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
 
1950 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Terre Haute (PHIL-N)
78
48
.619 Daniel Carnevale
Danville (BRK)
74
52
.587 James Bivins
Waterloo (CHI-A)
70
56
.556 Otto Denning
Quincy (Kansas City-AAA)
64
60
.516 James Adlam
Cedar Rapids (CLE)
59
67
.468 William Jurgens
Evansville (BOS-N)
56
70
.444 Ernest White
Decatur (CHI-N)
52
74
.413 Morris Arnovich
Davenport
49
75
.395 Eugene Hasson
Post season playoffs: Terre Haute defeated Quincy 3 games to 0; Danville defeated Waterloo 3 games to 0; Terre Haute defeated Danville 3 games to 1.
           
1951 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Terre Haute (PHIL-N)
75
55
.577 Lamar Newsome
Evansville (BOS-N)
69
60
.535 Bob Coleman
Quincy (Kansas City-AAA)
65
65
.500 E. H. Zwilling
Cedar Rapids (Wilkes-Barre-AA)
64
66
.492 M. K. Farrell
Waterloo (CHI-A)
60
69
.465 Otto Denning and others
Quad Cities (Toledo-AAA)
56
74
.431 Marvin Olson
Post season playoff: Quincy defeated Terre Haute 3 games to 1; Cedar Rapids defeated Evansville 3 games to 2; Quincy defeated Cedar Rapids 3 games to 2.
           
1952 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Evansville (BOS-N)
74
47
.612 Bob Coleman
Terre Haute (PHIL-N)
75
49
.605 Lamar Newsome
Burlington (CIN)
64
60
.516 Leonard Schulte
Waterloo (CHI-A)
65
61
.516 James Webb
Keokuk
56
66
.459 Rudolph Laskowski
Quad Cities (Williamsport-AA)
54
69
.439 Marvin Owen
Quincy (Kansas City-AAA)
54
72
.429 Paul Chervinko
Cedar Rapids (Reading-AA)
53
71
.427 James Bloodworth
Post season playoffs: Evansville defeated Burlington 3 games to 2; Terre Haute defeated Waterloo 3 games to 0; Terre Haute defeated Evansville 3 games to 1.
           
1953 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Terre Haute (PHIL-N)
76
52
.594 Hub Kittle
Quincy (Kansas City-AAA)
70
58
.547 Vernon Hoscheit
Evansville (MIL)
70
59
.543 Bob Coleman
Waterloo (CHI-A)
69
60
.535 James Taylor
Peoria (Reading-AA)
63
65
.492 Whitey Kurowski
Cedar Rapids (Des Moines-AA)
63
65
.492 Al Kubski-William Prince
Keokuk (CLE)
53
75
.414 Rudolph Laskowski
Burlington (CIN)
49
79
.383 John Vandermeer
Post season playoffs: Evansville defeated Terre Haute 3 games to 2; Quincy defeated Waterloo 3 games to 1; Quincy defeated Evansville 3 games to 0.
           
1954 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Evansville (MIL)
81
54
.600 Bob Coleman
Keokuk (Reading-AA)
78
58
.574 Jo-Jo White
Peoria (Omaha-AA)
73
63
.537 ?Whitey? Kurowski
Quincy (Kansas City-AAA)
71
64
.526 Vernon Hoscheit
Waterloo (CHI-A)
66
69
.489 Walter Millies
Cedar Rapids (Des Moines-AA)
63
72
.467 William Prince
Terre Haute (PHIL-N)
60
76
.441 Hub Kittle
Burlington
50
86
.368 James Crandall
Post season playoffs: Peoria defeated Evansville 3 games to 1; Quincy defeated Keokuk 3 games to 1; Quincy defeated Peoria 3 games to 0.
           
1955 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Keokuk (Reading-AA)
92
34
.730 Merrill ?Pinky? May
Waterloo (CHI-A)
70
56
.556 Fred Dorman and others
Peoria (Columbus-A)
63
63
.500 Whitey Kurowski
Burlington (Des Moines-AA)
62
64
.492 Harold Meek
Evansville (MIL)
60
66
.476 Bob Coleman
Terre Haute (DEI)
56
70
.444 ?Stubby? Overmire
Quincy (Binghamton-A)
52
74
.413 Vernon Hoscheit
Cedar Rapids (Elmira-A)
49
77
.389 Raymond Perry
Post season playoffs: Keokuk defeated Peoria 3 games to 0; Burlington defeated Waterloo 3 games to 1; Keokuk defeated Burlington 3 games to 1.
           
