶75 |
After the season ended, Cedar Rapids lost to the Burlington, Iowa team from the Iowa State League 4 games to 3.
1906 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 79窶43 |
Peoria Distillers | 74窶48 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶55 |
Springfield Senators | 64窶56 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 48窶67 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 51窶74 |
Davenport Knickerbockers | 45窶74 |
1907 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Davenport team folded. The team from
Clinton, Iowa joined after leaving the
Iowa State League.
Rock Island Islanders | 86窶46 |
Decatur Commodores | 80窶47 |
Springfield Senators | 81窶50 |
Peoria Distillers | 77窶52 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 72窶61 |
Clinton Infants | 53窶78 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 51窶79 |
Dubuque Dubs | 22窶109 |
1908 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 82窶54 |
Decatur Commodores | 77窶59 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 69窶63 |
Peoria Distillers | 77窶52 |
Dubuque Dubs | 67窶69 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 64窶73 |
Rock Island Islanders | 59窶76 |
Clinton Adults | 55窶78 |
1909 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Clinton team folded. A new team in
Davenport, Iowa formed.
Rock Island Islanders | 90窶48 |
Springfield Senators | 81窶53 |
Davenport Prodigals | 77窶59 |
Burlington Bloomers | 70窶67 |
Peoria Distillers | 69窶67 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶71 |
Decatur Commodores | 63窶73 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 31窶107 |
1910 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
After the previous disappointing season, Cedar Rapids folded. The Decatur team moved to the
Northern Association. The team from
Waterloo, Iowa left the
Central Association to join here. A new team from
Danville, Illinois formed and joined the league as well.
Springfield Senators | 88窶48 |
Rock Island Islanders | 81窶56 |
Peoria Distillers | 75窶64 |
Waterloo Boosters | 72窶67 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶76 |
Dubuque Dubs | 60窶79 |
Davenport Prodigals | 59窶80 |
Danville Speakers | 57窶82 |
1911 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The team from Bloomington folded. The
Quincy, Illinois team from the
Central Association joined the league. The Springfield team, with a 12窶4 record, moved to
Decatur, Illinois on May 31, where their record was 57窶56.
Peoria Distillers | 76窶59 |
Springfield Senators/ Decatur Nomads | 69窶60 |
Quincy Infants | 71窶63 |
Danville Speakers | 69窶62 |
Davenport Prodigals | 69窶69 |
Dubuque Hustlers | 67窶70 |
Waterloo Boosters | 59窶76 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶79 |
1912 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams from Rock Island and Waterloo folded. New teams from
Springfield, Illinois and
Bloomington, Indiana joined the league.
Springfield Senators | 90窶44 |
Davenport Prodigals | 75窶60 |
Decatur Commodores | 69窶67 |
Quincy Old Soldiers | 67窶70 |
Dubuque Dubs | 65窶73 |
Danville Speakers | 63窶71 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 58窶78 |
Peoria Distillers | 56窶80 |
1913 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Quincy Gems | 79窶60 |
Dubuque Dubs | 74窶62 |
Davenport Blue Sox | 68窶66 |
Danville Speakers | 69窶68 |
Decatur Commodores | 67窶68 |
Springfield Watchmakers | 66窶70 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 64窶71 |
Peoria Distillers | 57窶79 |
1914 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Danville team, with a record of 26窶53, moved to
Moline, Illinois on July 14, where their record was 20窶33.
Davenport Blue Sox | 83窶52 |
Peoria Distillers | 81窶56 |
Springfield Watchmakers | 72窶60 |
Decatur Commodores | 72窶64 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶69 |
Quincy Gems | 61窶71 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56窶77 |
Danville Speakers/ Moline Plowboys | 46窶86 |
1915 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Springfield team folded. A new team in
Rockford, Illinois formed. Dubuque moved to
Freeport, Illinois during the season. The Decatur team folded on August 10. The league adopted a playoff system in which the team with the best record in the first half of the season would play the team with the best record in the second half of the season.
Moline Plowboys | 75窶51 (2nd half winner) |
Davenport Blue Sox | 76窶52 (1st half winner) |
Rockford Wakes | 72窶58 |
Quincy Gems | 62窶56 |
Peoria Distillers | 68窶63 |
Dubuque Dubs/ Freeport Comeons | 48窶76 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 48窶76 |
Decatur Commodores | 37窶57 |
Moline beat Davenport 4 games to 2 for the title.
1916 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Freeport team folded. New teams in
Hannibal, Missouri and
Rock Island, Illinois formed and joined the league. The playoff system was apparently dropped.
Peoria Distillers | 84窶50 |
Hannibal Mules | 79窶57 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 76窶56 |
Rockford Wakes | 67窶66 |
Moline Plowboys | 59窶76 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶76 |
Quincy Gems | 57窶77 |
Davenport Blue Sox | 56窶77 |
1917 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Davenport team folded. A new team in
Alton, Illinois formed and joined the league.
Peoria Distillers | 43窶23 |
Rockford Rox | 39窶21 |
Hannibal Mules | 39窶27 |
Rock Island Islanders | 36窶26 |
Quincy Gems | 27窶38 |
Moline Plowboys | 27窶38 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 25窶37 |
Alton Blues | 18窶44 |
1918, The league suspended operations because of World War I.
1919 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Alton, Hannibal, Quincy, and Rock Island folded. New teams in
Evansville, Indiana and
Terre Haute, Indiana formed and joined the league.
Bloomington Bloomers | 80窶41 |
Peoria Tractors | 68窶54 |
Evansville Black Sox | 63窶58 |
Rockford Rox | 63窶60 |
Terre Haute Browns | 50窶70 |
Moline Plowboys | 40窶81 |
1920 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
New teams in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and
Rock Island, Illinois formed and joined the league. Evansville changed their names to the "Evas".
Bloomington Bloomers | 82窶57 |
Evansville Evas | 80窶56 |
Rockford Rox | 70窶70 |
Moline Plowboys | 69窶70 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 68窶69 |
Peoria Tractors | 67窶71 |
Terre Haute Browns | 58窶77 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶81 |
1921 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Moline Plowboys | 78窶55 |
Rockford Rox | 72窶64 |
Terre Haute Tots | 70窶65 |
Peoria Tractors | 70窶69 |
Evansville Evas | 67窶69 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 65窶69 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 62窶72 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶78 |
1922 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Cedar Rapids and Rock Island moved to the
Mississippi Valley League. New teams in Danville and Decatur formed and joined the league.
Terre Haute Tots | 85窶51 |
Decatur Commodores | 78窶58 |
Peoria Tractors | 76窶60 |
Evansville Evas | 76窶64 |
Rockford Rox | 74窶65 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 63窶75 |
Danville Veterans | 50窶87 |
Moline Plowboys | 49窶89 |
1923 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Decatur Commodores | 81窶54 |
Rockford Rox | 76窶63 |
Terre Haute Tots | 71窶60 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 72窶64 |
Evansville Evas | 72窶65 |
Peoria Tractors | 71窶65 |
Danville Veterans | 55窶81 |
Moline Plowboys | 45窶91 |
1924 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Rockford team folded. The Moline team moved to the
Mississippi Valley League.
Terre Haute Tots | 75窶62 |
Evansville Little Evas | 75窶64 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 71窶64 |
Peoria Tractors | 71窶66 |
Danville Veterans | 59窶75 |
Decatur Commodores | 58窶78 |
1925 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
New teams in Quincy and Springfield formed and joined the league.
Peoria Tractors | 89窶48 |
Terre Haute Tots | 81窶54 |
Evansville Pocketeers | 72窶63 |
Danville Veterans | 69窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 62窶73 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56窶74 |
Springfield Senators | 56窶79 |
Quincy Red Birds | 54窶82 |
1926 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 77窶59 |
Peoria Tractors | 75窶62 |
Terre Haute Tots | 73窶61 |
Danville Veterans | 72窶65 |
Evansville Hubs | 72窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 69窶67 |
Quincy Red Birds | 62窶75 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 43窶88 |
Springfield played Bay City of the Michigan State League and won 4 games to none. They were leading against Des Moines of the Western League 3 games to 1 when the series was canceled due to cold weather.
1927 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Danville Veterans | 86窶50 |
Peoria Tractors | 87窶51 |
Springfield Senators | 72窶66 |
Terre Haute Tots | 70窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 62窶70 |
Quincy Red Birds | 63窶75 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 55窶83 |
Evansville Hubs | 50窶84 |
1928 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The league returned to the playoff format in which the team with the best record in the first half of the season played the team with the best records in the second half of the season for the title.
Decatur Commodores | 81窶49 (2nd half winner) |
Terre Haute Tots | 75窶59 (1st half winner) |
Danville Veterans | 69窶57 |
Peoria Tractors | 69窶66 |
Evansville Hubs | 62窶68 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 61窶69 |
Springfield Senators | 60窶79 |
Quincy Indians | 50窶85 |
Decatur beat Terre Haute for the title 4 games to 1, with 1 tie.
1929 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Two teams with the nickname "Tractors" played in the league this season.
Quincy Indians | 82窶56 |
Decatur Commodores | 81窶57 |
Evansville Hubs | 79窶57 |
Terre Haute Tots | 72窶66 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 70窶70 |
Peoria Tractors | 61窶76 |
Springfield Tractors | 59窶77 |
Danville Veterans | 46窶91 |
Quincy played Canton of the Central League after the season ended and lost 4 games to 2.
1930 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The league returned to the best record in the 1st half vs. best record in the 2nd half playoff system.
Evansville Hubs | 79窶55 (2nd half winner) |
Quincy Indians | 78窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 77窶59 |
Danville Veterans | 71窶67 (1st half winner) |
Springfield Senators | 62窶70 |
Peoria Tractors | 57窶77 |
Bloomington Cubs | 57窶78 |
Terre Haute Tots | 53窶76 |
Danville defeated Evansville 4 games to 2 for the title. Danville went on to play Springfield of the Central League and lead 3 games to 2 when the series was cancelled because of poor attendance.
1931 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 72窶45 (1st half winner) |
Quincy Indians | 67窶49 (2nd half winner) |
Evansville Hubs | 67窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 64窶57 |
Bloomington Cubs | 58窶61 |
Terre Haute Tots | 55窶68 |
Peoria Tractors | 51窶68 |
Danville Veterans | 44窶72 |
Quincy beat Springfield 4 games to 2 for the championship.
1932 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Bloomington and Evansville folded before the season, and the Springfield and
Decatur teams folded on July 12.
Team Name | Affiliation | Record |
Terre Haute Tots | 42窶27 (1st half winner) | |
Peoria Tractors | 20窶38 (2nd half winner) | |
Quincy Indians | Cleveland Indians | 38窶31 |
Danville Veterans | St. Louis Cardinals | 29窶39 |
Springfield Senators | 32窶37 | |
Decatur Commodores | 24窶43 |
The Terre Haute, Peoria, Quincy, and Danville teams all folded on July 15, as did the league itself. The league was restarted in 1935, 1937窶1942, and 1946窶1961.
