Western Inter-State League

The 1895 Western Inter-State League was a Non-Signatory 19th Century Leagues, which meant that it did not sign the National Agreement of 1883. The name was also sometimes used to designate the Central Inter-State League in its final season, 1890.

Cities Represented

• Anderson, IN: Anderson
• Aurora, IL: Aurora
• Bloomington, IL: Bloomington Suckers
• Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne
• Hammond, IN: Hammond
• Lafayette, IN: Lafayette
• Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute

1895 Western Inter-State League - schedule
President:

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Terre Haute	12	5	.706	-	William Schneider
Bloomington Suckers	9	3	.750	.5	Pa Rourke
Ft. Wayne	6	4	.600	2.5	Charley Jewell
Aurora	2	12	.143	8.5	William McDowell
Lafayette/Anderson $	8	5	.615	NA	Al Fisher/Ed McCauley
Hammond #	3	11	.214	NA	Al Tebeau

$ Lafayette (7-5) transferred to Anderson May 15, then disbanded May 18
# Hammond disbanded May 20

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Mitchell	Terre Haute/Hammond	BA	.438		W.S. Woodside	Terre Haute	W	6
Ed Eiteljorge	Terre Haute	Runs	25		Robert Walsh	Ft. Wayne	PCT	1.000 4-0
Willard Holland	Terre Haute	Runs	25
Bill Mitchell	Terre Haute/Hammond	Hits	35
Bill Rafferty	Lafayette	HR	3
Ed Riley	Aurora	HR	3
Bill Geiss	Bloomington	HR	3
A.M. Gifford	Terre Haute/Hammond	HR	3
F. Schaub	Hammond	SB	6

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition