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Eastern Illinois League

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Eastern Illinois League was a Class-D league in Minor League Baseball that existed during the 1907 and 1908 baseball seasons. The league president as of 1907 was L. A. G. Shoaff.[1] According to the 1908 Spalding Guide, the league got its start in Pana, IL and the league's "godfather" was Joe Adams, also known as "Old Wagon Tongue."[1] In 1907, teams had a salary limit of $600.[1]

Cities Represented

Standings & statistics

1907 Eastern Illinois League

President: Charles Welvert / L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Mattoon Giants 74 24 .627 -- Hank O'Day
Charleston Broom Corn Cutters 71 49 .592 4.0 Nig Langdon
Taylorville Tailors 60 58 .508 14.0 Phil Ketter / Mike Ryan
Centralia White Stockings /
Paris Colts
51 67 .432 23.0 Red Kelly / Bob Shaw
Pana Coal Miners 51 70 .421 24.5 Joe Adams
Shelbyville Queen Citys 50 69 .420 24.5 J.B. Young

Centralia (6-27) moved to Paris June 20.

Player Team Stat Tot
Phil Ketter Taylorville BA .284
Bill Bartley Charleston Runs 51
Phil Ketter Taylorville Hits 111
Andy Lotshaw Charleston HR 10
Grover Lowdermilk Mattoon W 33
Grover Lowdermilk Mattoon SO 458
Grover Lowdermilk Mattoon ERA 0.93

1908 Eastern Illinois League

President: L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Danville Speakers /
Staunton
65 27 .707 -- W.C. Dithridge
Taylorville Tailors 56 39 .589 10.5 Mike Ryan
Shelbyville Queen Citys 52 43 .547 14.5 Joe Adams
Vincennes Alices 47 48 .495 19.5 Pop Lloyd
Paris Parisians 43 48 .473 21.5 Erickstone / Eckson /
Dan Jenkins / Skipper Roberts
Pana Coal Miners /
Linton
25 70 .263 41.5 Sunday Hawker /
Nig Langdon / Butts
Mattoon Giants 32 45 .416 NA Lefty Russell / George Kizer
Charleston Evangelists 37 37 .500 NA Kid Madden

#Pana (18-44) moved to Linton July 17, for the second half.
Danville (42-18) moved to Staunton July 17, for the second half.
Charleston and Mattoon disbanded July 30.
Shelbyville disbanded August 20, causing the league to disband.

Player Team Stat Tot
Art Ahring Charleston BA .355
Tom Fleming Dan/Sta Runs 57
Buck Stanley Paris Hits 93
Andy Biltz Shelbyville HR 6
Ralph Grimes Dan/Sta W 19
Joe Jenkins Par/Pan/Sta SO 139
Chet Carmichael Vincennes Pct .800; 16-4

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition.

References

  1. ^ a b c Price, G.L. (1908). "Eastern Illinois League". 1908 Spalding Guide. A.G. Spalding & Bros. p. 227. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

External links

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