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Northern Association
The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league. It began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet club moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11. Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were the two players to reach Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1990-12-02/sports/1990336153_1_casey-stengel-dinner Cities represented * Clinton, Iowa: Clinton Teddies 1910 * Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Commodores 1910 * Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Kittens 1910 * Freeport, Illinois: Freeport Pretzels 1910 * Jacksonville, Illinois: Jacksonville Jacks 1910 * Joliet, Illinois: Joliet Jolly-ites 1910 * Kankakee, Illinois: Kankakee Kays 1910 * Muscatine, Iowa: Muscatine Pearl Finders 1910 * Sterling, Illinois Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city was the List of cities in Illinois, third-largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362. History In 1673, Louis Jolliet, along with Father Jacques Marquette, paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound, a few miles south of present-day Joliet. Maps from Jolliet's exploration of the area showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago, labeled Mont Joliet. The mound has since been flattened due to mining. In 1833, following the Black Hawk War, Charles Reed built a cabin along the west side of the Des Plaines River. Across the river in 1834, James B. Campbell, treasurer of the canal commissioners, laid out the village of "Juliet", a corruption of "Joliet" that was also in use at the time. Just before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Minor Baseball Leagues In The United States
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Buck Hopkins
John Winton "Buck" Hopkins (January 3, 1883 – October 2, 1929) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Nicknamed "Sis", he played fifteen games for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ... in . Hopkins' minor league baseball career spanned fifteen seasons, between and . External links Major League Baseball center fielders St. Louis Cardinals players Norfolk Tars players Vicksburg Hill Billies players Toledo Mud Hens players Montgomery Senators players Danville Speakers players Saginaw Krazy Kats players Galveston Sand Crabs players Chattanooga Lookouts players Portsmouth Truckers players Newport News Shipbuilders players Hopewell Powder Puffs players Rocky Mount Tar Heels players Baseball players from Virginia People from Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Sullivan (baseball)
Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan (March 17, 1851 – July 5, 1929) was an Irish born manager and player in Major League Baseball who was born in County Clare, Ireland. Career After attending St. Mary's College (in St. Mary's, Kansas) and Saint Louis University, he managed four teams during the 1880s, one of which was the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association, which finished with an astonishing 94-19 record. He began the year with a 28–3 record, but moved on in midseason to manage another UA team, the Kansas City Cowboys; Fred Dunlap took over in St. Louis, compiling a 66–16 record as the Maroons won the UA pennant in the league's only year of existence. Kansas City was a dismal 3-17 when Sullivan took over managerial duties, going 13-46 the rest of way. During his time in Kansas City, he also made his only three field appearances, playing two games in right field and one as a shortstop; he collected three hits in nine at bats. He did not manage again until the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunkey Hines
Henry Fred Hines (September 29, 1867 in Elgin, Illinois – January 2, 1928 in Rockford, Illinois), was a former professional baseball player who played outfield in two games for the Brooklyn Grooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ... during the 1895 baseball season. External links 1867 births 1928 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Illinois 19th-century baseball players Brooklyn Grooms players Sportspeople from Elgin, Illinois Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois Milwaukee Cream Citys players St. Louis Whites players Burlington Hawkeyes players Oakland Colonels players Minneapolis Minnies players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Rockford R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pants Rowland
Clarence Henry "Pants" Rowland (February 12, 1878 – May 17, 1969) was a Major League Baseball manager for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 through 1918 who went on to become a major figure in minor league baseball. He was born in Platteville, Wisconsin. In his varied career that spanned parts of six decades, he was a catcher, scout, major league umpire, minor and major league manager, and a boisterous baseball executive. Career He started in baseball at age nine, where he earned his nickname, "Pants", from base-running antics while wearing his father's workday overalls at games of the Dubuque (Iowa) Ninth Street Blues. Rowland served as a reserve catcher in the minor leagues. Never a great player, his love of the game drove him to find other occupations. Pants worked as a scout in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League—the so-called "Three-I" League—for the Dubuque Miners. He worked his way into a managerial job, which proved to be his early calling. He then became the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mal Kittridge
Malachi Jeddidiah Kittridge (October 12, 1869 – June 23, 1928) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1890 and 1906, for six different teams, predominantly the Chicago Colts of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed. Biography Kittridge was not a good hitter—he had a .219 batting average for his major-league career—but in his career he was regarded as having one of the best throwing arms. In 1904, he was hired as player-manager of the Washington Senators of the American League, but the team started the season , and Kittridge was replaced by Patsy Donovan. The Senators finished with a record for the season. Kittridge was traded to the Cleveland Naps in the middle of the 1906 season, but he only had five at bats for the Naps before retiring from baseball. In 1910, Kittridge served as player-manager of the Elgin Kittens in the Class D level Northern Association. The team's "Kittens" moniker wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Infants
The Sterling Infants were a minor league baseball team based in Sterling, Illinois. In 1910, the Sterling Infants played as members of the Class D level Northern Association. Previously, the 1890 Sterling Blue Coats were briefly members of the 1890 Illinois-Iowa League. Both teams played a partial season in their leagues and hosted minor league home games at the Sporting Association Grounds. Baseball Hall of Fame member Bud Fowler played for the 1890 Sterling Blue Coats, integrating the team and the Illinois–Iowa League. History Minor league baseball began in Sterling, Illinois when the 1890 Sterling Blue Coats became members of the 1890 Independent level Illinois-Iowa League. After Sterling began play in the eight–team league, the Blue Coats had a record of 21–51 on July 31, 1890 when the franchise moved to nearby Galesburg, Illinois. On September 4, 1890, the Galesburg Pavers, after compiling an 8–17 record in Galesburg, moved again to Burlington, Iowa to become the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling, Illinois
Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel industry. Geography Sterling lies along the north bank of the Rock River (Mississippi River), Rock River, opposite its twin city, Rock Falls, Illinois, Rock Falls. The terrain is mostly flat. The land immediately outside of town is almost entirely farmland. The prairie soil is part of one of the world's most fertile growing areas. According to the 2010 census, Sterling has a total area of , of which (or 96.08%) is land and (or 3.92%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 15,596 people, 6,234 households, and 3,946 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 6,596 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscatine Pearl Finders
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Muscatine may refer to: People * Charles Muscatine, scholar of medieval literature * Lissa Muscatine Places * Muscatine County, Iowa * Muscatine, Iowa (County Seat) * Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area Other * Louisa–Muscatine Community School District, covering rural portions of both Louisa and Muscatine counties in Iowa * Muscatine Community College * Muscatine Community School District * Muscatine High School * Muscatine Journal, a newspaper based in Muscatine, Iowa * USS Muscatine USS ''Muscatine'' is a name borne by two vessels of the U.S. Navy: * , a refrigerator ship built in 1917 * , a cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine ( ) is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000. The county seat of Muscatine County, it is located along the Mississippi River. The local business association states that the name Muscatine is not used by any other community. Muscatine is the principal city of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area (2010 census population 54,132) the estimate was 54,184, which includes all of Muscatine and Louisa counties, making it the 208th-largest micropolitan statistical area. History Muscatine began as a trading post founded by representatives of Colonel George Davenport in 1833. Muscatine was incorporated as Bloomington in 1839; the name was changed to reduce mail delivery confusion, as there were several Bloomingtons in the Midwest. Before that, Muscatine had also been known as "Newburg" and "Casey's Landing". The origin of the name ''Muscatine'' is debated. It may h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
