The Havana Perfectos were a
minor league baseball franchise based in
Havana, Illinois
Havana is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,301 at the 2010 census, and 3,040 at a 2018 estimate. It is the county seat of Mason County.
History
Havana was a major ancient American settlement two thousand years ...
. In 1908, the Perfectos played as charter members of the
Class D level
Illinois-Missouri League, finishing in third place in their only season of play. Havana hosted minor league home games at Riverside Park.
History
Minor league baseball began in Havana, Illinois in 1908. The Havana "Perfectos" became charter members of the six–team
Class D level
Illinois-Missouri League. The
Canton Chinks,
Galesburg Hornets,
Hannibal Cannibals
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,
Macomb Potters and
Monmouth Browns
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franchises joined Havana as charter members of the league.
After beginning league play on May 12, 1908, Havana placed third in the 1908 Illinois–Missouri League final standing. The Perfectos ended the season with a 58–60 record, playing under managers Mike Sampson and
Fred Kommers. Havana finished 10.0 games behind the first place Hannibal Cannibals in the final Illinois–Missouri League standings. The six–team league standings were headed Hannibal (68–49), followed by the Macomb Potters (66–53), Havana Perfectos (58–60), Canton Chinks (56–61), Monmouth Browns (55–62) and Galesburg Hornets (50–67).
Havana player/manager Fred Kommers won the Illinois–Missouri League batting championship with a .349 average and the home run title, hitting 11. Kommers also led the league with 153 total hits and 75 runs scored.
The Havana Perfectos folded following the 1908 season. The Hannibal franchise also left the league and the two teams and were replaced by the
Pekin Celestials and
Beardstown Infants in the 1909 Illinois–Missouri League.
Havana, Illinois has not hosted another minor league team.
The ballpark
The Havana Perfectos hosted home minor league home games at Riverside Park. Today, Riverside Park is still in use as a public park. The park is located at 100 West Main Street at the
Illinois River
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, Havana, Illinois.
Year–by–year record
Notable alumni
*
Fred Kommers (1908, MGR)
*
Havana Perfectos players
References
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External links
Havana, IL - Baseball Reference
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Professional baseball teams in Illinois
Defunct baseball teams in Illinois
Baseball teams established in 1908
Baseball teams disestablished in 1908
Illinois-Missouri League teams
Mason County, Illinois