Eastern Kansas League

Eastern Kansas LeagueClassification| Class D (1910)

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Sport| Minor League Baseball
First season| 1910
Ceased| 1910
President| Bert E. Black (1910)
Irvin R. Curry (1910)
No. of teams| 6
Country| United States of America
Most titles| 1
Sabetha (1910)

The Eastern Kansas League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1910 season. The six–team Class D level Eastern Kansas League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Kansas. The Eastern Kansas League permanently folded after the 1910 season in which Sabetha won the league championship.

## History

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The Eastern Kansas League began play on June 8, 1910, as six charter members formed for the 1910 Class D level League.[1][2] The Eastern Kansas League was one of three leagues playing in Kansas in 1910, joining the Kansas State League and Central Kansas League.[3]

The Eastern Kansas League charter league members beginning the season were the Hiawatha Indians, Holton, Horton, Kansas, Marysville, Kansas, Sabetha, Kansas and Seneca teams.[4][5]

On August 25, 1910, during the 1910 season, Holton, with a 15-31 record, moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas. Both the Marysville and Horton franchises permanently disbanded on September 1, 1910.[6]

The league schedule ended on September 15, 1910.[7] The final Eastern Kansas League standings featured the first place Sabetha team with a record of 53–28, followed by Seneca (46–39), Hiawatha Indians (44–44), Marysville (38–39), Horton (35–38) and Holton/Blue Rapids (26–54) in the six–team league.[4][3][5] The 1910 Hiawatha team was also referred to as the "Boosters."[8][9]

The Eastern Kansas League permanently folded after their only season in 1910. On February 10, 1911, the Eastern Kansas League owners met in Hiawatha to discuss the 1911 season. During the meeting, the possibility of adding teams from Atchison, Kansas and Leavenworth, Kansas to the league was discussed. However, the league never began the 1911 season, folding in early May 1911. Problems with ballpark leases in Sabetha and Horton were problematic to the franchises continuing. Besides Hiawatha, no league cities ever hosted minor league baseball teams again.[10]

## 1910 Eastern Kansas League teams

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Team name  | City represented  | Ballpark  | Year active

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Blue Rapids | Blue Rapids, Kansas | Riverside Park[11] | 1910
Hiawatha Indians | Hiawatha, Kansas | League Park[12] | 1910
Holton | Holton, Kansas | Unknown  | 1910
Horton Hammers | Horton, Kansas | Unknown[11] | 1910
Marysville | Marysville, Kansas | High School Field[13] | 1910
Sabetha | Sabetha, Kansas | Sabetha Base Ball Park[14] | 1910
Seneca | Seneca, Kansas | City Park[15] | 1910

## Standing & statistics

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### 1910 Eastern Kansas League

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

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Sabetha | 53 | 28 | .654 | - | Harry Martin / Robert Kahl
Seneca | 46 | 39 | .541 | 9.0 | Mike Simon / Tom Carmen
Hiawatha Indians | 44 | 44 | .500 | 12½ | Spec Willey / Pepper Williford /
Swift / Flemming
Marysville | 38 | 39 | .494 | 13.0 | William Davidson / McDowell
Horton | 35 | 38 | .479 | 14.0 | Papa Church
Holton /
Blue Rapids | 26 | 54 | .325 | 26.½ | Ted McGrew
Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Robert Kahl | Sabetha | BA | .322
Bill Barackman | Sabetha | Hits | 74

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## References

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1. ^ "1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
2. ^ "1910 Eastern Kansas League". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
4. ^ a b "1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
5. ^ a b "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
6. ^ a b "1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
7. ^ "Eastern Kansas League (EKL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
8. ^ "1910 Hiawatha (KS) Eastern Kansas League roster". June 16, 1910. p. 1 - via newspapers.com.
9. ^ "1910 Eastern Kansas League schedule". June 17, 1910. p. 1 - via newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Minor League history: Eastern Kansas League". April 15, 2016.
11. ^ a b "Unknown in Horton, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
12. ^ "League Park in Hiawatha, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
13. ^ "High School Field in Marysville, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
14. ^ "Sabetha Base Ball Park in Sabetha, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
15. ^ "City Park in Seneca, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.

## External links

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Eastern Kansas League - Baseball Reference

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