| Central Interstate League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | William H. Allen (1888) Henderson Ridgely (1889) E.T. McNeally (1890) Fitzpatrick (1890) |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Most Champs: | 1 Davenport Hawkeyes (1888) Quincy Ravens (1889) Evansville Hoosiers (1890) |
| Classification: | Independent (1888–1890) |
The Central Interstate League was an independent minor league baseball league that operated from 1888 to 1890.[1] [2] [3]
William H. Allen (1888), Henderson Ridgely (1889), E.T. McNeally (1890) and Fitzpatrick (1890) served as the league presidents.
The 1888 Davenport Hawkeyes, 1889 Quincy Ravens and 1890 Evansville Hoosiers won league championships. The league permanently folded following the 1890 season.
Bloomington Reds 1888
Burlington Babies 1889; Burlington Hawkeyes 1890
Danville Browns 1888
Davenport Hawkeyes 1888–1889
Decatur 1888
Dubuque 1888
Evansville Hoosiers 1889–1890
Galesburg Pavers 1890
Indianapolis 1890
Lafayette 1888
Peoria Reds 1888; Peoria Canaries 1889–1890
Quincy Ravens 1889–1890
Rockford Rox 1888
Springfield Senators 1889
Terre Haute Hoosiers 1888, 1890
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport Hawkeyes | 40 | 18 | .690 | – | William Henry Lucas | |
| Peoria Reds | 38 | 22 | .633 | 3.0 | Charles Flynn | |
| Crawfordsville Hoosiers / Terre Haute Hoosiers | 32 | 26 | .552 | 8.0 | Albert Miller / J.W. Carroll | |
| Bloomington Reds | 26 | 28 | .481 | 12.0 | Edward Wochner / Cheney / Joseph Farrell | |
| Dubuque | 21 | 18 | .538 | NA | C.R. McQuade | |
| Decatur / Lafayette | 7 | 30 | .189 | NA | Michael Hurley / Lawrence McKeon / William McMillen | |
| Danville Browns | 15 | 25 | .375 | NA | W.C. Johnson | |
| Rockford Rox | 11 | 23 | .324 | NA | William Allen |
| William Schwartz | Peoria | BA | .389 | Matt Keogan | Peoria | W | 17 | |
| Owen Williams | Davenport | Runs | 65 | Willard Mains | Davenport | PCT | .800 16–4 | |
| William Schwartz | Peoria | Hits | 82 | |||||
| A.W. Snyder | Crawfordsville/Terre Haute | HR | 6 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Ravens | 66 | 50 | .569 | – | George Brackett | |
| Springfield Senators | 65 | 53 | .551 | 2.0 | Harry Smith / Henderson Ridgely | |
| Burlington Babies | 55 | 62 | .470 | 11.5 | William Henry Lucas | |
| Peoria Canaries | 55 | 64 | .462 | 12.5 | ||
| Evansville Hoosiers | 51 | 69 | .425 | 17.0 | ||
| Davenport Hawkeyes | 57 | 45 | .559 | NA | Charles Holacher / Bob Allen |
| Allen McCauley | Peoria | BA | .317 | |
| Philip Routcliffe | Davenport | Runs | 122 | |
| Floyd Lauman | Quincy | Hits | 132 | |
| Lew Whistler | Evansville | HR | 22 | |
| Philip Routcliffe | Davenport | SB | 105 |
(aka Western Inter-State League)
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Hoosiers | 52 | 32 | .619 | – | Bill Harrington | |
| Burlington Hawkeyes | 48 | 36 | .571 | 4.0 | Varney Anderson / William Fuller | |
| Terre Haute Hoosiers | 42 | 35 | .545 | 6.5 | Phil Reccius / Andrew Kolley / George Brackett | |
| Quincy Ravens | 41 | 42 | .494 | 10.5 | ||
| Peoria Canaries | 34 | 40 | .459 | 13.0 | ||
| Galesburg Pavers / Indianapolis | 11 | 43 | .204 | NA | Charles Powers |
| Albert Fisher | Quincy | BA | .309 | John Dolan | Evansville | W | 25 | |
| Frank Shugart | Burlington | Runs | 80 | Edward Eiteljorge | Evansville | PCT | .724 21–8 | |
| Frank Shugart | Burlington | Hits | 108 | |||||
| George McVey | Terre Haute | HR | 12 |