The Missouri State League was a short–lived Class D level baseball minor league that played in the 1911 season. The league began play with five teams, all based in Missouri. The Missouri State League folded during the 1911 season.
History The Missouri State League began the 1911 season as a five–team league with charter franchises based in Brookfield, Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri, Kirksville, Missouri, Macon, Missouri, and Sedalia, Missouri. The Brookfield Hustlers folded on May 19, 1911 and the Sedalia Cubs moved to Brookfield after the Hustlers folded. On June 2, 1911, the Jefferson City Senators franchise folded. The Missouri State League permanently folded after play on June 4, 1911. The Sedalia/Brookfield Cubs finished in 1st place with a record of 11–8, compiling a 7–3 record based in Sedalia and 4–5 in Brookfield.
The league began play on May 11, 1911, before folding on June 5, 1911.
1911 cities represented Brookfield, MO: Brookfield Hustlers, Brookfield Cubs Jefferson City, MO: Jefferson City Senators Kirksville, MO: Kirksville Osteopaths Macon, MO: Macon Athletics Sedalia, MO: Sedalia Cubs
1911 Standings and statistics Missouri State League standings schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Sedalia Cubs / Brookfield Cubs 118.579--R.T. EasleyMacon Athletics108.5660.5 Brooks Gordon Jefferson City Senators119.5500.5Chief Myers Kirksville Osteopaths912.4293.0Senter Rainey Brookfield Hustlers04.000NAGinger Lyons Brookfield Hustlers disbanded May 19. Sedalia (7–3) moved to Brookfield May 24. Jefferson City disbanded June 2League folded June 5. +1911 player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayer TeamStat Tot John HermanMaconBA.407GunderWilliam AkersMoneganJefferson CityMaconKirksvilleWWW222 Bert St. JohnMaconRuns9MoneganKirksvilleSO44 KlineJefferson CityHits13Four tiedPCT1.000 1–0 David KraftKirksvilleHR3
References Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland.