Illinois–Indiana LeagueClassification | Independent (1889, 1892) |
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Sport | Minor League Baseball |
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First season | 1889 |
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Ceased | 1892 |
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Replaced by | Illinois-Iowa League |
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President | J.W. Irwin (1889) A.S. Miller (1889) W.W. Kent (1892) |
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No. of teams | 13 |
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Country | United States of America |
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Most titles | 1 Terre Haute (1889) Joliet Convicts (1892) |
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The Illinois–Indiana League or Two–I League was based in Illinois and Indiana and refers the name of two different baseball circuits in Minor league baseball which operated in 1889 and 1892. The league was renamed to the Illinois-Iowa League in 1890 and 1891.
Cities represented/Teams
1889
* Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington Blues |
*Danville, Illinois | Danville Browns |
* Decatur, Illinois | Decatur |
* Lafayette, Indiana | Lafayette |
* Logansport, Indiana/Champaign-Urbana, Illinois | Logansport/Champaign-Urbana Clippers |
* Terre Haute, Indiana | Terre Haute |
1892
* Aurora, Illinois/Peoria, Illinois | Aurora Indians/Peoria Distillers |
* Evansville, Indiana | Evansville |
* Jacksonville, Illinois | Jacksonville Lunatics |
* Joliet, Illinois | Joliet Convicts |
* Quincy, Illinois | Quincy Ravens |
* Rock Island, Illinois/Moline, Illinois | Rock Island-Moline Twins |
* Rockford, Illinois | Rockford Hustlers |
* Terre Haute, Indiana | Terre Haute Hottentots |
Standings & statistics
1889 Illinois–Indiana League
Bloomington disbanded June 15; Decatur was dropped June 16.; Logansport disbanded and was replaced by Champaign–Urbana.
Finals: Terre Haute 4 games, Danville 0, one tie.
1892 Illinois-Indiana League - schedule
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 | Team | Stat | Tot | | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
Fred Underwood | Rockford | BA | .282 | | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | W | 24 |
Ed Wiswell | Rockford | Runs | 77 | | George Nicol | Rockford | SO | 230 |
Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | Hits | 91 | | Ernest Beam | Terre Haute | ERA | 0.91 |
Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | HR | 13 | | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | PCT | .857 24–4 |
Sources
- Baseball Reference Encyclopedia and History
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