Eastern Illinois League

From BR Bullpen

The class D Eastern Illinois League opened shop in 1907. It continued for two seasons before finishing up during 1908.

In 1907 Centralia moved to Paris June 20. In 1908 Pana moved to Linton and Danville moved to Staunton July 17. Charleston and Mattoon disbanded July 30. Shelbyville disbanded August 20, causing the league to disband.

1 Cities Represented
2 Teams & Statistics
- 2.1 1907
- 2.2 1908
3 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

Centralia, IL: Centralia White Stockings 1907
Charleston, IL: Charleston Broom Corn Cutters 1907; Charleston Evangelists 1908
Danville, IL: Danville Speakers 1908
Linton, IN: Linton 1908
Mattoon, IL: Mattoon Giants 1907-1908
Pana, IL: Pana Coal Miners 1907-1908
Paris, IL: Paris Colts 1907; Paris Parisians 1908
Shelbyville, IL: Shelbyville Queen Citys 1907-1908
Staunton, IL: Staunton 1908
Taylorville, IL: Taylorville Tailors 1907-1908
Vincennes, IN: Vincennes Alices 1908

[edit] Teams & Statistics

[edit] 1907

1907 Eastern Illinois League
President: Charles Welvert / L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Mattoon Giants	74	24	.627	0	Hank O'Day
Charleston Broom Corn Cutters	71	49	.592	4	Nig Langdon
Taylorville Taylors	60	58	.508	14	Phil Ketter / Mike Ryan
Centralia White Stockings #Paris Colts	51	67	.432	23	Red Kelly / Bob Shaw
Pana Coal Miners	51	70	.421	24.5	Joe Adams
Shelbyville Queen Citys	50	69	.420	24.5	J.B. Young

#Centralia (6-27) moved to Paris June 20. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	BA	.284	Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	W	33
Bill Bartley	Charleston	Runs	51	Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	SO	458
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	Hits	111	Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	ERA	0.93
Andy Lotshaw	Charleston	HR	10

[edit] 1908

1908 Eastern Illinois League
President: L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Danville Speakers ## Staunton	65	27	.707	0	W.C. Dithridge
Taylorville Tailors	56	39	.589	10.5	Mike Ryan
Shelbyville Queen Citys####	52	43	.547	14.5	Joe Adams
Vincennes Alices	47	48	.495	19.5	Pop Lloyd
Paris Parisians	43	48	.473	21.5	Erickstone / Eckson / Jenkins / Roberts
Pana Coal Miners #Linton	25	70	.263	41.5	Sunday Hawker / Nig Langdon / Butts
Mattoon Giants ###	32	45	.416	NA	Lefty Russell / George Kizer
Charleston Evangelists###	37	37	.500	NA	Kid Madden

#Pana (18-44) moved to Linton July 17, for the second half.
##Danville (42-18) moved to Staunton July 17, for the second half.
###Charleston and Mattoon disbanded July 30.
####Shelbyville disbanded August 20, causing the league to disband. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Art Ahring	Charleston	BA	.355	Ralph Grimes	Dan/Sta	W	19
Tom Fleming	Dan/Sta	Runs	57	Joe Jenkins	Par/Pan/Sta	SO	139
Buck Stanley	Paris	Hits	93	Chet Carmichael	Vincennes	Pct	.800; 16-4
Andy Biltz	Shelbyville	HR	6