Bi-State League (1915)

For the unrelated 1934–1942 league of the same name, see Bi-State League.

Bi-State LeagueFormerly| Wisconsin–Illinois League

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Classification| Class D (1915)
Sport| Minor League Baseball
First season| 1915
Ceased| July 7, 1915
President| B. M. Parsons (1915)
No. of teams| 6
Country| United States of America
Most titles| 1
Streator Boosters (1915)
Related
competitions| Bi-State League

The Bi-State League was an American baseball Class D level minor league which operated in 1915. It was the successor of the Wisconsin–Illinois League and was represented by five teams from Illinois and one from Wisconsin. The Bi-State folded during the 1915 season.

## History

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The six–team Bi-State League was formed for the 1915 season with the Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians, Racine Belles and Streator Boosters as charter members under the direction of president B.M. Parsons. The league evolved from the Wisconsin-Illinois League, which had Racine as a member and folded after the 1914 season.[1][2]

After beginning play on May 11, 1515, the Bi-State League disbanded on July 7, 1915, after the Elgin and Aurora franchises folded.[3]

The Streator Boosters were in first place in the league standings when the Bi-State League folded. With a 30–18 record, Streator was 1.0 game ahead of the second place Racine Belles (30–20) in the final standings. They were followed by Elgin Watch Makers (27–26), Aurora Foxes (25–27), Freeport Pretzels (23–29) and Ottawa Indians (20–35) in the final standings.[1][4]

## List of teams

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* Aurora, Illinois: Aurora Foxes
* Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Watch Makers
* Freeport, Illinois: Freeport Pretzels
* Ottawa, Illinois: Ottawa Indians
* Racine, Wisconsin: Racine Belles
* Streator, Illinois: Streator Boosters

## Standings and statistics

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1915 Bi-State League[5]

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Streator Boosters | 30 | 18 | .625 | - | Jack Herbert
Racine Belles | 30 | 20 | .600 | 1 | Frank Reynolds / James Sheffield
Elgin Watch Makers | 27 | 26 | .509 | 5½ | Dennis Blake
Aurora Foxes | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7 | Clarence Marshall
Freeport Pretzels | 23 | 29 | .442 | 9 | Doc Cummings
Ottawa Indians | 20 | 35 | .364 | 13½ | Lou Erghott

Elgin & Aurora disbanded July 5. The league disbanded July 7.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Albert "Bull" Durham | Racine | BA | .356 |  | Eddie Wise | Streator | HR | 5
James Sheffield | Racine | Runs | 40 |  | Art Mueller | Elgin | HR | 5
Clay Schoonover | Racine | Hits | 67 |  | Clay Schoonover | Racine | HR | 5

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
2. ^ "Top 100 Teams | MiLB.com History". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
3. ^ "1915 Bi-State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
4. ^ "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
5. ^ "1915 Bi-State League schedule". Newspapers.com. 1915-05-07. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
6. ^ Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

## Sources

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The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition: This article is based on the "Bi-States League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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