1935 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloomington Bloomers | 75 | 44 | .630 | 窶 | Burleigh Grimes |
Springfield Senators | 74 | 45 | .622 | 1.0 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 59 | 56 | .513 | 14.0 | John Butler/ Cliff Knox |
Terre Haute Tots | 57 | 61 | .483 | 17.5 | Bill Burwell |
Fort Wayne Chiefs | 52 | 71 | .423 | 25.0 | Bruno Betzel |
Peoria Tractors | 38 | 78 | .328 | 35.5 | Jack Sheehan / Bill Rodgers |
Playoff: Springfield 4 games, Bloomington 2. Bloomington was declared the winner when Springfield refused to replay protested final game that was upheld by the league president.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | BA | .384 | Max Macon | Bloomington | W | 19 | |
Hersh Martin | Bloomington | Runs | 112 | Johnny Hutchings | Peoria | SO | 166 | |
Jimmy Outlaw | Decatur | Hits | 157 | Lefty Smoll | Springfield | PCT | .765 13窶4 | |
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | RBI | 96 | |||||
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | HR | 24 |
1937 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinton Owls | 75 | 36 | .676 | 窶 | Clyde Sukeforth |
Moline Plowboys | 74 | 41 | .643 | 3.0 | Mike Gazella |
Decatur Commodores | 53 | 64 | .453 | 25.0 | George Payne |
Peoria Reds | 45 | 66 | .405 | 30.0 | Ben Tincup / Wayne Blackburn |
Bloomington Bengals | 21 | 38 | .356 | NA | Joseph Sims |
Terre Haute Tots | 15 | 38 | .283 | NA | Walter Holke |
Bloomington and Terre Haute disbanded July 3, at the end of the first half.
Playoff: Moline 4 games, Clinton 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Majeski | Moline | BA | .345 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | W | 21 | |
George Cisar | Clinton | Runs | 98 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | SO | 257 | |
Joe Mene | Moline | Hits | 164 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | PCT | .808 21窶5 | |
Bert Haas | Clinton | HR | 13 |
1938 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Bees | 77 | 47 | .621 | 窶 | 98,817 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 68 | 58 | .540 | 10.0 | 50,766 | Tony Kaufmann |
Moline Plowboys | 67 | 59 | .532 | 11.0 | 22,684 | Mike Gazella |
Springfield Browns | 63 | 60 | .512 | 13.5 | 66,944 | Walter Holke |
Waterloo Red Hawks | 59 | 65 | .476 | 18.0 | 43,980 | Lennie Backer |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 56 | 63 | .471 | 18.5 | 39,211 | Cap Crossley |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56 | 65 | .463 | 19.5 | 24,368 | Bob O'Farrell |
Clinton Owls | 46 | 75 | .380 | 29.5 | 35,119 | Ollie Marquardt |
Playoffs: Decatur 3 games, Springfield 2; Mobile 3 games, Evansville 1.
Finals: Decatur 4 games, Moline 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Novikoff | Moline | BA | .367 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | W | 18 | |
Eddie Lake | Decatur | Runs | 117 | Floyd Giebell | Evansville | W | 18 | |
Lou Novikoff | Moline | Hits | 186 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | SO | 185 | |
Lou Novikoff | Moline | RBI | 114 | Floyd Giebell | Evansville | ERA | 1.98 | |
Frank Piet | Springfield | HR | 25 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | PCT | .818 18窶4 |
1939 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 73 | 46 | .613 | 窶 | 56,399 | Ollie Marquardt |
Evansville Bees | 73 | 48 | .603 | 1.0 | 81,371 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 68 | 51 | .571 | 5.0 | 49,710 | Tony Kaufmann |
Springfield Browns | 65 | 55 | .542 | 8.5 | 37,916 | Walter Holke |
Clinton Giants | 63 | 58 | .521 | 11.0 | 41,712 | Blondy Ryan |
Bloomington Bloomers | 49 | 73 | .402 | 25.5 | 14,005 | Bud Connolly |
Moline Plowboys | 49 | 73 | .402 | 25.5 | 20,911 | Mike Gazella |
Waterloo Red Hawks | 42 | 78 | .350 | 31.5 | 28,935 | Cap Crossley |
Playoffs: Springfield 3 games, Evansville 1; Decatur 3 games, Cedar Rapids 1.
Finals: Springfield 3 games, Decatur 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | BA | .362 | Joe Callahan | Evansville | W | 19 | |
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 120 | Mike Naymick | Cedar Rapids | SO | 181 | |
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 168 | Joe Callahan | Evansville | ERA | 1.86 | |
George Binks | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 116 | Roger Wolff | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .750 15窶5 | |
Fred Stroble | Springfield | HR | 21 |
1940 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 74 | 51 | .592 | 窶 | 46,475 | Ollie Marquardt |
Decatur Commodores | 73 | 52 | .584 | 1.0 | 37,667 |
Tony Kaufmann / Boyce Morrow / Lou Scoffic |
Springfield Browns | 73 | 53 | .579 | 1.5 | 56,569 | Art Scharein |
Evansville Braves | 68 | 55 | .553 | 5.0 | 60,815 | Bob Coleman |
Clinton Giants | 62 | 57 | .521 | 9.0 | 40,277 | Josh Billings |
Madison Blues | 61 | 62 | .496 | 12.0 | 36,740 | Bud Connolly |
Moline Plowboys | 46 | 78 | .471 | 27.5 | 13,639 | Mike Gazella |
Waterloo White Hawks | 36 | 85 | .298 | 36.0 | 23,441 | John Fitzpatrick / Frederick Bedore |
Playoffs: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Springfield 0; Decatur 3 games, Evansville 2.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Decatur 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Scoffic | Decatur | BA | .358 | Mike Kash | Madison | W | 20 | |
Chuck Workman | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 108 | Max Surkont | Decatur | SO | 212 | |
Lou Scoffic | Decatur | Hits | 164 | Max Surkont | Decatur | ERA | 2.50 | |
Don Manno | Evansville | RBI | 113 | Max Surkont | Decatur | PCT | .792 19窶5 | |
Chuck Workman | Cedar Rapids | HR | 29 |
1941 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Bees | 80 | 45 | .640 | 窶 | 69,156 | Bob Coleman |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 72 | 49 | .595 | 6.0 | 40,323 | Ollie Marquardt |
Decatur Commodores | 67 | 56 | .545 | 12.0 | 38,485 | Dib Williams |
Springfield Browns | 65 | 59 | .524 | 14.5 | 41,194 | Art Scharein |
Waterloo White Hawks | 59 | 65 | .476 | 20.5 | 55,456 | Louis Brower / Johnny Mostil |
Clinton Giants | 57 | 68 | .456 | 23.0 | 25,861 | Josh Billings |
Madison Blues | 52 | 71 | .423 | 27.0 | 28,434 | Ivy Griffin |
Moline Plowboys | 43 | 82 | .344 | 37 | 16,534 | Joe Mowry |
Playoffs: Decatur 3 games, Evansville 2; Cedar Rapids 3 games, Springfield 1.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Decatur 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | BA | .364 | Warren Spahn | Madison | W | 19 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 101 | John Clay | Decatur | SO | 204 | |
Delbert Jones | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 101 | Warren Spahn | Madison | ERA | 1.83 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 172 | Warren Spahn | Madison | PCT | .760 19窶6 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 113 | |||||
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | HR | 23 |
1942 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 74 | 43 | .632 | 窶 | Ollie Marquardt |
Springfield Browns | 67 | 48 | .583 | 6.0 | Jimmy Adair |
Evansville Bees | 65 | 54 | .546 | 10.0 | Bob Coleman |
Madison Blues | 55 | 62 | .470 | 19.0 | Walter Millies |
Waterloo White Hawks | 47 | 71 | .398 | 27.5 | Johnny Mostil |
Decatur Commodores | 45 | 75 | .375 | 30.5 | Abe White / Tony Kaufmann |
Playoffs: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Evansville 2; Madison 3 games, Springfield 1.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Madison 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitey Platt | Madison | BA | .395 | Bryan Stephens | Cedar Rapids | W | 20 | |
Blas Monaco | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 95 | Len Perme | Waterloo | SO | 204 | |
Ducky Detweiler | Evansville | Hits | 149 | John Pavlick | Springfield | ERA | 2.96 | |
Pat Seerey | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 91 | Bryan Stephens | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .833 20窶4 | |
Pat Seerey | Cedar Rapids | HR | 33 |
The league did not play in 1943, 1944 and 1945 due to World War II 1946 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davenport Cubs | 76 | 44 | .618 | 窶 | Bill Kelly |
Danville Dodgers | 76 | 44 | .618 | 0.0 | Jake Pitler / Paul Chervinko |
Evansville Braves | 68 | 51 | .571 | 7.5 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 63 | 60 | .512 | 14.5 | Ray Brubaker |
Waterloo White Hawks | 62 | 63 | .496 | 16.5 | Johnny Mostil |
Springfield Browns | 58 | 67 | .464 | 20.5 | Tony Robello |
Decatur Commodores | 43 | 72 | .374 | 30.5 | Harrison Wickel |
Quincy Gems | 37 | 82 | .311 | 38.5 | Edward Marleau / Cedric Durst |
Playoffs: Davenport defeated Danville in a one game playoff for first place; Evansville 3 games, Davenport 1. Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 1.
Finals: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rube Walker | Davenport | BA | .354 | Bob Kohout | Danville | W | 14 | |
Richard Welker | Terre Haute | Runs | 105 | Ken Manus | Waterloo | W | 14 | |
Cal Abrams | Danville | Hits | 146 | Charles Shipman | Evansville | W | 14 | |
Bill Sanders | Terre Haute | RBI | 96 | Ray Shore | Springfield | SO | 157 | |
Bill Sanders | Terre Haute | HR | 14 | Jean Davison | Davenport | ERA | 2.18 | |
Jim Christie | Terre Haute | HR | 14 | Jean Davison | Davenport | PCT | .867 13窶2 |
1947 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danville Dodgers | 79 | 47 | .627 | 窶 | 63,926 | Paul Chervinko |
Terre Haute Phillies | 74 | 51 | .592 | 4.5 | 133,654 |
Ray Brubaker / Whitey Gluchoski / Jack Sanford |
Springfield Browns | 71 | 55 | .563 | 8.0 | 58,009 | Ben Huffman |
Waterloo Hawks | 71 | 55 | .563 | 8.0 | 174,064 | Johnny Mostil / Jack Onslow |
Evansville Braves | 70 | 55 | .560 | 8.5 | 133,163 | Bob Coleman |
Davenport Cubs | 55 | 70 | .440 | 23.5 | 50,846 | Dickie Kerr / Morrie Arnovich |
Quincy Gems | 50 | 75 | .400 | 28.5 | 100,096 | Gordie Hinkle |
Decatur Commodores | 31 | 93 | .250 | 47.0 | 33,069 | Gene Corbett |
Playoffs: Springfield defeated Waterloo in a playoff for third place; Danville 3 games, Springfield 2; Waterloo 3 games, Terre Haute 0.
