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
 
1930(split season)  Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Danville (STL-N)
40
24
.625 Frank Murphy 
Decatur
36
31
.537 Frank Desseau 
Quincy
36
32 
.529 Ray Schmidt 
Bloomington
33
33 
.500 Pat Harkins 
Evansville (DET)
33
33
.500 Bob Coleman 
Terre Haute (CLE)
29
33
.468 Earl Wolgamot 
Springfield
30
36
.455 Dan Clark 
Peoria (CIN)
27
42 
.391 L. H. Patterson 
Second season Evansville (DET)
46
22 
.676 Bob Coleman 
Quincy
42
26
.618 Ray Schmidt 
Decatur
41
28
.594 Frank Desseau 
Springfield
32
34
.485 Dan Clark 
Peoria (CIN)
30
35
.462 L. H. Patterson 
Danville (STL-N)
31
37 
.456 Frank Murphy 
Terre Haute (CLE)
24
43 
.358 Earl Wolgamot 
Bloomington
24
45 
.348 Pat Harkins 
Danville defeated Evansville 4 games to 2 in the post season series.
           
1931(split season) Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Springfield
32
16
.667 William Wambsganss 
Bloomington
27
22
.551 Joseph Dunn 
Quincy
24
24
.500 Walter Holke 
Terre Haute
26
27
.491 Earl Wolgamot 
Decatur
24
28
.462 Frank Desseau 
Evansville
25
30
.455 Bob Coleman 
Peoria
22
27
.449 Charles Fraser 
Danville
21
27
.438 Frank Murphy 
Second season Quincy
43
25
.632 Walter Holke 
Evansville
42
28
.600 Bob Coleman 
Decatur
40
29
.580 Frank Desseau 
Springfield
40
29
.580 William Wambsganss 
Bloomington
31
39
.443 Joseph Dunn 
Peoria
29
41
.414 Charles Fraser 
Terre Haute
29
41
.414 Earl Wolgamot 
Danville
23
45
.338 -----------
Quincy defeated Springfield 4 games to 2 in post season action.
           
1932(split season)  Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Terre Haute
34
24
.586 Walter Holke 
Quincy (CLE)
33
24
.579 Sylvester Simon 
Peoria
29
27
.518 Riley Parker 
Springfield
29
30
.492 Frank Desseau 
Danville
27
30
.474 Elmer Yoter 
Decatur
20
37
.351 Bob Coleman 
Second season Peoria
11
1
.917 Riley Parker 
Terre Haute
8
3
.727 Walter Holke 
Quincy
6
7
.417 Sylvester Simon 
Decatur
4
6
.400 Bob Coleman 
Springfield
3
9
.250 Frank Desseau 
Danville-Springfield
2
7
.222 Elmer Yoter 
Decatur and Springfield dropped out in July; Danville moved to Springfield. League suspended play in mid-July due to Great Depression.
           
1933-1934  League did not operate due to Great Depression. 
           
1935(split season)  Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Springfield (DET)
36
17
.679 Bob Coleman 
Bloomington (STL-N)
32
19
.627 Burleigh Grimes 
Decatur (Minneapolis-AAA)
31
19
.620 John Butler 
Terre Haute (Indianapolis-AAA)
24
27
.471 William Burwell 
Ft. Wayne
21
33
.389 Albert Betzel 
Peoria (CHI-N)
12
41
.226 Jack Sheehan 
Second season Bloomington (STL-N)
43
25
.632 Burleigh Grimes 
Springfield (DET)
38
28
.576 Bob Coleman 
Terre Haute (Indianapolis-AAA)
33
34
.493 William Burwell 
Ft. Wayne
31
38
.449 Albert Betzel 
Decatur (Minneapolis-AAA)
28
37
.431 John Butler 
Peoria (CHI-N)
26
37
.413 Jack Sheehan 
Bloomington declared champion after Springfield refused to replay sixth game of the league?s post season playoff.
           
1936 League did not operate due to Great Depression.
           
1937 (split season) Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Clinton (BRK)
31
22
.585 Clyde Sukeferth 
Moline (CHI-N)
33
25
.569 Mike Gazella
Peoria (CIN)
19
35
.405 Ben Tincup 
Bloomington
21
38
.356 Joseph Sims 
Decatur (STL-N)
19
38
.453 George Payne 
Terre Haute (STL-A)
15
38
.283 Walter Holke 
Second season Moline (CHI-N)
41
16
.719 Mike Gazella
Clinton (BRK)
31
22
.585 Clyde Sukeferth
Decatur (STL-N)
34
26
.567 George Payne 
Peoria (CIN)
27
30
.474 Ben Tincup 
Terre Haute and Bloomington disbanded in early July. Moline defeated Clinton 4 games to 2 in the league?s post season championship.
           
1938 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Evansville (BOS-N)
77
47
.621 Bob Coleman 
Decatur (STL-N)
68
59
.540 Tony Kaufmann 
Moline (CHI-N)
67
59
.532 Mike Gazella 
Springfield (STL-A)
63
60
.512 Walter Holke 
Waterloo (CIN)
59
65
.476 Leonard Backer 
Cedar Rapids (CLE)
56
63
.471 Clarence Crossley 
Bloomington (Milwaukee-AAA)
56
65
.463 Robert O?Farrell 
Clinton (BRK)
46
75
.380 Ollie Marquardt 
Post season playoffs: Moline defeated Evansville 3 to 1; Decatur defeated Springfield 3 to 2; Decatur defeated Moline 4 games to 1. 
           
1939 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Cedar Rapids (CLE)
73
46
.613 Ollie Marquardt 
Evansville (BOS-N)
73
48
.603 Bob Coleman 
Decatur (STL-N)
68
51
.571 Tony Kaufmann 
Springfield (STL-A)
65
55
.542 Walter Holke 
Clinton (Jersey City-AAA)
63
58
.521 John ?Blondy? Ryan 
Bloomington (Milwaukee-AAA)
49
73
.402 Mervin ?Bud? Connolly 
Moline (CHI-N)
49
73
.402 Mike Gazella 
Waterloo (CIN)
42
78
.350 Clarence Crossley 
Post season playoffs: Decatur defeated Cedar Rapids 3 to 1; Springfield defeated Evansville 3 to 1; Springfield defeated Decatur 3 games to 2.
           
1901-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1961

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Last revised: 08/20/08