Bi-State League
FormerlyWisconsin–Illinois League
ClassificationClass D (1915)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1915
CeasedJuly 7, 1915
PresidentB. M. Parsons (1915)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Streator Boosters (1915)
Related
competitions		Bi-State League

The Bi-State League was an American baseball Class D level minor league which operated in 1915. It was the successor of the Wisconsin–Illinois League and was represented by five teams from Illinois and one from Wisconsin. The Bi-State folded during the 1915 season.

History

The six–team Bi-State League was formed for the 1915 season with the Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians, Racine Belles and Streator Boosters as charter members under the direction of president B.M. Parsons. The league evolved from the Wisconsin-Illinois League, which had Racine as a member and folded after the 1914 season.[1][2]

After beginning play on May 11, 1515, the Bi-State League disbanded on July 7, 1915 after the Elgin and Aurora franchises folded.[3]

The Streator Boosters were in first place in the league standings when the Bi-State League folded. With a 30–18 record, Streator was 1.0 game ahead of the second place Racine Belles (30–20) in the final standings. They were followed by Elgin Watch Makers (27–26), Aurora Foxes (25–27), Freeport Pretzels (23–29) and Ottawa Indians (20–35) in the final standings.[1][4]

List of teams

Standings & statistics

1915 Bi-State League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Streator Boosters 30 18 .625 - Jack Herbert
Racine Belles 30 20 .600 1.0 Frank Reynolds / James Sheffield
Elgin Watch Makers 27 26 .509 5.5 Dennis Blake
Aurora Foxes 25 27 .481 7.0 Clarence Marshall
Freeport Pretzels 23 29 .442 9.0 Doc Cummings
Ottawa Indians 20 35 .364 13.5 Lou Erghott

Elgin & Aurora disbanded July 5. The league disbanded July 7.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Albert "Bull" Durham Racine BA .356 Eddie Wise Streator HR 5
James Sheffield Racine Runs 40 Art Mueller Elgin HR 5
Clay Schoonover Racine Hits 67 Clay Schoonover Racine HR 5

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References

  1. ^ a b "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Teams | MiLB.com History | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  3. ^ "1915 Bi-State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition: This article is based on the "Bi-States League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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