The Illinois–Iowa League was a

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league which operated in

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and

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from 1890 to 1892.

History

The Illinois–Iowa League began play in 1890 and was nicknamed as the "Two I League". The Aurora Hoodoos, Cedar Rapids Canaries, Dubuque Giants, Joliet Convicts, Monmouth Maple Cities, Ottawa Pirates, Ottumwa Coal Palaces and Sterling Blue Coats began play on May 1, 1890, as charter members. The Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings(1890),

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(1891) and Joliet Convicts (1892) were the league champions.

Cities represented

* Aurora, IL: Aurora Hoodoos 1890; Aurora Maroons 1891;

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1892 *

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: Burlington Hawkeyes 1890 *

Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa ...

: Cedar Rapids Canaries 1890–1891 *

Davenport, IA Davenport ( ) is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. Davenport had a population of 101,724 as of the 2020 census, making it Iowa's thi ...

: Davenport Pilgrims 1891 * Dubuque, IA: Dubuque Giants 1890 *

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1892 * Galesburg, IL: Galesburg 1890 * Jacksonville, IL: Jacksonville Lunatics 1892 *

Joliet, IL Joliet ( ) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city i ...

: Joliet Convicts 1890; Joliet Giants 1891; Joliet Convicts 1892 * Monmouth, IL: Monmouth Maple Cities 1890 * Ottawa, IL: Ottawa Pirates 1890; Ottawa Modocs 1891 * Ottumwa, IA: Ottumwa Coal Palaces 1890–1891 * Peoria, IL:

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1892 * Quincy, IL:

1891–1892 * Rock Island, IL/ Moline, IL: Rock Island-Moline Twins 1892 * Rockford, IL: Rockford Hustlers 1891–1892 * Sterling, IL: Sterling Blue Coats 1890 *

Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute ( ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and Terre Haute metropolitan area, its metropolitan area had a populati ...

: Terre Haute Hottentots 1892

Standings and statistics

1890 Illinois–Iowa League Sterling (21–51) moved to Galesburg July 31; Galesburg (8–17) moved to Burlington September 4; Burlington disbanded September 10. 1891 Illinois–Iowa League
schedule
Aurora disbanded June 17.
Davenport disbanded July 22.
Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids disbanded September 2. 1892 Illinois–Iowa 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.

References

External links

Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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