Finals: Waterloo 4 games, Danville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Arft | Springfield | BA | .364 | Ken Olson | Danville | W | 22 | |
Jerry Scala | Waterloo | Runs | 116 | John Perkovich | Waterloo | SO | 207 | |
Jerry Scala | Waterloo | Hits | 163 | John Perkovich | Waterloo | ERA | 2.50 | |
Ray Fletcher | Evansville | RBI | 115 | Ken Olson | Danville | PCT | .846 22窶4 | |
Ed Ehlers | Quincy | HR | 22 |
1948 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quincy Gems | 81 | 45 | .643 | - | 124,053 | James Adlam |
Danville Dodgers | 72 | 51 | .585 | 7.5 | 62,284 | Paul Chervinko |
Evansville Braves | 67 | 54 | .554 | 11.5 | 101,652 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 65 | 57 | .533 | 14.0 | 130,009 | Pat Colgan / Dale Jones |
Waterloo White Hawks | 63 | 61 | .508 | 17.0 | 170,018 | Pete Fox |
Springfield Browns | 56 | 67 | .455 | 23.5 | 54,463 | Hank Helf / Irv Hall |
Decatur Commies | 50 | 75 | .400 | 30.5 | 44,943 | Red Lucas / Nelson Burbrink |
Davenport Pirates | 41 | 85 | .325 | 40.0 | 45,711 | Ival Goodman |
Playoffs: Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 2. Evansville 3 games, Quincy 2.
Finals: Evansville 4 games, Terre Haute 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Novosel | Springfield | BA | .339 | Art Bohman | Quincy | W | 16 | |
Bob Marquis | Quincy | Runs | 108 | Lew Burdette | Quincy | W | 16 | |
Bob Marquis | Quincy | Hits | 164 | Glenn Thompson | Evansville | SO | 230 | |
Kite Thomas | Quincy | RBI | 99 | David Thieke | Danville | ERA | 1.81 | |
John Novosel | Springfield | HR | 22 | Glenn Thompson | Evansville | PCT | .789 15窶4 | |
Don Lenhardt | Springfield | HR | 22 |
1949 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 74 | 51 | .592 | 窶 | 145,657 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 4.5 | 146,421 | Ben Huffman / Frederick Shaffer |
Terre Haute Phillies | 69 | 56 | .552 | 5.0 | 122,493 | Lee Riley |
Davenport Pirates | 67 | 59 | .532 | 7.5 | 133,505 | Bill Burwell |
Quincy Gems | 59 | 67 | .468 | 15.5 | 85,130 | James Adlam |
Decatur Cubs | 55 | 70 | .440 | 19.0 | 51,147 | Morrie Arnovich |
Danville Dodgers | 55 | 70 | .440 | 19.0 | 49,605 | Lou Rochelli |
Springfield Browns | 53 | 73 | .421 | 21.5 | 48,952 | Doc Crandall |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 2; Davenport 3 games, Waterloo 2.
Finals: Davenport 3 games, Evansville 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emil Tellinger | Quincy | BA | .322 | Bob Miller | Terre Haute | W | 19 | |
Herman Rhodes | Waterloo | Runs | 86 | Paul Stuffel | Terre Haute | SO | 288 | |
Robert Anderlik | Decatur | Hits | 140 | William Koszarek | Terre Haute | ERA | 1.97 | |
Ed McGhee | Waterloo | RBI | 88 | William Koszarek | Terre Haute | PCT | .875 14窶2 | |
Lloyd Lowe | Decatur | HR | 15 | |||||
Emil Tellinger | Quincy | HR | 15 |
1950 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
1950 Three-I League schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 78 | 48 | .619 | 窶 | 111,228 | Dan Carnevale |
Danville Dodgers | 74 | 52 | .587 | 4.0 | 51,616 | Jim Bivin |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 8.0 | 119,244 | Otto Denning |
Quincy Gems | 64 | 60 | .516 | 13.0 | 53,322 | James Adlam |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 59 | 67 | .468 | 19.0 | 85,038 | Billy Jurges |
Evansville Braves | 56 | 70 | .444 | 22.0 | 102,865 | Ernie White |
Decatur Commodores | 52 | 74 | .413 | 26.0 | 35,516 | Morrie Arnovich |
Davenport Quads | 49 | 75 | .395 | 28.0 | 90,584 | Gene Hasson |
Playoffs: Terre Haute 3 games, Quincy 0; Danville 3 games, Waterloo 0.
Finals: Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim King | Cedar Rapids | BA | .332 | Jacob Schmitt | Terre Haute | W | 21 | |
Jack Lillis | Danville | Runs | 110 | Niles Jordan | Terre Haute | SO | 206 | |
Frank Marchio | Quincy | Hits | 162 | Niles Jordan | Terre Haute | ERA | 2.35 | |
Frank Marchio | Quincy | RBI | 112 | Jacob Schmitt | Terre Haute | PCT | .808 21窶5 | |
Allen Thomas | Waterloo | HR | 25 |
1951 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 75 | 55 | .577 | 窶 | 81,511 | Skeeter Newsome |
Evansville Braves | 69 | 60 | .535 | 5.5 | 101,254 | Bob Coleman |
Quincy Gems | 65 | 65 | .500 | 10.0 | 62,503 | Dutch Zwilling |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 64 | 66 | .492 | 11.0 | 92,102 | Kerby Farrell |
Waterloo White Hawks | 60 | 69 | .466 | 14.5 | 79,687 |
Otto Denning / Ed Taylor / Skeeter Webb |
Davenport Tigers | 56 | 74 | .431 | 19.0 | 100,328 | Marv Olson |
Playoffs: Quincy 3 games, Terre Haute 1; Cedar Rapids 3 games, Evansville 2.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Cedar Rapids 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Command | Terre Haute | BA | .328 | Alfred Dumouchelle | Evansville | W | 17 | |
James Deery | Terre Haute | Runs | 103 | Jack Urban | Quincy | W | 17 | |
Jim Command | Terre Haute | Hits | 166 | Bob P. Coleman | Cedar Rapids | W | 17 | |
Robert Erps | Davenport | RBI | 97 | Jack Urban | Quincy | SO | 164 | |
Bill Renna | Quincy | HR | 26 | Ben Johnson | Evansville | ERA | 2.47 | |
Daniel Ramer | Terre Haute | PCT | .750 15窶5 |
1952 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 74 | 47 | .612 | 窶 | 124,381 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 75 | 49 | .605 | 0.5 | 63,267 | Skeeter Newsome |
Burlington Flints | 64 | 60 | .516 | 11.5 | 57,259 | Len Schulte |
Waterloo White Hawks | 65 | 61 | .515 | 11.5 | 75,071 | Skeeter Webb |
Keokuk Kernels | 56 | 66 | .459 | 18.5 | 64,931 | Rudy Laskowski |
Davenport Tigers | 54 | 69 | .439 | 21.0 | 71,989 | Marv Owen |
Quincy Gems | 54 | 72 | .429 | 22.5 | 45,541 | Paul Chervinko |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 53 | 71 | .427 | 22.5 | 94,428 | Jimmy Bloodworth |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Burlington 2; Terre Haute 3 games, Waterloo 0.
Finals: Terre Haute 3 games, Evansville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Pennington | Keokuk | BA | .349 | George Yorke | Evansville | W | 17 | |
Art Pennington | Keokuk | Runs | 126 | Bud Daley | Cedar Rapids | SO | 198 | |
Chuck Harmon | Burlington | Hits | 153 | Gerald Speck | Waterloo | ERA | 2.44 | |
Horace Garner | Evansville | RBI | 107 | Stewart Alton | Evansville | PCT | .786 11窶3 | |
Robert Erps | Waterloo | HR | 27 |
1953 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 76 | 52 | .594 | 窶 | 64,428 | Hub Kittle |
Quincy Gems | 70 | 58 | .547 | 6.0 | 75,363 | Vern Hoscheit |
Evansville Braves | 70 | 59 | .543 | 6.5 | 88,438 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 69 | 60 | .535 | 7.5 | 93,153 | Zack Taylor |
Peoria Chiefs | 63 | 65 | .492 | 13.0 | 124,866 | Whitey Kurowski |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 63 | 65 | .492 | 13.0 | 93,501 | Al Kubski / William Prince |
Keokuk Kernels | 53 | 75 | .414 | 23.0 | 76,405 | Rudy Laskowski |
Burlington Flints | 49 | 79 | .383 | 27.0 | 49,370 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 2; Quincy 3 games, Waterloo 1.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Evansville 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Coats | Cedar Rapids | BA | .327 | Jim Owens | Terre Haute | W | 22 | |
James Fishback | Peoria | Runs | 107 | Seth Morehead | Terre Haute | SO | 206 | |
Bob Coats | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 162 | Joe Stanka | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.35 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | Hits | 162 | Jim Owens | Terre Haute | PCT | .733 22窶8 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | RBI | 127 | |||||
Marv Throneberry | Quincy | HR | 30 |
1954 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 81 | 54 | .600 | 窶 | 71,691 | Bob Coleman |
Keokuk Kernels | 78 | 58 | .574 | 3.5 | 49,957 | Jo-Jo White |
Peoria Chiefs | 73 | 63 | .537 | 8.5 | 78,497 | Whitey Kurowski |
Quincy Gems | 71 | 64 | .526 | 10.0 | 54,168 | Vern Hoscheit |
Waterloo White Hawks | 66 | 69 | .489 | 15.0 | 51,600 | Walter Millies |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 63 | 72 | .467 | 18.0 | 60,605 | William Prince |
Terre Haute Phillies | 60 | 76 | .441 | 21.5 | 37,104 | Hub Kittle |
Burlington Bees | 50 | 86 | .368 | 31.5 | 37,010 | Doc Crandall |
Playoffs: Peoria 3 games, Evansville 1; Quincy 3 games, Keokuk 1.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Peoria 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Gott | Quincy | BA | .348 | Stan Pitula | Keokuk | W | 20 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | Runs | 121 | Stan Pitula | Keokuk | SO | 172 | |
Tom Gott | Quincy | Hits | 168 | Ray Rippelmeyer | Evansville | ERA | 2.91 | |
Bob Kosis | Peoria | RBI | 121 | Ray Rippelmeyer | Evansville | PCT | .762 16窶5 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | HR | 35 |
1955 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keokuk Kernels | 92 | 34 | .730 | 窶 | 39,179 | Pinky May |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 22.0 | 71,864 | Dutch Dorman / Willard Marshall |
Peoria Chiefs | 63 | 63 | .500 | 29.0 | 62,347 | Whitey Kurowski |
Burlington Bees | 62 | 64 | .492 | 30.0 | 91,946 | Harold Meek |
Evansville Braves | 60 | 66 | .476 | 32.0 | 47,414 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Tigers | 56 | 70 | .444 | 36.0 | 50,334 | Stubby Overmire |
Quincy Gems | 52 | 74 | .413 | 40.0 | 39,081 | Vern Hoscheit |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 49 | 77 | .389 | 43.0 | 58,611 | Ray Perry |
Playoffs: Keokuk 3 games, Peoria 0; Burlington 3 games, Waterloo 1.
