Bi-State League (1915) Explained

Bi-State League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
President:B. M. Parsons (1915)
Inaugural:1915
Teams:6
Country:United States of America
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Folded:July 7, 1915
Most Champs:1
Streator Boosters (1915)
Classification:Class D (1915)

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

Aurora Foxes

Elgin Watch Makers

Freeport Pretzels

Ottawa Indians

Racine Belles

Streator Boosters

Standings & statistics

1915 Bi-State League
schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Streator Boosters3018.625-Jack Herbert
Racine Belles3020.6001.0Frank Reynolds / James Sheffield
Elgin Watch Makers2726.5095.5Dennis Blake
Aurora Foxes2527.4817.0Clarence Marshall
Freeport Pretzels2329.4429.0Doc Cummings
Ottawa Indians2035.36413.5Lou Erghott
Elgin & Aurora disbanded July 5. The league disbanded July 7.
Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
Albert "Bull" DurhamRacineBA.356Eddie Wise StreatorHR5
James SheffieldRacineRuns40Art MuellerElginHR5
Clay SchoonoverRacineHits67Clay SchoonoverRacineHR5
[5]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Teams | MiLB.com History | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. MiLB.com.
  3. Web site: 1915 Bi-State League. Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: 1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  5. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd Johnson . Miles Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.