The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league baseball league. The eight-team league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The league began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet Jolly-ites moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were two league players who reached Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.
Cities represented Clinton, Iowa: Clinton Teddies 1910 Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Commodores 1910 Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Kittens 1910 Freeport, Illinois: Freeport Pretzels 1910 Jacksonville, Illinois: Jacksonville Jacks 1910 Joliet, Illinois: Joliet Jolly-ites 1910 Kankakee, Illinois: Kankakee Kays 1910 Muscatine, Iowa: Muscatine Pearl Finders 1910 Sterling, Illinois: Sterling Infants 1910
Standings & statistics 1910 Northern Association Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersElgin Kittens 3720.649-Mal Kittridge Muscatine Pearl Finders 3721.638½Lou Walters Kankakee Kays 3424.5863½Dan Collins Jacksonville Jacks3231.5088 Pants Rowland Decatur Commodores3032.4849½Del Williams /Charles O'Day / McGrewJoliet Jolly-ites / Sterling Infants2434.41413½Hunkey Hines Freeport Pretzels2225.468NAForrest Plass Clinton Teddies 1039.204NATed Sullivan / John Marmen
The league disbanded July 19.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotPhil NadeauJoliet/SterlingBA.333Pop EylerMuscatineW11Fritz MaiselElginRuns49Thomas McTigueKankakeeW11Harmony Van DineJacksonvilleHits80Archie HickmanJoliet/SterlingW11Buck HopkinsElginHR7Thomas McTigueKankakeePct.786; 11-3
Further reading The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
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