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Iowa State League
From BR Bullpen
The Iowa State League was a class D loop that played from 1904 through 1907. In 1908 it was renamed the Central Association. There were eleven cities that were represented in the league. Nine of those were from Iowa and the remaining two hailed from Illinois. Six of these teams participated in each year the league was in operation.
The Ottumwa, IA squad won the league's first championship in 1904 and followed that up with a repeat performance in the 1905 season. The Burlington Pathfinders won in 1906 and the final league championship in 1907 went to yet another Iowa outfit, the Waterloo Cubs, to keep the league title in their home state.
Six of the league's teams were to go with the newly named Central Association, where they enjoyed a comfortable run from 1908 through 1917.
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[edit] Cities Represented
- Boone, IA: Boone Coal Miners 1904; Boone Greyhounds 1905; Boone Miners 1906
- Burlington, IA: Burlington River Rats 1904; Burlington Flint Hills 1905; Burlington Pathfinders 1906-1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Clinton, IA: Clinton Miners 1906
- Fort Dodge, IA: Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters 1904; Fort Dodge Gypsumites 1905-1906
- Jacksonville, IL: Jacksonville Lunatics 1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Keokuk, IA: Keokuk Indians 1904-1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Marshalltown, IA: Marshalltown Grays 1904-1905; Marshalltown Brownies 1906; Marshalltown Snappers 1907
- Oskaloosa, IA: Oskaloosa Quakers 1904-1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Ottumwa, IA: Ottumwa Standpatters 1904; Ottumwa Snappers 1905; Ottumwa Champs 1906; Ottumwa Packers 1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Quincy, IL: Quincy Gems 1907, moved to Central Association 1908
- Waterloo, IA: Waterloo Microbes 1904-1906; Waterloo Cubs 1907
In 1906, Boone moved to Clinton July 14.
[edit] Teams & Statistics
[edit] 1904
President: Frank S. Norton
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa Standpatters | 70 | 36 | .660 | 0 | 17,630 | Snapper Kennedy |
| Waterloo Microbes | 64 | 43 | .598 | 6.5 | 18,695 | James Myers |
| Marshalltown Grays | 60 | 49 | .550 | 11.5 | 23,117 | Robert Warner |
| Keokuk Indians | 58 | 50 | .537 | 13 | 15,741 | Tom Hackett |
| Ft. Dodge Gypsum Eaters | 57 | 52 | .523 | 14.5 | 13,582 | Frank Boyle |
| Boone Coal Miners | 50 | 61 | .450 | 22.5 | 16,581 | Thomas Reynolds / Walter Holcomb |
| Oskaloosa Quakers | 38 | 69 | .355 | 32.5 | 16,620 | William Tilley / Red Donahue |
| Burlington River Rats | 36 | 73 | .330 | 35.5 | 21,352 | Sullivan /George Stovall /Bob Black |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapper Kennedy | Ottumwa | BA | .325 | Louis Schaub | Ottumwa | W | 23 | |
| Snapper Kennedy | Ottumwa | Hits | 142 | Louis Schaub | Ottumwa | SO | 298 | |
| Joe Beaver | Ottumwa | Runs | 76 | Louis Schaub | Ottumwa | Pct | .767; 23-7 | |
| Al Spencer | Ottumwa | Runs | 76 |
[edit] 1905
President: Frank S. Norton
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa Snappers | 74 | 45 | .621 | 0 | 22,261 | Snapper Kennedy |
| Ft. Dodge Gypsumites | 73 | 49 | .599 | 2.5 | 19,270 | Frank Boyle |
| Boone Greyhounds | 65 | 54 | .546 | 9 | 19,588 | Frank Haller |
| Oskaloosa Quakers | 65 | 56 | .537 | 10 | 22,256 | Howard Cassibone |
| Keokuk Indians | 59 | 62 | .488 | 16 | 18,931 | Ned Egan |
| Marshalltown Grays | 55 | 66 | .454 | 20 | no report | Bobby Warner |
| Waterloo Microbes | 56 | 69 | .448 | 21 | 19,754 | Harry Meek / Deacon Lohr |
| Burlington Flint Hills | 37 | 83 | .368 | 37.5 | 26,635 | Rusty Owens / Reynolds /Charlie Frisbee |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Meek | Waterloo/Boone | BA | .320 | Harry Cornes | Boone | W | 25 | |
| Jack Meek | Waterloo/Boone | Hits | 152 | Melvin Blexuld | Keokuk | SO | 207 | |
| John Bassey | Boone | Runs | 83 | Fred Steel | Oskaloosa | Pct | .857; 18-3 | |
| Red Fisher | Boone | Runs | 83 |
[edit] 1906
1906 Iowa State League
President: L. S. Peckham
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Pathfinders | 83 | 39 | .680 | 0 | Ned Egan |
| Oskaloosa Quakers | 75 | 49 | .605 | 9 | Ham Patterson |
| Ft Dodge Gypsumites | 68 | 49 | .581 | 12.5 | Frank Boyle |
| Marshalltown Brownies | 65 | 55 | .542 | 17 | Rollo Brown |
| Keokuk Indians | 53 | 67 | .442 | 24 | Pat McAndrews |
| Boone/Clinton Miners # | 46 | 70 | .397 | 34 | William Wooley / Pat Ryan / Johnson |
| Waterloo Microbes | 48 | 76 | .387 | 36 | Charlie Frisbee / F.G. Anklam |
| Ottumwa Champs | 44 | 77 | .364 | 38.5 | Harry Niles / W. Everett |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Davidson | Ft. Dodge | BA | .344 | Frank Shaw | Oscaloosa | W | 29 | |
| Cy Neighbors | Burlington | Hits | 161 | Joe Bills | Keokuk | SO | 209 | |
| Cy Neighbors | Burlington | Runs | 96 | Frank Dick | Marshalltown | Pct | .857; 18-3 |
[edit] 1907
1907 Iowa State League
President: L. S. Peckham
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Cubs | 79 | 45 | .637 | 0 | 27,992 | Frank Boyle |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 77 | 51 | .602 | 4 | 43,420 | Ned Egan |
| Oskaloosa Quakers | 70 | 55 | .560 | 9.5 | 22,585 | Ham Patterson |
| Jacksonville Lunatics | 63 | 61 | .508 | 16 | 29,448 | Frank Belt |
| Marshalltown Snappers | 62 | 61 | .504 | 16.5 | 14,992 | Snapper Kennedy |
| Quincy Gems | 61 | 66 | .480 | 19.5 | 37,000 | Harry Hofer |
| Ottumwa Packers | 51 | 74 | .408 | 28.5 | 24,974 | Jack Corbett |
| Keokuk Indians | 39 | 89 | .305 | 42 | 20,760 | Cy Black / Charles Yeager |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John House | Burlington | BA | .308 | Frank Green | Burlington | W | 28 | |
| John House | Burlington | Hits | 158 | Fred Steel | Oscaloosa | Pct | .817; 9-2 | |
| John House | Burlington | Runs | 91 |
[edit] Source
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
