The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League  
   
  League Standings of the Three-I League
 
by Bill Kemp
The standings were complied from three sources:
  1. Three I. League Record Book (Waterloo, Iowa: 1950).
  2. John R. Dowling's The I-I-I League 1901-1961 (Watseka, Illinois: 1992).
  3. Benjamin Barrett Sumner's Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, Through 1999 (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company., Publishers, 2000).
Please note that there exist occasional discrepancies among the three sources.
1901-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1961
 
1920 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Bloomington
82
57
.590 Joseph Dunn 
Evansville
80
56
.588 Lew Groh 
Rockford
70
70
.500 James Shollenberger-Harry Brant 
Moline
69
70
.497 Earle Mack 
Cedar Rapids
68
69
.497 Frank Boyle 
Peoria
67
71
.486 William Jackson 
Terre Haute
58
77
.430 Mordecai Brown and others 
Rock Island
57
81
.413 Jack Tighe-Norman Glockson
           
1921 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Moline
78
55
.587 Earle Mack 
Rockford
72
64
.529 Harry Brant 
Terre Haute
70
65
.519 Bob Coleman 
Peoria
70
69
.504 William Jackson 
Evansville
67
69
.493 Al Bashang 
Bloomington
65
69
.485 Joseph Dunn 
Cedar Rapids
62
72
.463 Frank Boyle 
Rock Island
57
78
.422 George McQuillan 
           
1922 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Terre Haute
85
51
.625 Bob Coleman 
Decatur
78
58
.574 Dan O?Leary 
Peoria
76
60
.559 William Jackson 
Evansville
75
64
.536 John Nee 
Rockford
74
65
.532 Harry Brant 
Bloomington
63
75
.457 Earl Sykes 
Danville
50
87
.365 Charles O?Day 
Moline
49
89
.355 Earle Mack 
           
1923 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Decatur
81
54
.600 Charles Miller 
Rockford
76
63
.547 Harry Rigsby 
Terre Haute
71
60
.541 J. E. Robertson 
Bloomington
72
64
.529 William Jackson 
Evansville
72
65
.525 John Nee 
Peoria
71
65
.522 H. F. Breen 
Danville
55
81
.404 Rudy Hulswitt 
Moline
45
91
.331 Robert Coltrin 
           
1924 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Terre Haute
76
62
.547 Roy Whitcraft 
Evansville
75
64
.540 Joseph Dunn 
Bloomington
71
64
.526 Pat Harkins 
Peoria
71
66
.518 H. F. Breen 
Danville
59
75
.440 Edward Wright and others
Decatur
58
78
.426 Harold Irelan and others
           
1925 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Peoria
89
48
.650 William Rodgers 
Terre Haute
81
54
.600 Roy Whitcraft 
Evansville
72
63
.533 Joseph Dunn 
Danville
69
66
.511 C. E. Knoll 
Decatur
62
73
.459 Dan O?Leary 
Bloomington
56
74
.431 Pat Harkins 
Springfield
56
79
.415 William R. Jacobson 
Quincy
54
82
.397 Fred Hunter 
           
1926 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Springfield
77
59
.566 Alex McCarthy 
Peoria
75
62
.547 William Rodgers 
Terre Haute
73
61
.545 Roy Whitcraft 
Danville
72
65
.526 C. E. Knoll 
Evansville
72
66
.522 Oscar Stanage 
Decatur
69
67
.507 Harold Irelan 
Quincy
62
75
.453 Henry Wingfield-H. B. Wetzel 
Bloomington
43
88
.328 R. H. Goodbread 
Springfield defeated Bay City of the Michigan State League 4 games to 0 in a post season playoff. Springfield then led Des Moines of the Western league 3 games to 1 when cold weather forced cancellation of the series.
           
1927 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Danville (STL-N)
86
50
.632 Everett Booe-Charles Knoll 
Peoria
87
51
.630 William Rodgers 
Springfield
72
66
.522 Alex McCarthy 
Terre Haute (CLE)
70
66
.515 Robert Wells 
Decatur
62
70
.470 Harold Irelan
Quincy
63
75
.457 Charles Schmidt and others
Bloomington
55
83
.403 William Campbell 
Evansville
50
84
.373 Roy Whitcraft 
           
1928(split season) Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Terre Haute (CLE)
43
22
.662 Pat Haley 
Bloomington
34
29
.540 William Campbell 
Decatur
34
29
.540 Frank Desseau 
Peoria (CIN)
34
31
.523 Ernest G. Krueger 
Danville (STL-N)
29
30
.492 Joseph Schultz 
Evansville (DET)
30
31
.492 Bob Coleman 
Springfield
29
37
.440 J. Carlisle Smith 
Quincy (Indianapolis-AA)
21
45
.318 Joseph Riggert 
Second season Decatur
47
20
.701 Frank Desseau 
Danville (STL-N)
40
27
.597 Joseph Schultz 
Peoria (CIN)
35
35
.500 Ernest G. Krueger 
Terre Haute (CLE)
32
37
.464 Pat Haley 
Evansville (DET)
32
37
.464 Bob Coleman 
Springfield
31
37
.456 J. Carlisle Smith 
Quincy (Indianapolis-AA)
29
40
.420 Harold Irelan
Bloomington
27
40
.403 William Campbell 
Decatur beat Terre Haute 4 games to 1 (with 1 tie) in the league?s post season playoff.
           
1929 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Quincy (Indianapolis-AA)
82
56
.594 Walter Holke 
Decatur
81
57 
.587 Frank Desseau 
Evansville (DET)
79
57 
.581 Bob Coleman 
Terre Haute (CLE)
72
66 
.522 Earl Wolgamot 
Bloomington
70
70
.500 Pat Harkins 
Peoria
61
76 
.445 Cliff Brady 
Springfield
59
77 
.434 Roy Whitcraft 
Danville (STL-N)
46
91
.336 Joseph Schultz 
Canton of the Central League defeated Quincy 4 games to 2 in an inter-league playoff.
           
1901-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1961

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Last revised: 08/20/08