The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League  
   
  Statistics of the Three-I League: Batting
 
by Bill Kemp
  Team Records: Overview
 
Batting average / highest
.307
   Terre Haute (1922)
Batting average / lowest
.188
   Dubuque (1907)
Runs
948
   Quincy (1930)
Base hits
1448
   Decatur (1930)
Total bases
2069
   Quincy (1930)
Doubles
  261
   Peoria (1954)
Triples
120
   Quincy (1930)
Home runs
159
   Cedar Rapids (1958)
Stolen bases
329
   Peoria (1914)
Walks
836
   Fox Cities (1960)
Strikeouts / most
1084
   Fox Cities (1961)
Fielding percentage / highest
.970
   Springfield (1929)
Putouts
3788
   Rock Island (1909)
Assists
2098
   Dubuque (1908)
Double plays
172
   Peoria (1937)
Errors / fewest
114
   Terre Haute (1956)
Errors / most
391
   Springfield (1903)
  Note: Team records remain incomplete for the 1901 and 1902 seasons. In addition, team records for certain statistics do not include additional early seasons.
   
  Yearly Team Leaders: Batting Average
(League Best: .307, Terre Haute in 1922)
 
Year Team Average
1903 Davenport .262
1904 Davenport .256
1905 Decatur .253
1906 Decatur .248
1906 Peoria .248
1907 Peoria .234
1908 Springfield .251
1909 Rock Island .243
1910 Springfield .250
1911 Dubuque .257
1912 Springfield .270
1913 Danville .266
1913 Dubuque .266
1914 Springfield .273
1915 Rockford .268
1916 Rockford .282
1917 Rockford .278
1919 Peoria .286
1920 Bloomington .264
1921 Moline .285
1922 Terre Haute .307
1923 Terre Haute .289
1924 Evansville .289
1925 Danville .301
1926 Danville .297
1927 Peoria .287
1928 Springfield .295
1929 Decatur .299
1930 Springfield .301
1931 Terre Haute .283
1932 Terre Haute .278
1935 Bloomington .293
1937 Moline .281
1938 Moline .289
1939 Springfield .291
1940 Decatur .282
1941 Cedar Rapids .282
1942 Cedar Rapids .275
1942 Madison .275
1946 Danville .264
1946 Springfield .264
1947 Springfield .276
1948 Springfield .280
1949 Waterloo .268
1950 Quincy .268
1951 Quincy .272
1952 Evansville .268
1953 Terre Haute .276
1954 Peoria .285
1955 Keokuk .292
1956 Keokuk .272
1957 Peoria .261
1958 Davenport .276
1959 Green Bay .271
1960 Des Moines .265
1961 Topeka .264
   
  Yearly Team Leaders: Lowest Batting Average
(League Low: .188, Dubuque in 1907)
 
Year Team Average
1903 Cedar Rapids .222
1904 Rockford .226
1905 Cedar Rapids .230
1905 Davenport .230
1906 Davenport .203
1907 Dubuque .188
1908 Clinton .205
1909 Cedar Rapids .198
1910 Dubuque .217
1911 Davenport .244
1912 Peoria .244
1913 Peoria .232
1914 Bloomington .232
1915 Dubuque-Freeport .228
1916 Rock Island .252
1917 Rock Island .230
1919 Terre Haute .254
1920 Rock Island .234
1921 Bloomington .254
1922 Moline .259
1923 Peoria .259
1924 Bloomington .255
1925 Decatur .278
1926 Bloomington .259
1927 Terre Haute .260
1928 Quincy .258
1929 Peoria .262
1930 Peoria .287
1931 Peoria .266
1932 Springfield .235
1935 Peoria .249
1937 Decatur .245
1938 Clinton .255
1939 Evansville .269
1939 Waterloo .269
1940 Waterloo .253
1941 Moline .257
1942 Decatur .242
1946 Decatur .249
1947 Decatur .238
1948 Davenport .236
1949 Evansville .237
1950 Davenport .234
1951 Davenport .241
1952 Cedar Rapids .233
1953 Keokuk .246
1954 Keokuk .250
1955 Terre Haute .247
1956 Burlington .245
1957 Keokuk .234
1958 Burlington .259
1959 Topeka .254
1960 Cedar Rapids .237
1961 Fox Cities .226
   
