The Illinois–Missouri League was an American minor league baseball league. The Class D league began operations in 1908, and continued through 1914 with teams located in Illinois and Missouri. The

Lincoln Abes The Lincoln Abes were a minor league baseball team based in Lincoln, Illinois. From 1910 to 1914, the Abes played as members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League. Lincoln won consecutive league championships in 1912 and 1913 and wer ...

won consecutive league titles in 1912–1913.

Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...

members Grover Cleveland Alexander (1909 Galesburg Boosters) and

Ray Schalk Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known f ...

(1911 Taylorville Christians) are league alumni.

Cities represented: 1908–1914

Beardstown, IL Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,951 at the 2020 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15. Geography Beardstown is located at (40.012189, -90.428711) on ...

: Beardstown Infants 1909–1910 * Canton, IL: Canton Chinks 1908–1911;

Canton Highlanders Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

1912; Canton Chinks 1913 * Champaign, IL &

Urbana, IL Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the 38th-most populous municipality in Illinois. It ...

: Champaign-Urbana Velvets 1911;

Champaign Velvets Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropo ...

1912–1914 *

Clinton, IL Clinton is the largest city in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,225 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeWitt County. The city and the county are named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, 1817–18 ...

Clinton Champs Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...

1910–1912 *

Galesburg, IL Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is northwest of Peoria. At the 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical ...

Galesburg Hornets Galesburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: *Galesburg, Illinois, the largest city in the US named Galesburg *Galesburg, Iowa *Galesburg, Kansas *Galesburg, Michigan *Galesburg, Jasper County, Missouri *Galesburg, Putnam Co ...

1908;

Galesburg Boosters Galesburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: *Galesburg, Illinois, the largest city in the US named Galesburg * Galesburg, Iowa * Galesburg, Kansas *Galesburg, Michigan *Galesburg, Jasper County, Missouri * Galesburg, Putnam ...

1909 * Hannibal, MO:

Hannibal Cannibals Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

1908, moved to Central Association *

Havana, IL 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 ...

Havana Perfectos The Havana Perfectos were a minor league baseball franchise based in Havana, Illinois. 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 ...

1908 * Jacksonville, IL:

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1910 * Kankakee, IL: Kankakee Kanks 1912–1914 * LaSalle, IL: LaSalle Blue Sox 1914 *

Lincoln, IL Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is ho ...

1910–1914 *

Macomb, IL Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois, southwest of Galesburg. The city is about southwest of Peoria and south of the Quad Cities. A special census held in 2 ...

Macomb Potters The Macomb Potters were a minor league baseball franchise based in Macomb, Illinois. From 1908 to 1910, the Potters played exclusively as members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League. The Potters hosted exhibition games in Macomb again ...

1908–1910 *

Monmouth, IL Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,902 at the 2020 census, down from 9,444 in 2010. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warf ...

: Monmouth Browns 1908–1909, moved to Central Association *

Ottawa, IL Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the navigable Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The Illinois River is a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago, to the Mississippi Riv ...

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1914 *

Pekin, IL Pekin () is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area, af ...

: Pekin Celestials 1909–1913 *

Streator, IL Streator is a city in LaSalle and Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. As of the 2020 cens ...

Streator Speedboys Streator is a city in LaSalle and Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. As of the 2020 censu ...

1912;

Streator Boosters The Streator Boosters were a minor league baseball team based in Streator, Illinois. Beginning play as the Streator "Speedboys" in 1912, Streator teams played as members of the Class D (baseball), Class D level Illinois-Missouri League from 1912 ...

1913–1914 *

Taylorville, IL Taylorville is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Illinois, Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,506 at the 2020 census, making it the county's largest city. History Taylorville was founded on May 24, ...

Taylorville Christians __NOTOC__ Taylorville may refer to the following places: Australia *Taylorville, South Australia, a locality *Taylorville Station (reserve), a protected area in South Australia *Taylorville Station, South Australia, a locality Canada * Taylorville, ...

1911

Standings and statistics

1908 Illinois–Missouri League
The league was formed. Newly formed teams in

Canton, Illinois Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,704 at the 2010 census, down from 15,288 as of the 2000 census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn, part ...

, Galesburg, Illinois, Hannibal, Missouri, Havana, Illinois, Macomb, Illinois, and

Monmouth, Illinois Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,902 at the 2020 census, down from 9,444 in 2010. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warf ...

were the charter cities in the league. 1909 Illinois–Missouri League
Hannibal left the to join the

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. The Havana Perfectos folded. The Beardstown Infants and Pekin Celestials joined the league. 1910 Illinois–Missouri League
The teams from Galesburg and Monmouth joined the Central Association. The

and

joined the league. Beardstown moved to

Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,446 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the ...

on July 21, and folded with Macomb on August 17.schedule
Beardstown (38–26) moved to Jacksonville July 21; Jacksonville disbanded August 17; Macomb disbanded August 17. 1911 Illinois–Missouri League
New teams in Champaign-Urbana Velvets and

joined the league
schedule
1912 Illinois–Missouri League
Taylorville folded. The

joined the league. The Champaign–Urbana Velvets changed their name to the Champaign Velvets. Clinton moved to

Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an ...

on May 16 with a 2–5 record; thereafter, they went 54–51 as the Kankakee Kanks
schedule
1913 Illinois–Missouri League
Canton and Pekin folded on July 10, before the end of the season. The league instituted a split–season schedule. The playoff system developed in which the best record of the first–half of the season would play the best record of the second–half of the season.
schedule
Playoff: Lincoln won the first half, Lincoln & Champaign tied for the second half. Lincoln was awarded the championship when Champaign refused to play off the second half tie. 1914 Illinois–Missouri League
The LaSalle Blue Sox and

formed and joined the league. Kankakee and Lincoln both folded on July 3, before the season ended
schedule
Lincoln & Kankakee disbanded July 3.
Ottawa and Streator left the league to join the Bi-State League. The teams in Champaign and LaSalle folded, and the league itself folded.

References

External references

*Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. ''Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999.'' Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Illinois-Missouri League Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Illinois Baseball leagues in Missouri 1908 establishments in Illinois 1908 establishments in Missouri 1914 disestablishments in Illinois 1914 disestablishments in Missouri