# Illinois–Iowa League

The Illinois–Iowa League was a Minor league baseball league which operated in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana from 1890 to 1892.

## History

The Illinois–Iowa League began play in 1890 and was nicknamed as the "Two I League". The Aurora Hoodoos, Cedar Rapids Canaries, Dubuque Giants, Joliet Convicts, Monmouth Maple Cities, Ottawa Pirates, Ottumwa Coal Palaces and Sterling Blue Coats began play on May 1, 1890, as charter members.
The Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings(1890), Quincy Ravens (1891) and Joliet Convicts (1892) were the league champions.

## Cities Represented

* Aurora, IL: Aurora Hoodoos 1890; Aurora Maroons 1891; Aurora Indians 1892
* Burlington, IA: Burlington 1890
* Cedar Rapids, IA: Cedar Rapids Canaries 1890–1891
* Davenport, IA: Davenport Pilgrims 1891
* Dubuque, IA: Dubuque Giants 1890
* Evansville, IN: Evansville Hoosiers 1892
* Galesburg, IL: Galesburg 1890
* Jacksonville, IL: Jacksonville Lunatics 1892
* Joliet, IL: Joliet Convicts 1890; Joliet Giants 1891; Joliet Convicts 1892
* Monmouth, IL: Monmouth Maple Cities 1890
* Ottawa, IL: Ottawa Pirates 1890; Ottawa Modocs 1891
* Ottumwa, IA: Ottumwa Coal Palaces 1890–1891
* Peoria, IL: Peoria Distillers 1892
* Quincy, IL: Quincy Ravens 1891–1892
* Rock Island, IL/Moline, IL: Rock Island-Moline Twins 1892
* Rockford, IL: Rockford Hustlers 1891–1892
* Sterling, IL: Sterling Blue Coats 1890
* Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hottentots 1892

## Standings and statistics

1890 Illinois–Iowa League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings | 68 | 43 | .613 | – | Stancliff |
| Monmouth Maple Cities | 64 | 48 | .571 | 4½ | John Halpin |
| Cedar Rapids Canaries | 62 | 49 | .559 | 6.0 | James Plumb |
| Ottawa Pirates | 58 | 50 | .537 | 8½ | Joe Hillery / William Sinon / Bert Merrifield |
| Aurora Hoodoos | 52 | 54 | .491 | 13½ | Tim Manning |
| Joliet Convicts | 56 | 59 | .487 | 14.0 | Ed Culbertson / John E. Buckley |
| Dubuque Giants | 53 | 59 | .473 | 15½ | William McCaull / William Lapham |
| Sterling Blue Coats / Galesburg / Burlington | 30 | 72 | .294 | 33.5 | James Donnelly / Charles Wirsche / Al Weddige / Clarence Hoyt |
Sterling (21–51) transferred to Galesburg July 31; Galesburg (8–17) transferred to Burlington September 4; Burlington disbanded September 10.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Tim Manning | Aurora | BA | .328 |
1891 Illinois–Iowa League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Quincy Ravens | 65 | 35 | .650 | – | Billy Murray |
| Joliet Giants | 62 | 48 | .564 | 8.0 | Bill Moran / Tim Manning |
| Rockford Hustlers | 54 | 46 | .540 | 11.0 | Hugh Nicol |
| Ottawa Modocs | 53 | 49 | .520 | 13.0 | Jack Remsen |
| Ottumwa Coal Palaces | 43 | 52 | .453 | NA | Fred Orelup |
| Cedar Rapids Canaries | 39 | 55 | .415 | NA | James Plumb / John Godar |
| Davenport Pilgrims | 23 | 38 | .377 | NA | Kerken / John Crogan |
| Aurora Maroons | 11 | 27 | .289 | NA | Harry Smith / Ed Wiswell / Tim Manning |
Aurora disbanded June 17. Davenport disbanded July 22. Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids disbanded September 2.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| William Dale | Rockford | BA | .345 | Peter Daniels | Quincy | W | 29 |
| Connie Murphy | Quincy | Runs | 97 | Harry Burrell | Joliet | SO | 195 |
| George Decker | Joliet | Hits | 118 | Peter Daniels | Quincy | PCT | .744 29–10 |
| Connie Murphy | Quincy | SB | 73 |
1892 Illinois–Iowa League schedule
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Joliet Convicts | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | Billy Murray |
| Rockford Hustlers | 46 | 38 | .549 | 10.0 | Hugh Nicol |
| Rock Island-Moline Twins | 37 | 42 | .468 | 16½ | Harry Sage |
| Jacksonville Lunatics | 30 | 57 | .345 | 27½ | Jack Pettiford / Guy Hecker |
| Evansville Hoosiers | 30 | 20 | .600 | NA | Albert Schellhase / Jack Wentz |
| Peoria Distillers / Aurora Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 | NA | Mike Trost |
| Terre Haute Hottentots | 25 | 27 | .481 | NA | George Brackett / Charles Flynn |
| Quincy Ravens | 12 | 23 | .343 | NA | Bill Whitrock / John Godar / Samuel Levesque |
Peoria (17–8) moved to Aurora May 31; Aurora disbanded July 5. Quincy disbanded June 24. Evansville disbanded July 8. Terre Haute disbanded July 10.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Fred Underwood | Rockford | BA | .282 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | W | 24 |
| Ed Wiswell | Rockford | Runs | 77 | George Nicol | Rockford | SO | 230 |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | Hits | 91 | Ernest Beam | Terre Haute | ERA | 0.91 |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | HR | 13 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | PCT | .857 24–4 |