1956 (split season)  Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Evansville (MIL)
47
19
.712 Bob Coleman
Terre Haute (DET)
40
26
.606 William Norman-Charles Metro
Keokuk (Reading-A)
36
29
.554 Merrill ?Pinky? May
Peoria (STL-N)
33
29
.532 George Kissell
Quincy (NYY)
32
34
.485 Vernon Hoscheit
Waterloo (CHI-A)
26
38
.406 Ira Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids (BRK)
24
42
.364 George Scherger
Burlington (Des Moines-AA)
23
44
.343 Edward McDade
Second season Evansville (MIL)
37
17
.685 Bob Coleman
Waterloo (CHI-A)
36
18
.667 Ira Hutchinson
Peoria (STL-N)
25
29
.463 George Kissell
Keokuk (Reading-A)
24
30
.444 Merrill ?Pinky? May
Quincy (NYY)
24
30
.444 Vernon Hoscheit
Burlington (Des Moines-AA)
23
31
.426 Edward McDade
Cedar Rapids (BRK)
20
34
.370 George Scherger
Terre Haute folded in early July. 
           
1957 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Evansville (MIL)
81
49
.623 Bob Coleman
Peoria (Binghamton-A)
80
49
.620 Vernon Hoscheit
Davenport (CHI-A)
65
65
.500 Frank Scalzi
Burlington (Des Moines-AA)
57
71
.445 Ken Raffensberger
Keokuk (Reading-A)
55
74
.426 Merrill ?Pinky? May
Cedar Rapids (BRK)
49
79
.383 Daniel Ozark
           
1958 (split season) Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Davenport (CHI-A)
40
19
.678 Ira Hutchinson
Burlington (Ft. Worth-AA)
32
27
.542 Walter Dixon
Green Bay (LA)
29
29
.500 Pete Reiser
Cedar Rapids (MIL)
28
30
.483 Alexander Monchak
Fox Cities (Charlotte-A)
26
33
.441 Peter Suder
Rochester (KC)
20
37
.351 Burl Storie
Second season Cedar Rapids (MIL)
49
23
.681 Alexander Monchak
Green Bay (LA)
36
35
.507 Pete Reiser
Winona (KC)
37
36
.507 Lewis Krausse
Davenport (CHI-A)
31
29
.443 Ira Hutchinson
Burlington (Ft. Worth-AA)
30
40
.429 Walter Dixon
Fox Cities (Charlotte-A)
30
40
.429 Peter Suder
Fox Cities represented Appleton, Wisconsin. Rochester (20-37) moved to Winona (37-36) in late June. In the post season playoff, Cedar Rapids defeated Davenport 3 games to 2.
           
1959 (split season) Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
First season Green Bay (LA)
39
24
.619 Stanley Wasik
Des Moines (PHIL)
38
26
.594 Charles Kress
Lincoln (CHI-A)
33
29
.532 Ira Hutchinson
Topeka (CIN)
34
30
.531 John Vandermeer
Cedar Rapids (MIL)
30
30
.500 Alexander Monchak
Burlington (CHI-N)
29
36
.446 Ray Mueller
Fox Cities (WASH)
26
39
.400 Jack McKeon
Sioux City (KC)
24
39
.381 William Capps
Second season Des Moines (PHIL)
40
29
.645 Charles Kress
Topeka (CIN)
35
26
.574 John Vandermeer
Green Bay (LA)
35
27
.565 Stanley Wasik
Fox Cities (WASH)
33
28
.541 Jack McKeon
Sioux City (KC)
34
29
.540 William Capps
Burlington (CHI-N)
25
36
.410 Ray Mueller
Lincoln (CHI-A)
25
39
.391 Ira Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids (MIL)
23
43
.348 Alexander Monchak
Playoffs: Green Bay defeated Des Moines 3 games to 1.
           
1960 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Fox Cities (BAL)
82
56
.594 Earl Weaver
Lincoln (CHI-A)
71
66
.518 Ira Hutchinson
Sioux City (KC)
71
68
.511 Robert Hofman
Cedar Rapids (MIL)
71
69
.507 James Brown
Burlington (PITT)
66
74
.471 Harding Peterson
Green Bay (LA)
65
73
.471 Stanley Wasiak
Des Moines (PHIL)
64
74
.464 Andy Seminick
Topeka (CIN)
64
74
.464 John Vandermeer
           
1961 Team (affiliation-if applicable)
W.
L.
Pct.
Manager
Topeka (CIN)
79
50
.612 David Bristol
Cedar Rapids (MIL)
73
57
.562 James Brown
Lincoln (CHI-A)
68
62
.523 G. Noga
Fox Cities (BAL)
67
62
.519 Earl Weaver
Burlington (PITT)
65
65
.500 Harding Peterson
Des Moines (PHIL)
37
93
.285 Charles Kress
           
1901-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1961

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Last revised: 08/20/08