Northern Association

Not to be confused with Northern League.
Northern Association
ClassificationClass D (1910)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1910
CeasedJuly 19, 1910
PresidentC.A. Burton (1910)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Elgin Kittens (1910)
Related
competitions		Bi-State League

The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league baseball league. The eight-team league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The league began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet Jolly-ites moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were two league players who reached Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.[1]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1910 Northern Association

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Elgin Kittens[I] 37 20 .649 - Mal Kittridge
Muscatine Pearl Finders 37 21 .638 0.5 Lou Walters
Kankakee Kays[I] 34 24 .586 3.5 Dan Collins
Jacksonville Jacks 32 31 .508 8.0 Pants Rowland
Decatur Commodores 30 32 .484 9.5 Del Williams /
Charles O'Day / McGrew
Joliet Jolly-ites /
Sterling Infants[II]		 24 34 .414 13.5 Hunkey Hines
Freeport Pretzels[III] 22 25 .468 NA Forrest Plass
Clinton Teddies[III] 10 39 .204 NA Ted Sullivan / John Marmen
  1. ^ a b Elgin and Kankakee disbanded July 11.
  2. ^ Joliet (21-18) moved to Sterling June 21.
  3. ^ a b Freeport and Clinton disbanded June 28.

The league disbanded July 19.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Phil Nadeau Joliet/Sterling BA .333 Pop Eyler Muscatine W 11
Fritz Maisel Elgin Runs 49 Thomas McTigue Kankakee W 11
Harmony Van Dine Jacksonville Hits 80 Archie Hickman Joliet/Sterling W 11
Buck Hopkins Elgin HR 7 Thomas McTigue Kankakee Pct .786; 11-3

[2]

Further reading

  • The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.

References

  1. ^ Maisel, Bob (12 December 1990). "Tale-gating Stengel was enjoyable way for writer to follow a storied career". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.