# Central Interstate League

The Central Interstate League was an independent minor league baseball league that operated from 1888 to 1890.
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.

## Cities represented

* Bloomington, IL: Bloomington Reds 1888
* Burlington, IA: Burlington Babies 1889; Burlington Hawkeyes 1890
* Crawfordsville, IN: Crawfordsville Hoosiers 1888
* Danville, IL: Danville Browns 1888
* Davenport, IA: Davenport Hawkeyes 1888–1889
* Decatur, IL: Decatur 1888
* Dubuque, IA: Dubuque 1888
* Evansville, IN: Evansville Hoosiers 1889–1890
* Galesburg, IL: Galesburg Pavers 1890
* Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis 1890
* Lafayette, IN: Lafayette 1888
* Peoria, IL: Peoria Reds 1888; Peoria Canaries 1889–1890
* Quincy, IL: Quincy Ravens 1889–1890
* Rockford, IL: Rockford Rox 1888
* Springfield, IL: Springfield Senators 1889
* Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hoosiers 1888, 1890

## Standings & statistics
### 1888 Central Interstate League

| 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 |
Decatur (6–23) transferred to Lafayette June 13.; Rockford disbanded June 26.; Crawfordsville (21–21) transferred to Terre Haute July 2; Danville disbanded Jul 5; Lafayette and Dubuque disbanded July 9. The league disbanded July 27.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| 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 |

### 1889 Central Interstate League

| 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 | 11½ | William Henry Lucas |
| Peoria Canaries | 55 | 64 | .462 | 12½ | Charles Flynn / Charlie Bartson / Charlie Levis |
| Evansville Hoosiers | 51 | 69 | .425 | 17.0 | Walt Goldsby / Jacob Aydelotte / Doug Crothers |
| Davenport Hawkeyes | 57 | 45 | .559 | NA | Charles Holacher / Bob Allen |
Davenport disbanded September 10.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| 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 |

### 1890 Central Interstate League

(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 | 6½ | Phil Reccius / Andrew Kolley / George Brackett |
| Quincy Ravens | 41 | 42 | .494 | 10½ | Billy Murray |
| Peoria Canaries | 34 | 40 | .459 | 13.0 | Michael Hurley / John McCloskey |
| Galesburg Pavers / Indianapolis | 11 | 43 | .204 | NA | Charles Powers |
Galesburg (6–22) transferred to Indianapolis May 27; the franchise disbanded July 8. No playoffs were held.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| 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 |