Northern State of Indiana League

Northern State of Indiana LeagueClassification| Class D (1909–1911)

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Sport| Minor League Baseball
First season| 1909
Ceased| July 29, 1911
President| Charles Klunk (1909)
Daniel Flanagan (1910)
Charles Halderman (1910)
Charles Klunk (1911)
No. of teams| 8
Country| United States of America
Most titles| 1
Bluffton Babes/Lafayette Maroons (1909)
Wabash Rockeries (1910)
Marion Boosters (1911)

The Northern State of Indiana League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played from 1909 to 1911. The six–team Northern State of Indiana League consisted of teams based in Indiana.

## History

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The Northern State of Indiana League began minor league play on May 5, 1909 as a Class D level six–team league, under the direction of league president Charles Klunk.[1] The Bluffton Babes, Huntington Johnnies, Kokomo Wild Cats, Lafayette Maroons and Marion Boosters joined the Wabash Whitecaps as charter members of the league.[2]

At the conclusion of the 1909 Northern State of Indiana League season, there was a tie for first place. The Bluffton Babes with a 65–38 (.631) record and the Lafayette Maroons with a 66–39 record (.629) tied for first place in the standings, with the two teams finishing 6.0 games ahead of the third place Huntington Johnnies.[3] The league held no playoffs for its duration. The regular season 1st place team was the Northern State of Indiana League champion.[4]

In 1910, the Northern State of Indiana League was under the direction of presidents Daniel Flanagan and Charles Halderman and began the season with four teams.[5] On July 2, 1910, the Bluffton and Marion franchises joined league play and games played prior to July 1, 1910 were not counted in the standings. The Wabash Rockeries won the league championship with a 46–25 record, finishing 3.5 games ahead of the second place Bluffton Babes.[3][6][7]

The 1911 season was the final season of play for the Northern State of Indiana League.[8] Charles Klunk returned as league president as play began on May 24, 1911. During the final season, the Logansport franchise moved to Anderson on July 2, 1911, and Bluffton folded on the same date.[9] The league permanently folded on July 29, 1911. At the time the league folded, the Marion Boosters, with a record of 46–24, finished 6.0 games ahead of the second place Huntington Indians in the six–team league. The Bluffton Babes (31–31), Wabash Rockeries (30–35), Lafayette Farmers (28–37) and Logansport Whitecaps /Anderson Whitecaps (22–40) were the remaining franchises in the last season of play.[3][10]

## Northern State of Indiana League teams

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Team name  | City represented  | Ballpark  | Year(s) active

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Anderson Whitecaps | Anderson, Indiana | Unknown[11] | 1911
Bluffton Babes | Bluffton, Indiana | Unknown[12] | 1909 to 1911
Huntington Johnnies (1909–1910)
Huntington Indians (1911)  | Huntington, Indiana | Unknown[13] | 1909 to 1911
Kokomo Wild Cats | Kokomo, Indiana | Unknown[14] | 1909
Lafayette Maroons (1909)
Lafayette Farmers (1910–1911)  | Lafayette, Indiana | Unknown[15] | 1909 to 1911
Logansport Whitecaps | Logansport, Indiana | Unknown[16] | 1910 to 1911
Marion Boosters | Marion, Indiana | Unknown[17] | 1909 to 1911
Wabash Whitecaps (1909)
Wabash Rockeries (1910–1911)  | Wabash, Indiana | City Park[18] | 1909 to 1911

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## League standings

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1909 Northern State of Indiana League

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

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Bluffton Babes | 65 | 38 | .631 | – | Ducky Eberts / Herman Webber
Lafayette Maroons | 66 | 39 | .629 | - | Pete Driver
Huntington Johnnies | 61 | 46 | .570 | 6.0 | Larry Strands
Kokomo Wild Cats | 50 | 53 | .485 | 15.0 | Ed Hill
Marion Boosters | 38 | 67 | .362 | 28.0 | Mike Lawrence / Beach Edmiston
Wabash Whitecaps | 35 | 72 | .327 | 32.0 | Charles Klunk

1910 Northern State of Indiana League

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

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Wabash Rockeries | 46 | 25 | .648 | – | Eddie Pferferle
Bluffton Babes | 42 | 28 | .600 | 3½ | Daddy Orr / Herman Webber
Lafayette Farmers | 39 | 30 | .565 | 6.0 | Fred Payne / Carl Cominger
Marion Boosters | 32 | 37 | .464 | 13.0 | Mike Lawrence
Huntington Johnnies | 23 | 41 | .359 | 19½ | Larry Strands
Logansport Whitecaps | 24 | 45 | .348 | 21.0 | Nathanial Fleming /
Thomas /Fred Payne

1911 Northern State of Indiana League

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

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Marion Boosters | 46 | 24 | .657 | – | Mike Lawrence
Huntington Indians | 40 | 30 | .571 | 6.0 | Larry Strands
Bluffton Babes | 31 | 31 | .500 | 11.0 | Jake Schock / Lew Scott
Wabash Rockeries | 30 | 35 | .462 | 13½ | Eddie Pferferle
Lafayette Farmers | 28 | 37 | .431 | 15½ | Carl Cominger
Logansport /
Anderson Whitecaps | 22 | 40 | .355 | 20.0 | NA

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## References

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1. ^ "1909 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
2. ^ "1909 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. ^ a b c d e Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
4. ^ "1909 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
5. ^ "1910 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
6. ^ http://www.newspapers.com/clip/407771/1910_northern_state_of_indiana_league/? schedule
7. ^ "1910 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. ^ "1911 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
9. ^ "1911 Bluffton Babes minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
10. ^ "1911 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
11. ^ "Unknown in Anderson, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
12. ^ "Unknown in Bluffton, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
13. ^ "Unknown in Huntington, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
14. ^ "Unknown in Kokomo, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
15. ^ "Unknown in Lafayette, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
16. ^ "Unknown in Logansport, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
17. ^ "Unknown in Marion, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
18. ^ "City Park in Wabash, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.

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