  Individual Records: Overview
 
At-bats
609
   Ted Menze Springfield (1926)
Batting average / highest
.397
   Joe Vosmik Terre Haute (1930)
Batting average / lowest
.135
   William Purtell Decatur (1909)
Base hits
198
   Guy Dunning Terre Haute (1923)
Doubles
45
   Frank Howard Cedar Rapids (1958)
Home Runs
38
   John Romano Waterloo (1955)
Total bases
325
   William Mizeur Peoria (1927)
Runs
136
   Hub Walker Evansville (1930)
RBI
154
   John Clabaugh Quincy (1930)
Strike outs
148
   Olney Patterson Quincy (1948)
Strike outs 
148
   Robert Seltzer Springfield (1949)
Strike outs 
148I
   Richard Smith Green Bay (1960)
Sacrifice hits
75
   Pete Hughes Evansville (1922)
Stolen bases
79
   J. Russell Fountain Peoria (1914)
Walks
137
   Richard Beall Topeka (1959)

 
  Note: Statistics for several records are incomplete due to sketchy record keeping during the league's formative years. 
   
Yearly Leaders: Batting Average (minimum 85 games)
(League Best: .397, Terre Haute's Joe Vosmik in 1930) 
 
Year Player Team Average
1901 George Nill Davenport .333
1902 Louis Lippert Rockford .340
1903 Dutch Hines Davenport .339
1904 William Connors Bloomington .329
1905 Ross Thornton Decatur .307
1906 Steve Reagan Dubuque .340
1907 Harry Swacina Peoria .292
1908 Tom Tennant  Decatur .310
1909 Frank Murphy Rock Island .300
1910 Paul Meloan Springfield .376
1911 Elmer Johnson Decatur .320
1912 Dan Kerwin Quincy .350
1913 James Flanagan Decatur .352
1914 Howard Wakefield Springfield .347
1915 Roy Sherer Quincy .321
1916 Howard Wakefield Rockford .352
1917 Bert Graham Quincy .386
1919 J. A. Thompson Bloomington .346
1920 Robert Fothergill Bloomington .332
1921 John Anderson Rockford .339
1922 Al Platte Peoria .360
1923 Guy Dunning Terre Haute .371
1924 Paddy Reagan Evansville .329
1925 John Jenkins Danville .360
1926 Harry Layne Peoria .360
1927 Tom Smith Peoria .370
1928 James Collins Danville .386
1929 Floyd Patterson Decatur .328
1930 Joe Vosmik Terre Haute .397
1931 Milt Galatzer Terre Haute .375
1932 Ab Wright Danville .357
1935 Chet Laabs Fort Wayne .384
1937 Henry Majeski Moline .345
1938 Lou Novikoff Moline .367
1939 Delbert Jones Cedar Rapids .362
1940 Lou Scoffic Decatur .358
1941 Henry Edwards Cedar Rapids .364
1942 Mizell ?Whitey? Platt Madison .395
1946 Albert Walker Davenport .354
1947 Henry Arft Springfield .366
1948 John Novosel Springfield .339
1949 Emil Tellinger Quincy .322
1950 James King Cedar Rapids .332
1951 James Command  Terre Haute .328
1952 Arthur Pennington Keokuk .349
1953 Robert Coats Cedar Rapids .327
1954 Tom Gott Quincy .348
1955 Russell Nixon Keokuk .385
1956 Horace Garner Evansville .354
1957 Horace Garner Evansville .334
1958 Carlos Pascual Fox Cities .372
1959 Hernan Vila Fox Cities .330
1960 Pete Ward Fox Cities .345
1961 Dick Haines Des Moines .355

