Eastern Illinois League

The Eastern Illinois League was a Class-D league in Minor League Baseball that existed during the 1907 and 1908 baseball seasons. The league president as of 1907 was L. A. G. Shoaff.[1] According to the 1908 Spalding Guide, the league got its start in Pana, IL and the league's "godfather" was Joe Adams, also known as "Old Wagon Tongue."[1] In 1907, teams had a salary limit of $600.[1]

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 Speakers 1908
• Taylorville, IL: Taylorville Tailors 1907-1908
• Vincennes, IN: Vincennes Alices 1908

Standings & statistics

1907 Eastern Illinois League

President: Charles Welvert / L.A.G. Schoaff

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Mattoon Giants	74	24	.627	--	Hank O'Day
Charleston Broom Corn Cutters	71	49	.592	4.0	Nig Langdon
Taylorville Tailors	60	58	.508	14.0	Phil Ketter / Mike Ryan
Centralia White Stockings / Paris Colts	51	67	.432	23.0	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	Team	Stat	Tot
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	BA	.284
Bill Bartley	Charleston	Runs	51
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	Hits	111
Andy Lotshaw	Charleston	HR	10
Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	W	33
Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	SO	458
Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	ERA	0.93

1908 Eastern Illinois League

President: L.A.G. Schoaff

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Danville Speakers / Staunton	65	27	.707	--	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 / Dan Jenkins / Skipper 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	Team	Stat	Tot
Art Ahring	Charleston	BA	.355
Tom Fleming	Dan/Sta	Runs	57
Buck Stanley	Paris	Hits	93
Andy Biltz	Shelbyville	HR	6
Ralph Grimes	Dan/Sta	W	19
Joe Jenkins	Par/Pan/Sta	SO	139
Chet Carmichael	Vincennes	Pct	.800; 16-4

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition.

References

1. Price, G.L. (1908). "Eastern Illinois League". 1908 Spalding Guide. A.G. Spalding & Bros. p. 227. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

External links

• Baseball Reference