The Illinois–Iowa League was a Minor league baseball league which operated in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana from 1890 to 1892.
History The Illinois–Iowa League began play in 1890 and was nicknamed as the "Two I League". The Aurora Hoodoos, Cedar Rapids Canaries, Dubuque Giants, Joliet Convicts, Monmouth Maple Cities, Ottawa Pirates, Ottumwa Coal Palaces and Sterling Blue Coats began play on May 1, 1890, as charter members.
The Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings(1890), Quincy Ravens (1891) and Joliet Convicts (1892) were the league champions.
Cities represented Aurora, IL: Aurora Hoodoos 1890; Aurora Maroons 1891; Aurora Indians 1892 Burlington, IA: Burlington Hawkeyes 1890 Cedar Rapids, IA: Cedar Rapids Canaries 1890–1891 Davenport, IA: Davenport Pilgrims 1891 Dubuque, IA: Dubuque Giants 1890 Evansville, IN: Evansville Hoosiers 1892 Galesburg, IL: Galesburg 1890 Jacksonville, IL: Jacksonville Lunatics 1892 Joliet, IL: Joliet Convicts 1890; Joliet Giants 1891; Joliet Convicts 1892 Monmouth, IL: Monmouth Maple Cities 1890 Ottawa, IL: Ottawa Pirates 1890; Ottawa Modocs 1891 Ottumwa, IA: Ottumwa Coal Palaces 1890–1891 Peoria, IL: Peoria Distillers 1892 Quincy, IL: Quincy Ravens 1891–1892 Rock Island, IL/Moline, IL: Rock Island-Moline Twins 1892 Rockford, IL: Rockford Hustlers 1891–1892 Sterling, IL: Sterling Blue Coats 1890 Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hottentots 1892
Standings and statistics 1890 Illinois–Iowa League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings6843.613–Stancliff Monmouth Maple Cities6448.5714½ John Halpin Cedar Rapids Canaries6249.5596 James Plumb Ottawa Pirates5850.5378½ Joe Hillery / William Sinon Bert Merrifield Aurora Hoodoos5254.49113½ Tim Manning Joliet Convicts5659.48714 Ed Culbertson / John E. Buckley Dubuque Giants5359.47315½William McCaull / William Lapham Sterling Blue Coats / Galesburg Burlington Hawkeyes 3072.29433½James Donnelly / Charles Wirsche /Al Weddige / Clarence Hoyt / Varney Anderson Sterling (21–51) moved to Galesburg July 31; Galesburg (8–17) moved to Burlington September 4; Burlington disbanded September 10.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat Tot Tim Manning AuroraBA.328 1891 Illinois–Iowa League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Quincy Ravens6535.650–Billy Murray Joliet Giants6248.5648Bill Moran / Tim ManningRockford Hustlers5446.54011Hugh Nicol Ottawa Modocs5349.52013Jack Remsen Ottumwa Coal Palaces4352.453NAFred Orelup Cedar Rapids Canaries3955.415NAJames Plumb / John Godar Davenport Pilgrims2338.377NAKerken / John Crogan Aurora Maroons1127.289NAHarry Smith /Ed Wiswell / Tim ManningAurora disbanded June 17.Davenport disbanded July 22.Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids disbanded September 2.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot William Dale RockfordBA.345 Peter Daniels QuincyW29 Connie MurphyQuincyRuns97Harry BurrellJolietSO195 George DeckerJolietHits118Peter DanielsQuincyPCT.744 29–10 Connie MurphyQuincySB73
1892 Illinois–Iowa League schedule Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Joliet Convicts5527.671–Billy Murray Rockford Hustlers4638.54910Hugh Nicol Rock Island-Moline Twins3742.46816½Harry Sage Jacksonville Lunatics3057.34527½ Jack Pettiford / Guy Hecker Evansville Hoosiers 3020.600NA Albert Schellhase / Jack Wentz Peoria Distillers / Aurora Indians 2627.491NAMike Trost Terre Haute Hottentots 2527.481NA George Brackett / Charles Flynn Quincy Ravens1223.343NABill Whitrock / John Godar / Samuel Levesque Peoria (17–8) moved to Aurora May 31; Aurora disbanded July 5; Quincy disbanded June 24; Evansville disbanded July 8; Terre Haute disbanded July 10.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Fred UnderwoodRockfordBA.282Bumpus JonesJolietW24 Ed Wiswell RockfordRuns77George NicolRockfordSO230 Gene MoriartyEvansville/JacksonvilleHits91 Ernest Beam Terre HauteERA0.91 Gene MoriartyEvansville/JacksonvilleHR13Bumpus JonesJolietPCT.857 24–4
References
External links Baseball-Reference (Minors)