 
   
  Yearly Leaders: Most Base Hits
(League Best: 198, Terre Haute's Guy Dunning in 1923)
 
Year Player Team Hits
1901 George Hill Davenport 150
1902 Louis Lippert Rockford 172
1903 Charles McFarland Decatur 151
1904 Herman Meek Rockford 167
1905 Ross Thornton Decatur 143
1906 Arthur Reagan Dubuque 156
1907 Harry Swacina Peoria 147
1908 Thomas Tennant Decatur 164
1909 Walter Murphy Rock Island 172
1910 George Manush Rock Island 159
1911 Alfred Bromwich Davenport 153
1912 Dan Kerwin Quincy 185
1913 James Flanagan Decatur 180
1914 Howard Wakefield Springfield  172
1915 Roy Sherer Quincy 151
1915 Howard Wakefield Rockford 151
1916 Howard Wakefield Rockford 179
1917 J. Del Bemis Rockford 87
1919 DeWitt Lebourveau Peoria 163
1920 Bob Fothergill Bloomington 180
1921 John Anderson Rockford 170
1922 Guy Dunning Terre Haute 194
1923 Guy Dunning Terre Haute 198
1924 Paddy Reagan Evansville 188
1925 John Jenkins Danville 192
1926 Frank Murphy Danville 193
1927 Frank Mizeur Peoria 186
1928 Floyd Paterson Decatur 181
1929 Clarence Beasley Terre Haute 180
1930 Hub Walker Evansville 191
1931 Charles Connors Decatur 169
1932 James Crawford Terre Haute 99
1935 James Outlaw Decatur 157
1937 Joe Mene Moline 164
1938 Lou Novikoff Moline 186
1939 Delbert Jones Cedar Rapids 168
1940 Lou Scoffic Decatur 164
1941 Henry Edwards Cedar Rapids 172
1942 Robert Detweiler Evansville 149
1946 Cal Abrams Danville 146
1947 George Scala Waterloo 163
1948 Robert Marquis Quincy 164
1949 Robert Anderlik Decatur 140
1950 James Watson Terre Haute 143
1951 James Command Terre Haute 166
1952 Charles Harmon Burlington 153
1953 Robert Coats Cedar Rapids 162
1953 Edward Barbarito Quincy 162
1954 Tom Gott Quincy 168
1955 Tony Kubek Quincy 157
1956 Arthur Maye Evansville 159
1957 George Holder Evansville 148
1958 Robert Sagers Davenport 180
1959 James Lynn Lincoln 154
1960 Gerald Reimer Des Moines 179
1961 Paul Snyder Cedar Rapids 153
   
  Yearly Leaders: Most Total Bases
(League Best: 325, Peoria's William Mizeur in 1927)
 