Finals: Keokuk 3 games, Burlington 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Nixon | Keokuk | BA | .385 | Mudcat Grant | Keokuk | W | 19 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | Runs | 108 | Bob Yanen | Keokuk | SO | 177 | |
Tony Kubek | Quincy | Hits | 157 | Bill Dailey | Keokuk | ERA | 2.52 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | RBI | 124 | Mudcat Grant | Keokuk | PCT | .864 19窶3 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | HR | 38 |
1956 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 84 | 36 | .700 | 窶 | 60,910 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 62 | 56 | .525 | 21.0 | 46,119 | Ira Hutchinson |
Keokuk Kernels | 60 | 59 | .504 | 23.5 | 47,440 | Pinky May |
Peoria Chiefs | 58 | 58 | .500 | 24.0 | 54,359 | George Kissell |
Quincy Gems | 56 | 64 | .467 | 28.0 | 35,308 | Vern Hoscheit |
Burlington Bees | 46 | 75 | .380 | 38.5 | 68,260 | Ed McDade |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 44 | 76 | .367 | 40.0 | 47,352 | George Scherger |
Terre Haute Tigers | 40 | 26 | .606 | NA | 23,368 | Bill Norman / Charlie Metro |
Terre Haute disbanded July 3.
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Garner | Evansville | BA | .354 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | W | 18 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | Runs | 103 | Dave Wegereck | Keokuk | SO | 158 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | Hits | 159 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | ERA | 2.24 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | RBI | 99 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | PCT | .857 18窶3 | |
Clyde McNeal | Cedar Rapids | HR | 27 |
1957 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 81 | 49 | .623 | 窶 | 54,295 | Bob Coleman |
Peoria Chiefs | 80 | 49 | .620 | .5 | 54,737 | Vern Hoscheit |
Davenport DavSox | 65 | 65 | .500 | 16 | 79,478 | Skeeter Scalzi |
Burlington Bees | 57 | 71 | .445 | 23 | 58,771 | Ken Raffensberger |
Keokuk Kernels | 55 | 74 | .426 | 25.5 | 35,028 | Pinky May |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 49 | 79 | .383 | 31 | 54,717 | Danny Ozark |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Garner | Evansville | BA | .334 | Don Nichols | Peoria | W | 20 | |
Billy Smith | Evansville | Runs | 107 | Hal Trosky Jr. | Davenport | SO | 204 | |
George Holder | Evansville | Hits | 148 | Don Nichols | Peoria | ERA | 2.09 | |
Horace Garner | Evansville | RBI | 100 | Don Nichols | Peoria | PCT | .870 20窶3 | |
Jim Koranda | Cedar Rapids | HR | 31 |
1958 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League - schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Braves | 77 | 53 | .592 | 窶 | 81,437 | Alex Monchak |
Davenport DavSox | 71 | 58 | .550 | 5.5 | 61,522 | Ira Hutchinson |
Green Bay Bluejays | 65 | 64 | .504 | 11.5 | 63,782 | Pete Reiser |
Burlington Bees | 62 | 67 | .481 | 14.5 | 51,632 | Walt Dixon |
Rochester A's / Winona A's |
57 | 73 | .438 | 20.0 | 39,589 | Burl Storie / Lew Krausse |
Fox Cities Foxes | 56 | 73 | .434 | 20.5 | 58,602 | Pete Suder |
Rochester (20窶37) moved to Winona June 29.
Playoff: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Davenport 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Pascual | Fox Cities | BA | .372 | Bill Hamilton | Cedar Rapids | W | 15 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | Runs | 104 | Ed Rakow | Green Bay | W | 15 | |
Bob Sager | Davenport | Hits | 180 | Robert Sedlak | Green Bay | W | 15 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | RBI | 119 | Stan Horvatin | Roches/Winona | SO | 210 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | HR | 37 | Bill Hamilton | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.18 | |
Bob Hendley | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .737 14窶5 |
1959 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Des Moines Demons | 78 | 48 | .619 | 窶 | 86,923 | Chuck Kress |
Green Bay Bluejays | 74 | 51 | .592 | 3.5 | 41,107 | Stan Wasiak |
Topeka Hawks | 69 | 56 | .552 | 8.5 | 59,803 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Fox Cities Foxes | 59 | 67 | .468 | 19 | 51,004 | Jack McKeon |
Lincoln Chiefs | 58 | 68 | .460 | 20 | 44,783 | Ira Hutchinson |
Sioux City Soos | 58 | 68 | .460 | 20 | 38,332 | Bill Capps |
Burlington Bees | 54 | 72 | .429 | 24 | 53,536 | Ray Mueller |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 53 | 73 | .421 | 25 | 70,039 | Alex Monchak |
Playoff: Green Bay 3 games, Des Moines 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hernan Valdes | Fox Cities | BA | .330 | Bart Dziadek | Topeka | W | 15 | |
Cal Emery | Des Moines | Runs | 107 | Larry Maxie | Cedar Rapids | SO | 187 | |
Dick Howser | Sioux City | Runs | 107 | Jim Brewer | Burlington | ERA | 2.67 | |
George Scott | Green Bay | Hits | 155 | Andres Ayon | Topeka | PCT | .750 12窶4 | |
Cal Emery | Des Moines | RBI | 129 | |||||
Cal Emery | Green Bay | HR | 27 |
1960 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fox Cities Foxes | 82 | 56 | .594 | 窶 | 61,062 | Earl Weaver |
Lincoln Chiefs | 71 | 66 | .518 | 10.5 | 45,170 | Ira Hutchinson |
Sioux City Soos | 71 | 68 | .511 | 11.5 | 41,385 | Bobby Hofman |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 71 | 69 | .507 | 12.0 | 62,358 | Jimmy Brown |
Burlington Bees | 66 | 74 | .471 | 17.0 | 51,988 | Hardy Peterson |
Green Bay Dodgers | 65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | 29,940 | Stan Wasiak |
Des Moines Demons | 64 | 74 | .464 | 18.0 | 53,828 | Andy Seminick |
Topeka Reds | 64 | 74 | .464 | 18.0 | 36,365 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Playoff: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Ward | Fox Cities | BA | .345 | Ron Woods | Lincoln | W | 17 | |
Frank Montgomery | Fox Cities | Runs | 111 | Hank Fischer | Cedar Rapids | SO | 217 | |
Gerry Reimer | Des Moines | Hits | 179 | Hank Fischer | Grand Rapids | ERA | 2.01 | |
Billy Joe Dashner | Topeka | RBI | 108 | Hank Fischer | Grand Rapids | PCT | .682 15窶7 | |
Manly Johnston | Lincoln | HR | 23 | |||||
Billy Joe Dashner | Topeka | HR | 23 |
1961 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topeka Reds | 79 | 50 | .612 | 窶 | 56,384 | Dave Bristol |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 73 | 57 | .562 | 6.5 | 69,617 | Jimmy Brown |
Lincoln Chiefs | 68 | 62 | .523 | 11.5 | 42,866 | George Noga |
Fox Cities Foxes | 67 | 62 | .519 | 12.0 | 47,552 | Earl Weaver |
Burlington Bees | 65 | 65 | .500 | 14.5 | 36,798 | Hardy Peterson |
Des Moines Demons | 37 | 93 | .285 | 42.5 | 33,337 | Chuck Kress |
Playoff: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
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Dick Haines | Des Moines | BA | .355 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | W | 18 | |
Tommy Harper | Topeka | Runs | 131 | Bob Locker | Lincoln | SO | 215 | |
Paul Snyder | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 153 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.21 | |
Miles McWilliams | Topeka | RBI | 102 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .818 18窶4 | |
Barry Morgan | Cedar Rapids | HR | 23 |
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Classification |
Class D (1901) Class B (1902窶1917, 1919窶1932, 1935, 1937窶1942, 1948窶1961) |
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Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1901 |
Ceased | 1961 |
President |
Michael H. Sexton (1901窶1904) Edward Holland (1905窶1907) Tom Loftus (1908) Michael H. Sexton (1909) Albert R. Tearney (1910窶1917, 1919窶1924) L.J. Wylie (1924窶1932, 1935) Tom Fairweather (1937窶1942, 1948窶1950) Vern McMillan (1951) Hal Totten (1952窶1959) Vern Hoscheit (1960窶1961) |
No. of teams | 31 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 8 Evansville Braves/ Bees/ Hubs (1957, 1956, 1954, 1952, 1949, 1941, 1938, 1930) |
Related competitions | Midwest League |
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was a Minor League Baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 seasons, with teams based in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The league began play in 1901 and disbanded after the 1961 season. It was popularly known as the Three窶的 League and sometimes as the Three窶摘ye League.
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League played from 1901 to 1961 with some interruptions due to world events: the league did not play in 1918 due to World War I and it had a break in 1933 and 1934 because of the Great Depression. After resuming play in 1935, it closed down in 1936, but reformed and had a six-year run from 1937 through 1942, before a break due to World War II. The league resumed play in 1946, lasting through 1961, where it was largely supplanted by the Midwest League. A Class B level league from 1902 throughout its lifespan, no other league survived for as long at that level.
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was founded in 1901 with Rock Island, Illinois native Michael H. Sexton serving as the first president. Eight charter members began play in 1901. The Bloomington Blues, Cedar Rapids Rabbitts, Davenport River Rats, Decatur Commodores, Evansville River Rats, Rock Island Islanders, Rockford Red Sox and Terre Haute Hottentots were the charter teams. [1] Bloomington, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana had left the Central League to join expansion teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa, Evansville, Indiana, Rockford, Illinois, and Rock Island, Illinois and form the Class D level league. Two expansion teams, Davenport and Evansville, chose "River Rats" as their team name. [2]
For the second season, 1902, the league became Class B level league, a classification it retained for the next 59 seasons of league operation. [3]
The Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League was inactive during some years of World War I (1918), the Great Depression (1933窶1934, 1936) and World War II (1943窶1945), similar to many minor leagues that were forced to suspend operations or disband during those severe times. [2] [4]
As with many minor leagues, especially at the lower classifications, league membership fluctuated a great deal over its six decades. Overall, the league hosted teams in 31 cities during its existence. [5] At various times it had teams in such medium-sized cities as Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Bloomington, Decatur, Danville, Peoria, Springfield, Evansville and Terre Haute. It was a Class B league in the old classification system that ran from Class D up to Class Triple-A.
The 1955 Keokuk Kernels are ranked #30 in the Top窶100 All窶典ime minor league teams by MiLB.com. [6] The Kernels finished with a 92窶34 record and were led by Russ Nixon and Mudcat Grant. [6]
Since 1956 its territory had largely been supplanted by the Midwest League, which began play in 1947 as the Class D level Illinois State League. After 1956 there were no Illinois or Indiana teams in the league. The final 1961 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League franchises were the Fox Cities Foxes, Burlington Bees, Topeka Reds, Lincoln Chiefs, Cedar Rapids Braves and Des Moines Demons. [7] In 1962, Appleton (Fox Cities), Burlington, and Cedar Rapids joined the Midwest League and the Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League folded operations when those franchises switched leagues. [8]
The league's unique name made it a convenient reference point for any mention of the minor leagues. Casey Stengel made the following comment in later life, evidently still feeling stung from having been traded by the New York Giants to the Boston Braves in the 1923窶1924 off-season, despite having hit 2 game-winning home runs in the World Series: "It's lucky I didn't hit 3 home runs in three games, or McGraw would have traded me to the 3-I League!"
