Iowa State League
Sport | Minor League Baseball |
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Inaugural season | 1904 |
Ceased | 1912 |
Replaced by | Central Association |
President | Frank S. Norton (1904-1905) L.S. Peckham (1906-1907) D.M. Conroy (1912) James Williams (1912) |
No. of teams | 15 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 2 Ottumwa Snappers (1904–1905) |
Classification | Class D (1904–1907, 1912) |
Related competitions | Southwest Iowa League |
The Iowa State League began in 1904 as an eight-team Class D minor league in and around Iowa, United States. The league played four seasons and ceased operations following the 1907 season. Seven of the eight 1907 Iowa State League teams formed the Central Association in 1908. The Iowa State League had the formal name as the Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs.[1][2]
The Iowa State League reformed in 1912 as an Independent league. Estherville defeated Fort Dodge in the league playoffs to claim the championship. The league permanently folded after the season.[3]
List of teams (in alphabetical order)[]
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Iowa State League standings[]
1904 Iowa State League schedule
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
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Ottumwa Snappers | 70 | 36 | .660 | - | 17,630 | Snapper Kennedy |
Waterloo Microbes | 64 | 43 | .598 | 6.5 | 18,695 | James Myers / Charles Cole |
Marshalltown Grays | 60 | 49 | .550 | 11.5 | 23,117 | Robert Warner |
Keokuk Indians | 58 | 50 | .537 | 13.0 | 15,741 | Tom Hackett |
Ft. Dodge Gypsum Eaters | 57 | 52 | .523 | 14.5 | 13,582 | Frank Boyle |
Boone Coal Miners | 50 | 61 | .450 | 22.5 | 16,581 | Thomas Reynolds / Walter Holcomb / O.P. DePew |
Oskaloosa Quakers | 38 | 69 | .355 | 32.5 | 16,620 | William Tilley / Red Donahue |
Burlington River Rats | 36 | 73 | .330 | 35.5 | 21,352 | F.L. Sullivan / George Stovall / Bob Black |
1905 Iowa State League schedule
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
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Ottumwa Snappers | 74 | 45 | .621 | - | 22,261 | Snapper Kennedy |
Ft. Dodge Gypsumites | 73 | 49 | .599 | 2.5 | 19,270 | Frank Boyle |
Boone Greyhounds | 65 | 54 | .546 | 9.0 | 19,588 | Frank Haller |
Oskaloosa Quakers | 65 | 56 | .537 | 10.0 | 22,256 | Howard Cassiboine |
Keokuk Indians | 59 | 62 | .488 | 16.0 | 18,931 | Ned Egan |
Marshalltown Grays | 55 | 66 | .454 | 20.0 | NA | Bobby Warner |
Waterloo Microbes | 56 | 69 | .448 | 21.0 | 19,754 | Harry Meek / Frank Lohr |
Burlington Flint Hills | 37 | 83 | .368 | 37.5 | 26,635 | Rusty Owens / Thomas Reynolds / Charlie Frisbee |
1906 Iowa State League schedule
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
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Burlington Pathfinders | 83 | 39 | .680 | - | Ned Egan |
Oskaloosa Quakers | 75 | 49 | .605 | 9.0 | Ham Patterson |
Fort Dodge Gypsumites | 68 | 49 | .581 | 12.5 | Frank Boyle |
Marshalltown Brownies | 65 | 55 | .542 | 17.0 | Rollo Brown |
Keokuk Indians | 53 | 67 | .442 | 24.0 | Pat McAndrews |
Boone Miners/Clinton Miners | 46 | 70 | .397 | 34.0 | William Wooley / Pat Ryan / Harold Johnson |
Waterloo Microbes | 48 | 76 | .387 | 36.0 | Charlie Frisbee / Ernest G. Anklam |
Ottumwa Champs | 44 | 77 | .364 | 38.5 | William Niles / William Everett |
Boone moved to Clinton July 14.[3]
1907 Iowa State League schedule
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
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Waterloo Cubs | 79 | 45 | .637 | - | 27,992 | Frank Boyle |
Burlington Pathfinders | 77 | 51 | .602 | 4.0 | 43,420 | Ned Egan |
Oskaloosa Quakers | 70 | 55 | .560 | 9.5 | 22,585 | Ham Patterson |
Jacksonville Lunatics | 63 | 61 | .508 | 16.0 | 29,448 | Frank Belt |
Marshalltown Snappers | 62 | 61 | .504 | 16.5 | 14,992 | Snapper Kennedy |
Quincy Gems | 61 | 66 | .480 | 19.5 | 37,000 | Harry Hofer |
Ottumwa Packers | 51 | 74 | .408 | 28.5 | 24,974 | Jack Corbett |
Keokuk Indians | 39 | 89 | .305 | 42.0 | 20,760 | Cy Black / Charles Yeager |
1912 Iowa State League schedule
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
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Mason City Cementmakers | 38 | 27 | .585 | - | Frank Barber |
Fort Dodge Boosters | 34 | 25 | .576 | 1.0 | Connie Collins |
Estherville | 28 | 22 | .560 | 2.5 | Harry Welch |
Emmetsburg | 24 | 38 | .387 | 12.5 | Ed Smithson |
Clear Lake Fish Eaters | 11 | 24 | .314 | NA | Dick Wells / M. Bacon |
Clear Lake ceased operations July 14
Playoffs: Estherville 4 games, Fort Dodge 1[3]
References[]
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd and Miles Wolff, editors, The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition (1997), pp. 142,146,151,155. Baseball America, Inc. ISBN 0-9637189-7-5.
- ^ "Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Iowa State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
- Baseball leagues in Iowa
- Sports leagues established in 1904
- Sports leagues disestablished in 1912
- Baseball leagues in Illinois