Central Interstate League

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Central Interstate League
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1888
Ceased1890
Replaced byNorthern League
PresidentWilliam H. Allen (1888)
Henderson Ridgely (1889)
E.T. McNeally (1890)
Fitzpatrick (1890)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Davenport Hawkeyes (1888)
Quincy Ravens (1889)
Evansville Hoosiers (1890)
ClassificationIndependent (1888–1890)


For other uses, see Central League (disambiguation).

The Central Interstate League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1888–1890.[1][2][3][4]

Cities represented[]

  • Bloomington, IL: Bloomington Reds 1888
  • Burlington, IA: Burlington Babies 1889; Burlington Hawkeyes 1890
  • Crawfordsville, IN: 1888
  • Danville, IL: Danville Browns 1888
  • Davenport, IA: Davenport Hawkeyes 1888–1889
  • Decatur, IL: 1888
  • Dubuque, IA: Dubuque 1888
  • Evansville, IN: Evansville Hoosiers 1889–1890
  • Galesburg, IL: Galesburg Pavers 1890
  • Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis 1890
  • Lafayette, IN: Lafayette 1888
  • Peoria, IL: Peoria Reds 1888; Peoria Canaries 1889–1890
  • Quincy, IL: Quincy Ravens 1889–1890
  • Rockford, IL: Rockford Rox 1888
  • Springfield, IL: Springfield Senators 1889
  • Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hoosiers 1888, 1890

TStandings & statistics[]

1888 Central Interstate League[]

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Davenport Hawkeyes 40 18 .690 – William Henry Lucas
Peoria Reds 38 22 .633 3.0 Charles Flynn
/
Terre Haute Hoosiers		 32 26 .552 8.0 Albert Miller /
J.W. Carroll
Bloomington Reds 26 28 .481 12.0 Edward Wochner /
Cheney / Joseph Farrell
Dubuque 21 18 .538 NA C.R. McQuade
/ Lafayette 7 30 .189 NA Michael Hurley /
Lawrence McKeon / William McMillen
Danville Browns 15 25 .375 NA W.C. Johnson
Rockford Rox 11 23 .324 NA William Allen

Decatur (6–23) transferred to Lafayette June 13.; Rockford disbanded June 26.; Crawfordsville (21–21) transferred to Terre Haute July 2; Danville disbanded Jul 5; Lafayette and Dubuque disbanded July 9.
The league disbanded July 27.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
William Schwartz Peoria BA .389 Matt Keogan Peoria W 17
Owen Williams Davenport Runs 65 Willard Mains Davenport PCT .800 16–4
William Schwartz Peoria Hits 82
A.W. Snyder Crawfordsville/Terre Haute HR 6

1889 Central Interstate League[]

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Quincy Ravens 66 50 .569 – George Brackett
Springfield Senators 65 53 .551 2.0 Harry Smith / Henderson Ridgely
Burlington Babies 55 62 .470 11.5 William Henry Lucas
Peoria Canaries 55 64 .462 12.5 Charles Flynn /
Charlie Bartson / Charlie Levis
Evansville Hoosiers 51 69 .425 17.0 Walt Goldsby / Jacob Aydelotte / Doug Crothers
Davenport Hawkeyes 57 45.0 .559 NA Charles Holacher / Bob Allen

Davenport disbanded September 10.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot
Allen McCauley Peoria BA .317
Philip Routcliffe Davenport Runs 122
Floyd Lauman Quincy Hits 132
Lew Whistler Evansville HR 22
Philip Routcliffe Davenport SB 105

1890 Central Interstate League[]

(aka Western Inter-State League)

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Evansville Hoosiers 52 32 .619 – Bill Harrington
Burlington Hawkeyes 48 36 .571 4.0 Varney Anderson / William Fuller
Terre Haute Hoosiers 42 35 .545 6.5 Phil Reccius /
Andrew Kolley / George Brackett
Quincy Ravens 41 42 .494 10.5 Billy Murray
Peoria Canaries 34 40 .459 13.0 Michael Hurley / John McCloskey
Galesburg Pavers / Indianapolis 11 43 .204 NA Charles Powers

Galesburg (6–22) transferred to Indianapolis May 27; the franchise disbanded July 8. Playoffs: None held.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Albert Fisher Quincy BA .309 John Dolan Evansville W 25
Frank Shugart Burlington Runs 80 Edward Eiteljorge Evansville PCT .724 21–8
Frank Shugart Burlington Hits 108
George McVey Terre Haute HR 12

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ball Park Digest". Archived from the original on June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Central Inter-State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  3. ^ "1890 Central Interstate League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1889 Central Interstate League". Baseball-Reference.com.


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