The Bi-State League was an American baseball Class D level minor league which operated in 1915. It was the successor of the Wisconsin–Illinois League and was represented by five teams from Illinois and one from Wisconsin. The Bi-State folded during the 1915 season.
History The six–team Bi-State League was formed for the 1915 season with the Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians, Racine Belles and Streator Boosters as charter members under the direction of president B.M. Parsons. The league evolved from the Wisconsin-Illinois League, which had Racine as a member and folded after the 1914 season.
After beginning play on May 11, 1515, the Bi-State League disbanded on July 7, 1915, after the Elgin and Aurora franchises folded.
The Streator Boosters were in first place in the league standings when the Bi-State League folded. With a 30–18 record, Streator was 1.0 game ahead of the second place Racine Belles (30–20) in the final standings. They were followed by Elgin Watch Makers (27–26), Aurora Foxes (25–27), Freeport Pretzels (23–29) and Ottawa Indians (20–35) in the final standings.
List of teams Aurora, Illinois: Aurora Foxes Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Watch Makers Freeport, Illinois: Freeport Pretzels Ottawa, Illinois: Ottawa Indians Racine, Wisconsin: Racine Belles Streator, Illinois: Streator Boosters
Standings and statistics 1915 Bi-State League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Streator Boosters3018.625-Jack Herbert Racine Belles3020.6001Frank Reynolds / James Sheffield Elgin Watch Makers2726.5095½Dennis BlakeAurora Foxes2527.4817Clarence MarshallFreeport Pretzels2329.4429Doc CummingsOttawa Indians2035.36413½Lou Erghott Elgin & Aurora disbanded July 5. The league disbanded July 7.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Albert "Bull" DurhamRacineBA.356Eddie Wise StreatorHR5 James SheffieldRacineRuns40Art MuellerElginHR5Clay SchoonoverRacineHits67Clay SchoonoverRacineHR5
References
Sources The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition: This article is based on the "Bi-States League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.