1901 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Terre Haute won the title behind the impressive pitching of
Mordecai Brown, future Chicago Cubs mound star.
Team Name | Record |
Terre Haute Hottentots | 72窶39 |
Bloomington Blues | 68窶44 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 67窶45 |
Rockford Red Sox | 57窶55 |
Davenport River Rats | 51窶61 |
Evansville River Rats | 47窶65 |
Rock Island Islanders | 45窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 40窶72 |
1902 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Rockford Red Sox | 74窶52 |
Terre Haute Hottentots | 70窶53 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 64窶55 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶61 |
Davenport River Rats | 59窶63 |
Evansville River Rats | 57窶67 |
Decatur Commodores | 55窶69 |
Bloomington Blues | 54窶71 |
1903 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Evansville and Terre Haute joined the
Central League. New teams in
Dubuque, Iowa and
Joliet, Illinois formed. Joliet, with a record of 14窶19, moved to
Springfield, Illinois on June 12, where they had a record of 28窶61.
Bloomington Bloomers | 72窶47 |
Decatur Commodores | 67窶51 |
Davenport River Rats | 65窶53 |
Rock Island Islanders | 64窶54 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 60窶60 |
Rockford Red Sox | 58窶60 |
Dubuque Shamrocks | 49窶72 |
Joliet Standards/ Springfield Foot Trackers | 42窶80 |
1904 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Hustlers | 72窶48 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 70窶52 |
Dubuque Shamrocks | 69窶54 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶61 |
Decatur Commodores | 59窶62 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶65 |
Davenport River Rats | 52窶69 |
Rockford Red Sox | 48窶76 |
1905 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Rockford team folded, and a new team in
Peoria, Illinois formed.
Dubuque Shamrocks | 70窶53 |
Rock Island Islanders | 68窶55 |
Springfield Senators | 64窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 63窶58 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 63窶61 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶65 |
Davenport Riversides | 56窶67 |
Peoria Distillers | 48窶75 |
After the season ended, Cedar Rapids lost to the Burlington, Iowa team from the Iowa State League 4 games to 3.
1906 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 79窶43 |
Peoria Distillers | 74窶48 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶55 |
Springfield Senators | 64窶56 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 48窶67 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 51窶74 |
Davenport Knickerbockers | 45窶74 |
1907 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Davenport team folded. The team from
Clinton, Iowa joined after leaving the
Iowa State League.
Rock Island Islanders | 86窶46 |
Decatur Commodores | 80窶47 |
Springfield Senators | 81窶50 |
Peoria Distillers | 77窶52 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 72窶61 |
Clinton Infants | 53窶78 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 51窶79 |
Dubuque Dubs | 22窶109 |
1908 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 82窶54 |
Decatur Commodores | 77窶59 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 69窶63 |
Peoria Distillers | 77窶52 |
Dubuque Dubs | 67窶69 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 64窶73 |
Rock Island Islanders | 59窶76 |
Clinton Adults | 55窶78 |
1909 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Clinton team folded. A new team in
Davenport, Iowa formed.
Rock Island Islanders | 90窶48 |
Springfield Senators | 81窶53 |
Davenport Prodigals | 77窶59 |
Burlington Bloomers | 70窶67 |
Peoria Distillers | 69窶67 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶71 |
Decatur Commodores | 63窶73 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 31窶107 |
1910 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
After the previous disappointing season, Cedar Rapids folded. The Decatur team moved to the
Northern Association. The team from
Waterloo, Iowa left the
Central Association to join here. A new team from
Danville, Illinois formed and joined the league as well.
Springfield Senators | 88窶48 |
Rock Island Islanders | 81窶56 |
Peoria Distillers | 75窶64 |
Waterloo Boosters | 72窶67 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 60窶76 |
Dubuque Dubs | 60窶79 |
Davenport Prodigals | 59窶80 |
Danville Speakers | 57窶82 |
1911 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The team from Bloomington folded. The
Quincy, Illinois team from the
Central Association joined the league. The Springfield team, with a 12窶4 record, moved to
Decatur, Illinois on May 31, where their record was 57窶56.
Peoria Distillers | 76窶59 |
Springfield Senators/ Decatur Nomads | 69窶60 |
Quincy Infants | 71窶63 |
Danville Speakers | 69窶62 |
Davenport Prodigals | 69窶69 |
Dubuque Hustlers | 67窶70 |
Waterloo Boosters | 59窶76 |
Rock Island Islanders | 58窶79 |
1912 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams from Rock Island and Waterloo folded. New teams from
Springfield, Illinois and
Bloomington, Indiana joined the league.
Springfield Senators | 90窶44 |
Davenport Prodigals | 75窶60 |
Decatur Commodores | 69窶67 |
Quincy Old Soldiers | 67窶70 |
Dubuque Dubs | 65窶73 |
Danville Speakers | 63窶71 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 58窶78 |
Peoria Distillers | 56窶80 |
1913 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Quincy Gems | 79窶60 |
Dubuque Dubs | 74窶62 |
Davenport Blue Sox | 68窶66 |
Danville Speakers | 69窶68 |
Decatur Commodores | 67窶68 |
Springfield Watchmakers | 66窶70 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 64窶71 |
Peoria Distillers | 57窶79 |
1914 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Danville team, with a record of 26窶53, moved to
Moline, Illinois on July 14, where their record was 20窶33.
Davenport Blue Sox | 83窶52 |
Peoria Distillers | 81窶56 |
Springfield Watchmakers | 72窶60 |
Decatur Commodores | 72窶64 |
Dubuque Dubs | 64窶69 |
Quincy Gems | 61窶71 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56窶77 |
Danville Speakers/ Moline Plowboys | 46窶86 |
1915 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Springfield team folded. A new team in
Rockford, Illinois formed. Dubuque moved to
Freeport, Illinois during the season. The Decatur team folded on August 10. The league adopted a playoff system in which the team with the best record in the first half of the season would play the team with the best record in the second half of the season.
Moline Plowboys | 75窶51 (2nd half winner) |
Davenport Blue Sox | 76窶52 (1st half winner) |
Rockford Wakes | 72窶58 |
Quincy Gems | 62窶56 |
Peoria Distillers | 68窶63 |
Dubuque Dubs/ Freeport Comeons | 48窶76 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 48窶76 |
Decatur Commodores | 37窶57 |
Moline beat Davenport 4 games to 2 for the title.
1916 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Freeport team folded. New teams in
Hannibal, Missouri and
Rock Island, Illinois formed and joined the league. The playoff system was apparently dropped.
Peoria Distillers | 84窶50 |
Hannibal Mules | 79窶57 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 76窶56 |
Rockford Wakes | 67窶66 |
Moline Plowboys | 59窶76 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶76 |
Quincy Gems | 57窶77 |
Davenport Blue Sox | 56窶77 |
1917 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Davenport team folded. A new team in
Alton, Illinois formed and joined the league.
Peoria Distillers | 43窶23 |
Rockford Rox | 39窶21 |
Hannibal Mules | 39窶27 |
Rock Island Islanders | 36窶26 |
Quincy Gems | 27窶38 |
Moline Plowboys | 27窶38 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 25窶37 |
Alton Blues | 18窶44 |
1918, The league suspended operations because of World War I.
1919 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Alton, Hannibal, Quincy, and Rock Island folded. New teams in
Evansville, Indiana and
Terre Haute, Indiana formed and joined the league.
Bloomington Bloomers | 80窶41 |
Peoria Tractors | 68窶54 |
Evansville Black Sox | 63窶58 |
Rockford Rox | 63窶60 |
Terre Haute Browns | 50窶70 |
Moline Plowboys | 40窶81 |
1920 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
New teams in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and
Rock Island, Illinois formed and joined the league. Evansville changed their names to the "Evas".
Bloomington Bloomers | 82窶57 |
Evansville Evas | 80窶56 |
Rockford Rox | 70窶70 |
Moline Plowboys | 69窶70 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 68窶69 |
Peoria Tractors | 67窶71 |
Terre Haute Browns | 58窶77 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶81 |
1921 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Moline Plowboys | 78窶55 |
Rockford Rox | 72窶64 |
Terre Haute Tots | 70窶65 |
Peoria Tractors | 70窶69 |
Evansville Evas | 67窶69 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 65窶69 |
Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 62窶72 |
Rock Island Islanders | 57窶78 |
1922 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Cedar Rapids and Rock Island moved to the
Mississippi Valley League. New teams in Danville and Decatur formed and joined the league.
Terre Haute Tots | 85窶51 |
Decatur Commodores | 78窶58 |
Peoria Tractors | 76窶60 |
Evansville Evas | 76窶64 |
Rockford Rox | 74窶65 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 63窶75 |
Danville Veterans | 50窶87 |
Moline Plowboys | 49窶89 |
1923 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Decatur Commodores | 81窶54 |
Rockford Rox | 76窶63 |
Terre Haute Tots | 71窶60 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 72窶64 |
Evansville Evas | 72窶65 |
Peoria Tractors | 71窶65 |
Danville Veterans | 55窶81 |
Moline Plowboys | 45窶91 |
1924 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The Rockford team folded. The Moline team moved to the
Mississippi Valley League.
Terre Haute Tots | 75窶62 |
Evansville Little Evas | 75窶64 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 71窶64 |
Peoria Tractors | 71窶66 |
Danville Veterans | 59窶75 |
Decatur Commodores | 58窶78 |
1925 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
New teams in Quincy and Springfield formed and joined the league.
Peoria Tractors | 89窶48 |
Terre Haute Tots | 81窶54 |
Evansville Pocketeers | 72窶63 |
Danville Veterans | 69窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 62窶73 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56窶74 |
Springfield Senators | 56窶79 |
Quincy Red Birds | 54窶82 |
1926 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 77窶59 |
Peoria Tractors | 75窶62 |
Terre Haute Tots | 73窶61 |
Danville Veterans | 72窶65 |
Evansville Hubs | 72窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 69窶67 |
Quincy Red Birds | 62窶75 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 43窶88 |
Springfield played Bay City of the Michigan State League and won 4 games to none. They were leading against Des Moines of the Western League 3 games to 1 when the series was canceled due to cold weather.
1927 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Danville Veterans | 86窶50 |
Peoria Tractors | 87窶51 |
Springfield Senators | 72窶66 |
Terre Haute Tots | 70窶66 |
Decatur Commodores | 62窶70 |
Quincy Red Birds | 63窶75 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 55窶83 |
Evansville Hubs | 50窶84 |
1928 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The league returned to the playoff format in which the team with the best record in the first half of the season played the team with the best records in the second half of the season for the title.
Decatur Commodores | 81窶49 (2nd half winner) |
Terre Haute Tots | 75窶59 (1st half winner) |
Danville Veterans | 69窶57 |
Peoria Tractors | 69窶66 |
Evansville Hubs | 62窶68 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 61窶69 |
Springfield Senators | 60窶79 |
Quincy Indians | 50窶85 |
Decatur beat Terre Haute for the title 4 games to 1, with 1 tie.
1929 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Two teams with the nickname "Tractors" played in the league this season.
Quincy Indians | 82窶56 |
Decatur Commodores | 81窶57 |
Evansville Hubs | 79窶57 |
Terre Haute Tots | 72窶66 |
Bloomington Bloomers | 70窶70 |
Peoria Tractors | 61窶76 |
Springfield Tractors | 59窶77 |
Danville Veterans | 46窶91 |
Quincy played Canton of the Central League after the season ended and lost 4 games to 2.
1930 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The league returned to the best record in the 1st half vs. best record in the 2nd half playoff system.
Evansville Hubs | 79窶55 (2nd half winner) |
Quincy Indians | 78窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 77窶59 |
Danville Veterans | 71窶67 (1st half winner) |
Springfield Senators | 62窶70 |
Peoria Tractors | 57窶77 |
Bloomington Cubs | 57窶78 |
Terre Haute Tots | 53窶76 |
Danville defeated Evansville 4 games to 2 for the title. Danville went on to play Springfield of the Central League and lead 3 games to 2 when the series was cancelled because of poor attendance.
1931 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Springfield Senators | 72窶45 (1st half winner) |
Quincy Indians | 67窶49 (2nd half winner) |
Evansville Hubs | 67窶58 |
Decatur Commodores | 64窶57 |
Bloomington Cubs | 58窶61 |
Terre Haute Tots | 55窶68 |
Peoria Tractors | 51窶68 |
Danville Veterans | 44窶72 |
Quincy beat Springfield 4 games to 2 for the championship.
1932 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
The teams in Bloomington and Evansville folded before the season, and the Springfield and
Decatur teams folded on July 12.
Team Name | Affiliation | Record |
Terre Haute Tots | 42窶27 (1st half winner) | |
Peoria Tractors | 20窶38 (2nd half winner) | |
Quincy Indians | Cleveland Indians | 38窶31 |
Danville Veterans | St. Louis Cardinals | 29窶39 |
Springfield Senators | 32窶37 | |
Decatur Commodores | 24窶43 |
The Terre Haute, Peoria, Quincy, and Danville teams all folded on July 15, as did the league itself. The league was restarted in 1935, 1937窶1942, and 1946窶1961.
1935 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloomington Bloomers | 75 | 44 | .630 | 窶 | Burleigh Grimes |
Springfield Senators | 74 | 45 | .622 | 1.0 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 59 | 56 | .513 | 14.0 | John Butler/ Cliff Knox |
Terre Haute Tots | 57 | 61 | .483 | 17.5 | Bill Burwell |
Fort Wayne Chiefs | 52 | 71 | .423 | 25.0 | Bruno Betzel |
Peoria Tractors | 38 | 78 | .328 | 35.5 | Jack Sheehan / Bill Rodgers |
Playoff: Springfield 4 games, Bloomington 2. Bloomington was declared the winner when Springfield refused to replay protested final game that was upheld by the league president.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | BA | .384 | Max Macon | Bloomington | W | 19 | |
Hersh Martin | Bloomington | Runs | 112 | Johnny Hutchings | Peoria | SO | 166 | |
Jimmy Outlaw | Decatur | Hits | 157 | Lefty Smoll | Springfield | PCT | .765 13窶4 | |
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | RBI | 96 | |||||
Chet Laabs | Fort Wayne | HR | 24 |
1937 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinton Owls | 75 | 36 | .676 | 窶 | Clyde Sukeforth |
Moline Plowboys | 74 | 41 | .643 | 3.0 | Mike Gazella |
Decatur Commodores | 53 | 64 | .453 | 25.0 | George Payne |
Peoria Reds | 45 | 66 | .405 | 30.0 | Ben Tincup / Wayne Blackburn |
Bloomington Bengals | 21 | 38 | .356 | NA | Joseph Sims |
Terre Haute Tots | 15 | 38 | .283 | NA | Walter Holke |
Bloomington and Terre Haute disbanded July 3, at the end of the first half.
Playoff: Moline 4 games, Clinton 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Majeski | Moline | BA | .345 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | W | 21 | |
George Cisar | Clinton | Runs | 98 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | SO | 257 | |
Joe Mene | Moline | Hits | 164 | Kirby Higbe | Moline | PCT | .808 21窶5 | |
Bert Haas | Clinton | HR | 13 |
1938 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Bees | 77 | 47 | .621 | 窶 | 98,817 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 68 | 58 | .540 | 10.0 | 50,766 | Tony Kaufmann |
Moline Plowboys | 67 | 59 | .532 | 11.0 | 22,684 | Mike Gazella |
Springfield Browns | 63 | 60 | .512 | 13.5 | 66,944 | Walter Holke |
Waterloo Red Hawks | 59 | 65 | .476 | 18.0 | 43,980 | Lennie Backer |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 56 | 63 | .471 | 18.5 | 39,211 | Cap Crossley |
Bloomington Bloomers | 56 | 65 | .463 | 19.5 | 24,368 | Bob O'Farrell |
Clinton Owls | 46 | 75 | .380 | 29.5 | 35,119 | Ollie Marquardt |
Playoffs: Decatur 3 games, Springfield 2; Mobile 3 games, Evansville 1.
Finals: Decatur 4 games, Moline 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Novikoff | Moline | BA | .367 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | W | 18 | |
Eddie Lake | Decatur | Runs | 117 | Floyd Giebell | Evansville | W | 18 | |
Lou Novikoff | Moline | Hits | 186 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | SO | 185 | |
Lou Novikoff | Moline | RBI | 114 | Floyd Giebell | Evansville | ERA | 1.98 | |
Frank Piet | Springfield | HR | 25 | Emil Bildilli | Springfield | PCT | .818 18窶4 |
1939 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 73 | 46 | .613 | 窶 | 56,399 | Ollie Marquardt |
Evansville Bees | 73 | 48 | .603 | 1.0 | 81,371 | Bob Coleman |
Decatur Commodores | 68 | 51 | .571 | 5.0 | 49,710 | Tony Kaufmann |
Springfield Browns | 65 | 55 | .542 | 8.5 | 37,916 | Walter Holke |
Clinton Giants | 63 | 58 | .521 | 11.0 | 41,712 | Blondy Ryan |
Bloomington Bloomers | 49 | 73 | .402 | 25.5 | 14,005 | Bud Connolly |
Moline Plowboys | 49 | 73 | .402 | 25.5 | 20,911 | Mike Gazella |
Waterloo Red Hawks | 42 | 78 | .350 | 31.5 | 28,935 | Cap Crossley |
Playoffs: Springfield 3 games, Evansville 1; Decatur 3 games, Cedar Rapids 1.
Finals: Springfield 3 games, Decatur 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | BA | .362 | Joe Callahan | Evansville | W | 19 | |
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 120 | Mike Naymick | Cedar Rapids | SO | 181 | |
Del Jones | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 168 | Joe Callahan | Evansville | ERA | 1.86 | |
George Binks | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 116 | Roger Wolff | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .750 15窶5 | |
Fred Stroble | Springfield | HR | 21 |
1940 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 74 | 51 | .592 | 窶 | 46,475 | Ollie Marquardt |
Decatur Commodores | 73 | 52 | .584 | 1.0 | 37,667 |
Tony Kaufmann / Boyce Morrow / Lou Scoffic |
Springfield Browns | 73 | 53 | .579 | 1.5 | 56,569 | Art Scharein |
Evansville Braves | 68 | 55 | .553 | 5.0 | 60,815 | Bob Coleman |
Clinton Giants | 62 | 57 | .521 | 9.0 | 40,277 | Josh Billings |
Madison Blues | 61 | 62 | .496 | 12.0 | 36,740 | Bud Connolly |
Moline Plowboys | 46 | 78 | .471 | 27.5 | 13,639 | Mike Gazella |
Waterloo White Hawks | 36 | 85 | .298 | 36.0 | 23,441 | John Fitzpatrick / Frederick Bedore |
Playoffs: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Springfield 0; Decatur 3 games, Evansville 2.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Decatur 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Scoffic | Decatur | BA | .358 | Mike Kash | Madison | W | 20 | |
Chuck Workman | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 108 | Max Surkont | Decatur | SO | 212 | |
Lou Scoffic | Decatur | Hits | 164 | Max Surkont | Decatur | ERA | 2.50 | |
Don Manno | Evansville | RBI | 113 | Max Surkont | Decatur | PCT | .792 19窶5 | |
Chuck Workman | Cedar Rapids | HR | 29 |
1941 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Bees | 80 | 45 | .640 | 窶 | 69,156 | Bob Coleman |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 72 | 49 | .595 | 6.0 | 40,323 | Ollie Marquardt |
Decatur Commodores | 67 | 56 | .545 | 12.0 | 38,485 | Dib Williams |
Springfield Browns | 65 | 59 | .524 | 14.5 | 41,194 | Art Scharein |
Waterloo White Hawks | 59 | 65 | .476 | 20.5 | 55,456 | Louis Brower / Johnny Mostil |
Clinton Giants | 57 | 68 | .456 | 23.0 | 25,861 | Josh Billings |
Madison Blues | 52 | 71 | .423 | 27.0 | 28,434 | Ivy Griffin |
Moline Plowboys | 43 | 82 | .344 | 37 | 16,534 | Joe Mowry |
Playoffs: Decatur 3 games, Evansville 2; Cedar Rapids 3 games, Springfield 1.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Decatur 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | BA | .364 | Warren Spahn | Madison | W | 19 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 101 | John Clay | Decatur | SO | 204 | |
Delbert Jones | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 101 | Warren Spahn | Madison | ERA | 1.83 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 172 | Warren Spahn | Madison | PCT | .760 19窶6 | |
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 113 | |||||
Hank Edwards | Cedar Rapids | HR | 23 |
1942 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 74 | 43 | .632 | 窶 | Ollie Marquardt |
Springfield Browns | 67 | 48 | .583 | 6.0 | Jimmy Adair |
Evansville Bees | 65 | 54 | .546 | 10.0 | Bob Coleman |
Madison Blues | 55 | 62 | .470 | 19.0 | Walter Millies |
Waterloo White Hawks | 47 | 71 | .398 | 27.5 | Johnny Mostil |
Decatur Commodores | 45 | 75 | .375 | 30.5 | Abe White / Tony Kaufmann |
Playoffs: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Evansville 2; Madison 3 games, Springfield 1.
