Illinois–Indiana League
| Classification | Independent (1889, 1892) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1889 |
| Ceased | 1892 |
| Replaced by | Illinois-Iowa League |
| President | J.W. Irwin (1889) A.S. Miller (1889) W.W. Kent (1892) |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Terre Haute (1889) Joliet Convicts (1892) |
The Illinois–Indiana League or Two–I League was based in Illinois and Indiana and refers the name of two different baseball circuits in Minor league baseball which operated in 1889 and 1892. The league was renamed to the Illinois-Iowa League in 1890 and 1891.
Cities represented/Teams[edit]
1889
| * Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington Blues |
| *Danville, Illinois | Danville Browns |
| * Decatur, Illinois | Decatur |
| * Lafayette, Indiana | Lafayette |
| * Logansport, Indiana/Champaign-Urbana, Illinois | Logansport/Champaign-Urbana Clippers |
| * Terre Haute, Indiana | Terre Haute |
1892
Standings & statistics[edit]
1889 Illinois–Indiana League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute | 20 | 4 | .833 | – | William Schneider |
| Danville Browns | 14 | 13 | .519 | 7.5 | Harry Smith |
| Bloomington Blues | 5 | 5 | .500 | NA | Von Elleau |
| Decatur | 0 | 10 | .000 | NA | NA |
| Logansport / Champaign-Urbana Clippers |
NA | NA | NA | NA | F.L. Bills |
| Lafayette | NA | NA | NA | NA | Rafferty / Alex McFarlan |
Bloomington disbanded June 15; Decatur was dropped June 16.; Logansport disbanded and was replaced by Champaign–Urbana.
Finals: Terre Haute 4 games, Danville 0, one tie.
1892 Illinois-Indiana League - schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet Convicts | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | Billy Murray |
| Rockford Hustlers | 46 | 38 | .549 | 10.0 | Hugh Nicol |
| Rock Island-Moline Twins | 37 | 42 | .468 | 16.5 | Harry Sage |
| Jacksonville Lunatics | 30 | 57 | .345 | 27.5 | Jack Pettiford / Guy Hecker |
| Evansville Hoosiers | 30 | 20 | .600 | NA | Albert Schellhase / Jack Wentz |
| Peoria Distillers / Aurora Indians |
26 | 27 | .491 | NA | Mike Trost |
| Terre Haute Hottentots | 25 | 27 | .481 | NA | George Brackett / Charles Flynn |
| Quincy Ravens | 12 | 23 | .343 | NA | Bill Whitrock / John Godar / Samuel Levesque |
Peoria (17–8) moved to Aurora May 31; Aurora disbanded July 5; Quincy disbanded June 24; Evansville disbanded July 8; Terre Haute disbanded July 10.
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Underwood | Rockford | BA | .282 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | W | 24 | |
| Ed Wiswell | Rockford | Runs | 77 | George Nicol | Rockford | SO | 230 | |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | Hits | 91 | Ernest Beam | Terre Haute | ERA | 0.91 | |
| Gene Moriarty | Evansville/Jacksonville | HR | 13 | Bumpus Jones | Joliet | PCT | .857 24–4 |