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Iowa State League

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Iowa State League
ClassificationClass D (1904–1907)
Independent (1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1904
Ceased1912
Replaced byCentral Association
PresidentFrank S. Norton (1904-1905)
L.S. Peckham (1906-1907)
D.M. Conroy (1912)
James Williams (1912)
No. of teams15
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Ottumwa Snappers (1904–1905)
Related
competitions
Southwest Iowa League
Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League

The Iowa State League was a minor league baseball league that played from 1904 to 1907 and in 1912. The Class D level league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The Ottumwa Snappers won league championships in 1904 and 1905. The Iowa State League evolved into the Central Association.

History

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The Iowa State League began play in 1904 as an eight-team Class D level minor league in and around Iowa, United States. The league played four seasons and ceased operations following the 1907 season. Seven of the eight 1907 Iowa State League teams formed the Central Association in 1908. The Iowa State League had the formal name as the Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs.[1][2]

The Iowa State League reformed in 1912 as an Independent league. Estherville defeated Fort Dodge in the league playoffs to claim the championship. The league permanently folded after the season.[3]

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

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1904 to 1907

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1904 Iowa State League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Ottumwa Snappers 70 36 .660 - 17,630 Snapper Kennedy
Waterloo Microbes 64 43 .598 6.5 18,695 James Myers / Charles Cole
Marshalltown Grays 60 49 .550 11.5 23,117 Robert Warner
Keokuk Indians 58 50 .537 13.0 15,741 Tom Hackett
Ft. Dodge Gypsum Eaters 57 52 .523 14.5 13,582 Frank Boyle
Boone Coal Miners 50 61 .450 22.5 16,581 Thomas Reynolds /
Walter Holcomb / O.P. DePew
Oskaloosa Quakers 38 69 .355 32.5 16,620 William Tilley / Red Donahue
Burlington River Rats 36 73 .330 35.5 21,352 F.L. Sullivan /
George Stovall / Bob Black
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Snapper Kennedy Ottumwa BA .325 Louis Schaub Ottumwa W 23
Snapper Kennedy Ottumwa Hits 142 Louis Schaub Ottumwa SO 298
Joe Beaver Ottumwa Runs 76 Louis Schaub Ottumwa Pct .767; 23-7
Al Spencer Ottumwa Runs 76

1905 Iowa State League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Ottumwa Snappers 74 45 .621 - 22,261 Snapper Kennedy
Ft. Dodge Gypsumites 73 49 .599 2.5 19,270 Frank Boyle
Boone Greyhounds 65 54 .546 9.0 19,588 Frank Haller
Oskaloosa Quakers 65 56 .537 10.0 22,256 Howard Cassiboine
Keokuk Indians 59 62 .488 16.0 18,931 Ned Egan
Marshalltown Grays 55 66 .454 20.0 NA Bobby Warner
Waterloo Microbes 56 69 .448 21.0 19,754 Harry Meek / Frank Lohr
Burlington Flint Hills 37 83 .368 37.5 26,635 Rusty Owens /
Thomas Reynolds / Charlie Frisbee
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Harry Meek Waterloo/Boone BA .320 Harry Corns Boone W 25
Harry Meek Waterloo/Boone Hits 152 Melvin Blexurd Keokuk SO 207
John Bassey Boone Runs 83 Fred Steel Oskaloosa Pct .857; 18-3
Red Fisher Boone Runs 83

1906 Iowa State League
schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Burlington Pathfinders 83 39 .680 - Ned Egan
Oskaloosa Quakers 75 49 .605 9.0 Ham Patterson
Fort Dodge Gypsumites 68 49 .581 12.5 Frank Boyle
Marshalltown Brownies 65 55 .542 17.0 Rollo Brown
Keokuk Indians 53 67 .442 24.0 Pat McAndrews
Boone Miners/Clinton Miners 46 70 .397 34.0 William Wooley /
Pat Ryan / Harold Johnson
Waterloo Microbes 48 76 .387 36.0 Charlie Frisbee / Ernest G. Anklam
Ottumwa Champs 44 77 .364 38.5 William Niles / William Everett

Boone moved to Clinton July 14.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Bill Davidson Ft. Dodge BA .344 Frank Shaw Oscaloosa W 29
Cy Neighbors Burlington Hits 161 Joe Bills Keokuk SO 209
Cy Neighbors Burlington Runs 96 Frank Dick Marshalltown Pct .857; 18-3

1907 Iowa State League
schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Waterloo Cubs 79 45 .637 - 27,992 Frank Boyle
Burlington Pathfinders 77 51 .602 4.0 43,420 Ned Egan
Oskaloosa Quakers 70 55 .560 9.5 22,585 Ham Patterson
Jacksonville Lunatics 63 61 .508 16.0 29,448 Frank Belt
Marshalltown Snappers 62 61 .504 16.5 14,992 Snapper Kennedy
Quincy Gems 61 66 .480 19.5 37,000 Harry Hofer
Ottumwa Packers 51 74 .408 28.5 24,974 Jack Corbett
Keokuk Indians 39 89 .305 42.0 20,760 Cy Black / Charles Yeager
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John House Burlington BA .308 Frank Green Burlington W 28
John House Burlington Hits 158 Fred Steel Oscaloosa Pct .817; 9-2
John House Burlington Runs 91

1912

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1912 Iowa State League
schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Mason City Cementmakers 38 27 .585 - Frank Barber
Fort Dodge Boosters 34 25 .576 1.0 Connie Collins
Estherville 28 22 .560 2.5 Harry Welch
Emmetsburg 24 38 .387 12.5 Ed Smithson
Clear Lake Fish Eaters 11 24 .314 NA Dick Wells / M. Bacon

Clear Lake folded July 14
Playoffs: Estherville 4 games, Fort Dodge 1.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd and Miles Wolff, editors, The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition (1997), pp. 142,146,151,155. Baseball America, Inc. ISBN 0-9637189-7-5.
  2. ^ "Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.