Finals: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Madison 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitey Platt | Madison | BA | .395 | Bryan Stephens | Cedar Rapids | W | 20 | |
Blas Monaco | Cedar Rapids | Runs | 95 | Len Perme | Waterloo | SO | 204 | |
Ducky Detweiler | Evansville | Hits | 149 | John Pavlick | Springfield | ERA | 2.96 | |
Pat Seerey | Cedar Rapids | RBI | 91 | Bryan Stephens | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .833 20窶4 | |
Pat Seerey | Cedar Rapids | HR | 33 |
The league did not play in 1943, 1944 and 1945 due to World War II 1946 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davenport Cubs | 76 | 44 | .618 | 窶 | Bill Kelly |
Danville Dodgers | 76 | 44 | .618 | 0.0 | Jake Pitler / Paul Chervinko |
Evansville Braves | 68 | 51 | .571 | 7.5 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 63 | 60 | .512 | 14.5 | Ray Brubaker |
Waterloo White Hawks | 62 | 63 | .496 | 16.5 | Johnny Mostil |
Springfield Browns | 58 | 67 | .464 | 20.5 | Tony Robello |
Decatur Commodores | 43 | 72 | .374 | 30.5 | Harrison Wickel |
Quincy Gems | 37 | 82 | .311 | 38.5 | Edward Marleau / Cedric Durst |
Playoffs: Davenport defeated Danville in a one game playoff for first place; Evansville 3 games, Davenport 1. Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 1.
Finals: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rube Walker | Davenport | BA | .354 | Bob Kohout | Danville | W | 14 | |
Richard Welker | Terre Haute | Runs | 105 | Ken Manus | Waterloo | W | 14 | |
Cal Abrams | Danville | Hits | 146 | Charles Shipman | Evansville | W | 14 | |
Bill Sanders | Terre Haute | RBI | 96 | Ray Shore | Springfield | SO | 157 | |
Bill Sanders | Terre Haute | HR | 14 | Jean Davison | Davenport | ERA | 2.18 | |
Jim Christie | Terre Haute | HR | 14 | Jean Davison | Davenport | PCT | .867 13窶2 |
1947 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danville Dodgers | 79 | 47 | .627 | 窶 | 63,926 | Paul Chervinko |
Terre Haute Phillies | 74 | 51 | .592 | 4.5 | 133,654 |
Ray Brubaker / Whitey Gluchoski / Jack Sanford |
Springfield Browns | 71 | 55 | .563 | 8.0 | 58,009 | Ben Huffman |
Waterloo Hawks | 71 | 55 | .563 | 8.0 | 174,064 | Johnny Mostil / Jack Onslow |
Evansville Braves | 70 | 55 | .560 | 8.5 | 133,163 | Bob Coleman |
Davenport Cubs | 55 | 70 | .440 | 23.5 | 50,846 | Dickie Kerr / Morrie Arnovich |
Quincy Gems | 50 | 75 | .400 | 28.5 | 100,096 | Gordie Hinkle |
Decatur Commodores | 31 | 93 | .250 | 47.0 | 33,069 | Gene Corbett |
Playoffs: Springfield defeated Waterloo in a playoff for third place; Danville 3 games, Springfield 2; Waterloo 3 games, Terre Haute 0.
Finals: Waterloo 4 games, Danville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Arft | Springfield | BA | .364 | Ken Olson | Danville | W | 22 | |
Jerry Scala | Waterloo | Runs | 116 | John Perkovich | Waterloo | SO | 207 | |
Jerry Scala | Waterloo | Hits | 163 | John Perkovich | Waterloo | ERA | 2.50 | |
Ray Fletcher | Evansville | RBI | 115 | Ken Olson | Danville | PCT | .846 22窶4 | |
Ed Ehlers | Quincy | HR | 22 |
1948 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quincy Gems | 81 | 45 | .643 | - | 124,053 | James Adlam |
Danville Dodgers | 72 | 51 | .585 | 7.5 | 62,284 | Paul Chervinko |
Evansville Braves | 67 | 54 | .554 | 11.5 | 101,652 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 65 | 57 | .533 | 14.0 | 130,009 | Pat Colgan / Dale Jones |
Waterloo White Hawks | 63 | 61 | .508 | 17.0 | 170,018 | Pete Fox |
Springfield Browns | 56 | 67 | .455 | 23.5 | 54,463 | Hank Helf / Irv Hall |
Decatur Commies | 50 | 75 | .400 | 30.5 | 44,943 | Red Lucas / Nelson Burbrink |
Davenport Pirates | 41 | 85 | .325 | 40.0 | 45,711 | Ival Goodman |
Playoffs: Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 2. Evansville 3 games, Quincy 2.
Finals: Evansville 4 games, Terre Haute 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Novosel | Springfield | BA | .339 | Art Bohman | Quincy | W | 16 | |
Bob Marquis | Quincy | Runs | 108 | Lew Burdette | Quincy | W | 16 | |
Bob Marquis | Quincy | Hits | 164 | Glenn Thompson | Evansville | SO | 230 | |
Kite Thomas | Quincy | RBI | 99 | David Thieke | Danville | ERA | 1.81 | |
John Novosel | Springfield | HR | 22 | Glenn Thompson | Evansville | PCT | .789 15窶4 | |
Don Lenhardt | Springfield | HR | 22 |
1949 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 74 | 51 | .592 | 窶 | 145,657 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 4.5 | 146,421 | Ben Huffman / Frederick Shaffer |
Terre Haute Phillies | 69 | 56 | .552 | 5.0 | 122,493 | Lee Riley |
Davenport Pirates | 67 | 59 | .532 | 7.5 | 133,505 | Bill Burwell |
Quincy Gems | 59 | 67 | .468 | 15.5 | 85,130 | James Adlam |
Decatur Cubs | 55 | 70 | .440 | 19.0 | 51,147 | Morrie Arnovich |
Danville Dodgers | 55 | 70 | .440 | 19.0 | 49,605 | Lou Rochelli |
Springfield Browns | 53 | 73 | .421 | 21.5 | 48,952 | Doc Crandall |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 2; Davenport 3 games, Waterloo 2.
Finals: Davenport 3 games, Evansville 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emil Tellinger | Quincy | BA | .322 | Bob Miller | Terre Haute | W | 19 | |
Herman Rhodes | Waterloo | Runs | 86 | Paul Stuffel | Terre Haute | SO | 288 | |
Robert Anderlik | Decatur | Hits | 140 | William Koszarek | Terre Haute | ERA | 1.97 | |
Ed McGhee | Waterloo | RBI | 88 | William Koszarek | Terre Haute | PCT | .875 14窶2 | |
Lloyd Lowe | Decatur | HR | 15 | |||||
Emil Tellinger | Quincy | HR | 15 |
1950 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
1950 Three-I League schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 78 | 48 | .619 | 窶 | 111,228 | Dan Carnevale |
Danville Dodgers | 74 | 52 | .587 | 4.0 | 51,616 | Jim Bivin |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 8.0 | 119,244 | Otto Denning |
Quincy Gems | 64 | 60 | .516 | 13.0 | 53,322 | James Adlam |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 59 | 67 | .468 | 19.0 | 85,038 | Billy Jurges |
Evansville Braves | 56 | 70 | .444 | 22.0 | 102,865 | Ernie White |
Decatur Commodores | 52 | 74 | .413 | 26.0 | 35,516 | Morrie Arnovich |
Davenport Quads | 49 | 75 | .395 | 28.0 | 90,584 | Gene Hasson |
Playoffs: Terre Haute 3 games, Quincy 0; Danville 3 games, Waterloo 0.
Finals: Terre Haute 3 games, Danville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim King | Cedar Rapids | BA | .332 | Jacob Schmitt | Terre Haute | W | 21 | |
Jack Lillis | Danville | Runs | 110 | Niles Jordan | Terre Haute | SO | 206 | |
Frank Marchio | Quincy | Hits | 162 | Niles Jordan | Terre Haute | ERA | 2.35 | |
Frank Marchio | Quincy | RBI | 112 | Jacob Schmitt | Terre Haute | PCT | .808 21窶5 | |
Allen Thomas | Waterloo | HR | 25 |
1951 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 75 | 55 | .577 | 窶 | 81,511 | Skeeter Newsome |
Evansville Braves | 69 | 60 | .535 | 5.5 | 101,254 | Bob Coleman |
Quincy Gems | 65 | 65 | .500 | 10.0 | 62,503 | Dutch Zwilling |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 64 | 66 | .492 | 11.0 | 92,102 | Kerby Farrell |
Waterloo White Hawks | 60 | 69 | .466 | 14.5 | 79,687 |
Otto Denning / Ed Taylor / Skeeter Webb |
Davenport Tigers | 56 | 74 | .431 | 19.0 | 100,328 | Marv Olson |
Playoffs: Quincy 3 games, Terre Haute 1; Cedar Rapids 3 games, Evansville 2.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Cedar Rapids 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Command | Terre Haute | BA | .328 | Alfred Dumouchelle | Evansville | W | 17 | |
James Deery | Terre Haute | Runs | 103 | Jack Urban | Quincy | W | 17 | |
Jim Command | Terre Haute | Hits | 166 | Bob P. Coleman | Cedar Rapids | W | 17 | |
Robert Erps | Davenport | RBI | 97 | Jack Urban | Quincy | SO | 164 | |
Bill Renna | Quincy | HR | 26 | Ben Johnson | Evansville | ERA | 2.47 | |
Daniel Ramer | Terre Haute | PCT | .750 15窶5 |
1952 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 74 | 47 | .612 | 窶 | 124,381 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Phillies | 75 | 49 | .605 | 0.5 | 63,267 | Skeeter Newsome |
Burlington Flints | 64 | 60 | .516 | 11.5 | 57,259 | Len Schulte |
Waterloo White Hawks | 65 | 61 | .515 | 11.5 | 75,071 | Skeeter Webb |
Keokuk Kernels | 56 | 66 | .459 | 18.5 | 64,931 | Rudy Laskowski |
Davenport Tigers | 54 | 69 | .439 | 21.0 | 71,989 | Marv Owen |
Quincy Gems | 54 | 72 | .429 | 22.5 | 45,541 | Paul Chervinko |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 53 | 71 | .427 | 22.5 | 94,428 | Jimmy Bloodworth |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Burlington 2; Terre Haute 3 games, Waterloo 0.
Finals: Terre Haute 3 games, Evansville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Pennington | Keokuk | BA | .349 | George Yorke | Evansville | W | 17 | |
Art Pennington | Keokuk | Runs | 126 | Bud Daley | Cedar Rapids | SO | 198 | |
Chuck Harmon | Burlington | Hits | 153 | Gerald Speck | Waterloo | ERA | 2.44 | |
Horace Garner | Evansville | RBI | 107 | Stewart Alton | Evansville | PCT | .786 11窶3 | |
Robert Erps | Waterloo | HR | 27 |
1953 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terre Haute Phillies | 76 | 52 | .594 | 窶 | 64,428 | Hub Kittle |
Quincy Gems | 70 | 58 | .547 | 6.0 | 75,363 | Vern Hoscheit |
Evansville Braves | 70 | 59 | .543 | 6.5 | 88,438 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 69 | 60 | .535 | 7.5 | 93,153 | Zack Taylor |
Peoria Chiefs | 63 | 65 | .492 | 13.0 | 124,866 | Whitey Kurowski |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 63 | 65 | .492 | 13.0 | 93,501 | Al Kubski / William Prince |
Keokuk Kernels | 53 | 75 | .414 | 23.0 | 76,405 | Rudy Laskowski |
Burlington Flints | 49 | 79 | .383 | 27.0 | 49,370 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Playoffs: Evansville 3 games, Terre Haute 2; Quincy 3 games, Waterloo 1.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Evansville 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Coats | Cedar Rapids | BA | .327 | Jim Owens | Terre Haute | W | 22 | |
James Fishback | Peoria | Runs | 107 | Seth Morehead | Terre Haute | SO | 206 | |
Bob Coats | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 162 | Joe Stanka | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.35 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | Hits | 162 | Jim Owens | Terre Haute | PCT | .733 22窶8 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | RBI | 127 | |||||
Marv Throneberry | Quincy | HR | 30 |
1954 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 81 | 54 | .600 | 窶 | 71,691 | Bob Coleman |
Keokuk Kernels | 78 | 58 | .574 | 3.5 | 49,957 | Jo-Jo White |
Peoria Chiefs | 73 | 63 | .537 | 8.5 | 78,497 | Whitey Kurowski |
Quincy Gems | 71 | 64 | .526 | 10.0 | 54,168 | Vern Hoscheit |
Waterloo White Hawks | 66 | 69 | .489 | 15.0 | 51,600 | Walter Millies |
Cedar Rapids Indians | 63 | 72 | .467 | 18.0 | 60,605 | William Prince |
Terre Haute Phillies | 60 | 76 | .441 | 21.5 | 37,104 | Hub Kittle |
Burlington Bees | 50 | 86 | .368 | 31.5 | 37,010 | Doc Crandall |
Playoffs: Peoria 3 games, Evansville 1; Quincy 3 games, Keokuk 1.
Finals: Quincy 3 games, Peoria 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Gott | Quincy | BA | .348 | Stan Pitula | Keokuk | W | 20 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | Runs | 121 | Stan Pitula | Keokuk | SO | 172 | |
Tom Gott | Quincy | Hits | 168 | Ray Rippelmeyer | Evansville | ERA | 2.91 | |
Bob Kosis | Peoria | RBI | 121 | Ray Rippelmeyer | Evansville | PCT | .762 16窶5 | |
Ed Barbarito | Quincy | HR | 35 |
1955 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keokuk Kernels | 92 | 34 | .730 | 窶 | 39,179 | Pinky May |
Waterloo White Hawks | 70 | 56 | .556 | 22.0 | 71,864 | Dutch Dorman / Willard Marshall |
Peoria Chiefs | 63 | 63 | .500 | 29.0 | 62,347 | Whitey Kurowski |
Burlington Bees | 62 | 64 | .492 | 30.0 | 91,946 | Harold Meek |
Evansville Braves | 60 | 66 | .476 | 32.0 | 47,414 | Bob Coleman |
Terre Haute Tigers | 56 | 70 | .444 | 36.0 | 50,334 | Stubby Overmire |
Quincy Gems | 52 | 74 | .413 | 40.0 | 39,081 | Vern Hoscheit |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 49 | 77 | .389 | 43.0 | 58,611 | Ray Perry |
Playoffs: Keokuk 3 games, Peoria 0; Burlington 3 games, Waterloo 1.
Finals: Keokuk 3 games, Burlington 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Nixon | Keokuk | BA | .385 | Mudcat Grant | Keokuk | W | 19 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | Runs | 108 | Bob Yanen | Keokuk | SO | 177 | |
Tony Kubek | Quincy | Hits | 157 | Bill Dailey | Keokuk | ERA | 2.52 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | RBI | 124 | Mudcat Grant | Keokuk | PCT | .864 19窶3 | |
John Romano | Waterloo | HR | 38 |
1956 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 84 | 36 | .700 | 窶 | 60,910 | Bob Coleman |
Waterloo White Hawks | 62 | 56 | .525 | 21.0 | 46,119 | Ira Hutchinson |
Keokuk Kernels | 60 | 59 | .504 | 23.5 | 47,440 | Pinky May |
Peoria Chiefs | 58 | 58 | .500 | 24.0 | 54,359 | George Kissell |
Quincy Gems | 56 | 64 | .467 | 28.0 | 35,308 | Vern Hoscheit |
Burlington Bees | 46 | 75 | .380 | 38.5 | 68,260 | Ed McDade |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 44 | 76 | .367 | 40.0 | 47,352 | George Scherger |
Terre Haute Tigers | 40 | 26 | .606 | NA | 23,368 | Bill Norman / Charlie Metro |
Terre Haute disbanded July 3.
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Garner | Evansville | BA | .354 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | W | 18 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | Runs | 103 | Dave Wegereck | Keokuk | SO | 158 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | Hits | 159 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | ERA | 2.24 | |
Lee Maye | Evansville | RBI | 99 | Don Nottebart | Evansville | PCT | .857 18窶3 | |
Clyde McNeal | Cedar Rapids | HR | 27 |
1957 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Braves | 81 | 49 | .623 | 窶 | 54,295 | Bob Coleman |
Peoria Chiefs | 80 | 49 | .620 | .5 | 54,737 | Vern Hoscheit |
Davenport DavSox | 65 | 65 | .500 | 16 | 79,478 | Skeeter Scalzi |
Burlington Bees | 57 | 71 | .445 | 23 | 58,771 | Ken Raffensberger |
Keokuk Kernels | 55 | 74 | .426 | 25.5 | 35,028 | Pinky May |
Cedar Rapids Raiders | 49 | 79 | .383 | 31 | 54,717 | Danny Ozark |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Garner | Evansville | BA | .334 | Don Nichols | Peoria | W | 20 | |
Billy Smith | Evansville | Runs | 107 | Hal Trosky Jr. | Davenport | SO | 204 | |
George Holder | Evansville | Hits | 148 | Don Nichols | Peoria | ERA | 2.09 | |
Horace Garner | Evansville | RBI | 100 | Don Nichols | Peoria | PCT | .870 20窶3 | |
Jim Koranda | Cedar Rapids | HR | 31 |
1958 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League - schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids Braves | 77 | 53 | .592 | 窶 | 81,437 | Alex Monchak |
Davenport DavSox | 71 | 58 | .550 | 5.5 | 61,522 | Ira Hutchinson |
Green Bay Bluejays | 65 | 64 | .504 | 11.5 | 63,782 | Pete Reiser |
Burlington Bees | 62 | 67 | .481 | 14.5 | 51,632 | Walt Dixon |
Rochester A's / Winona A's |
57 | 73 | .438 | 20.0 | 39,589 | Burl Storie / Lew Krausse |
Fox Cities Foxes | 56 | 73 | .434 | 20.5 | 58,602 | Pete Suder |
Rochester (20窶37) moved to Winona June 29.
Playoff: Cedar Rapids 3 games, Davenport 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Pascual | Fox Cities | BA | .372 | Bill Hamilton | Cedar Rapids | W | 15 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | Runs | 104 | Ed Rakow | Green Bay | W | 15 | |
Bob Sager | Davenport | Hits | 180 | Robert Sedlak | Green Bay | W | 15 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | RBI | 119 | Stan Horvatin | Roches/Winona | SO | 210 | |
Frank Howard | Green Bay | HR | 37 | Bill Hamilton | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.18 | |
Bob Hendley | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .737 14窶5 |
1959 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Des Moines Demons | 78 | 48 | .619 | 窶 | 86,923 | Chuck Kress |
Green Bay Bluejays | 74 | 51 | .592 | 3.5 | 41,107 | Stan Wasiak |
Topeka Hawks | 69 | 56 | .552 | 8.5 | 59,803 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Fox Cities Foxes | 59 | 67 | .468 | 19 | 51,004 | Jack McKeon |
Lincoln Chiefs | 58 | 68 | .460 | 20 | 44,783 | Ira Hutchinson |
Sioux City Soos | 58 | 68 | .460 | 20 | 38,332 | Bill Capps |
Burlington Bees | 54 | 72 | .429 | 24 | 53,536 | Ray Mueller |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 53 | 73 | .421 | 25 | 70,039 | Alex Monchak |
Playoff: Green Bay 3 games, Des Moines 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hernan Valdes | Fox Cities | BA | .330 | Bart Dziadek | Topeka | W | 15 | |
Cal Emery | Des Moines | Runs | 107 | Larry Maxie | Cedar Rapids | SO | 187 | |
Dick Howser | Sioux City | Runs | 107 | Jim Brewer | Burlington | ERA | 2.67 | |
George Scott | Green Bay | Hits | 155 | Andres Ayon | Topeka | PCT | .750 12窶4 | |
Cal Emery | Des Moines | RBI | 129 | |||||
Cal Emery | Green Bay | HR | 27 |
1960 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fox Cities Foxes | 82 | 56 | .594 | 窶 | 61,062 | Earl Weaver |
Lincoln Chiefs | 71 | 66 | .518 | 10.5 | 45,170 | Ira Hutchinson |
Sioux City Soos | 71 | 68 | .511 | 11.5 | 41,385 | Bobby Hofman |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 71 | 69 | .507 | 12.0 | 62,358 | Jimmy Brown |
Burlington Bees | 66 | 74 | .471 | 17.0 | 51,988 | Hardy Peterson |
Green Bay Dodgers | 65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | 29,940 | Stan Wasiak |
Des Moines Demons | 64 | 74 | .464 | 18.0 | 53,828 | Andy Seminick |
Topeka Reds | 64 | 74 | .464 | 18.0 | 36,365 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Playoff: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Ward | Fox Cities | BA | .345 | Ron Woods | Lincoln | W | 17 | |
Frank Montgomery | Fox Cities | Runs | 111 | Hank Fischer | Cedar Rapids | SO | 217 | |
Gerry Reimer | Des Moines | Hits | 179 | Hank Fischer | Grand Rapids | ERA | 2.01 | |
Billy Joe Dashner | Topeka | RBI | 108 | Hank Fischer | Grand Rapids | PCT | .682 15窶7 | |
Manly Johnston | Lincoln | HR | 23 | |||||
Billy Joe Dashner | Topeka | HR | 23 |
1961 Illinois窶的ndiana窶的owa League
schedule
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topeka Reds | 79 | 50 | .612 | 窶 | 56,384 | Dave Bristol |
Cedar Rapids Braves | 73 | 57 | .562 | 6.5 | 69,617 | Jimmy Brown |
Lincoln Chiefs | 68 | 62 | .523 | 11.5 | 42,866 | George Noga |
Fox Cities Foxes | 67 | 62 | .519 | 12.0 | 47,552 | Earl Weaver |
Burlington Bees | 65 | 65 | .500 | 14.5 | 36,798 | Hardy Peterson |
Des Moines Demons | 37 | 93 | .285 | 42.5 | 33,337 | Chuck Kress |
Playoff: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
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Dick Haines | Des Moines | BA | .355 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | W | 18 | |
Tommy Harper | Topeka | Runs | 131 | Bob Locker | Lincoln | SO | 215 | |
Paul Snyder | Cedar Rapids | Hits | 153 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | ERA | 2.21 | |
Miles McWilliams | Topeka | RBI | 102 | Bill Holmes | Cedar Rapids | PCT | .818 18窶4 | |
Barry Morgan | Cedar Rapids | HR | 23 |
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