Year Player Team Bases
1902 Louis Lippert Rockford 205
1903 Charles McFarland Decatur 210
1904 Charles Buelow Dubuque 266
1906 Steve Reagan Dubuque 190
1907 Al Swalm Rock Island 187
1909 Frank Murphy Rock Island 233
1911 William Donohue Quincy 230
1912 Fred Kaylor Danville 241
1912 Dan Kerwin Quincy 241
1913 Howard Daringer Dubuque 249
1914 Howard Wakefield Springfield 244
1915 Roy Sherer Quincy 206
1916 James Davis Moline 246
1917 Bert Graham Quincy 129
1919 DeWitt Lebourveau Peoria 226
1920 Robert Fothergill Bloomington 261
1921 John Anderson Rockford 279
1922 Al Platte Peoria 267
1923 Guy Dunning Terre Haute 268
1924 Paddy Reagan Evansville 293
1925 Frank McGee Peoria 288
1926 Al Maderas Springfield 296
1927 William Mizeur Peoria 325
1928 James Collins Danville 292
1929 Ivy Shiver Evansville 258
1930 John Clabaugh Quincy 313
1931 Hank Grenberg Evansville 261
1932 Hal Trosky Quincy 157
1935 Edwin Morgan Bloomington 262
1937 Roy Zimmerman Moline 240
1938 Lou Novikoff Moline 315
1939 Barney Olsen Moline 248
1940 Charles Workman Cedar Rapids 278
1941 Henry Edwards Cedar Rapids 292
1942 Robert Detweiler Evansville 237
1946 William Sanders Terre Haute 225
1947 John Logan Evansville 237
1948 Robert Marquis Quincy 266
1949 Alfred Grunwald Davenport 202
1950 Clarence Darrah Quincy 231
1950 Frank Marchio Quincy 231
1950 Robert Prentice Cedar Rapids 231
1951 William Renna Quincy 232
1952 Art Pennington Keokuk 246
1953 Edward Barbarito Quincy 296
1954 Edward Barbarito Quincy 297
1955 John Romano Waterloo 272
1956 Arthur Maye Evansville 261
1957 James Koranda Cedar Rapids 251
1958 Frank Howard Green Bay 311
1959 Calvin Emery Des Moines 281
1960 Gerald Reimer Des Moines 294
1961 Joseph Trenary Cedar Rapids 237
   
  Yearly Records: Home Runs
(League Best: 37, Green Bay's Frank Howard in 1958)
 
Year Player Team Home Runs
1908 Charles Buelow Clinton
9
  
1909 Elmer Johnson Springfield
10
  
1913 Frank Lofton Springfield
12
  
1914 Howard Wakefield Springfield
10
  
1915 Otto Jacobs Springfield
7
  
1916 Fred Beck Peoria
10
  
1916 Del Williams Rockford
10
  
1917 Norman Glockson Rock Island
8
  
1919 Fred Foelsch Rockford
8
  
1920 Norman Glockson Rock Island
11
  
1920 Earl Sykes Bloomington
11
  
1921 Howard Jones Moline
17
  
1922 Frank McCue Moline
20
  
1923 Ray Calbert Decatur
18
  
1923 Harry Rice Danville
18
  
1924 Paddy Reagan Evansville
18
  
1925 Joe Bratcher Peoria
20
  
1925 Frank McGee Peoria
20
  
1926 Al Maderas Springfield
30
  
1927 Ted Menze Springfield
23
  
1927 William Mizeur Peoria
23
  
1928 James Collins Danville
19
  
1928 Marucis Duffy Peoria
19
  
1929 Marucis Duffy Peoria
21
  
1930 John Clabaugh Quincy
30
  
1931 Ollie Bejma Quincy
16
  
1932 Hal Trosky Quincy
15
  
1935 Chet Laabs Fort Wayne
24
  
1937 Bert Haas Clinton
13
  
1938 Frank Piet Springfield
25
  
1939 Fred Stroble Springfield
21
  
1940 Charles Workman Cedar Rapids
29
  
1941 Henry Edwards Cedar Rapids
23
  
1942 Pat Seerey Cedar Rapids
33
  
1946 James Christie Terre Haute
14
  
1946 William Sanders Terre Haute
14
  
1947 Edwin Ehlers Quincy
22
  
1947 John Novosel Springfield
22
  
1948 Don Lenhardt Springfield
22
  
1949 Lloyd Lowe Decatur
15
  
1949 Emil Tellinger Quincy
15
  
1950 Allen Thomas Waterloo
25
  
1951 William Renna Quincy
26
  
1952 Robert Erps Waterloo
27
  
1953 Marvin Thorneberry Quincy
30
  
1955 John Romano Waterloo
38
  
1956 Clyde McNeal Cedar Rapids
27
  
1957 James Koranda Cedar Rapids
31
  
1958 Frank Howard Green Bay
37
  
1959 Calvin Emery Des Moines
27
  
1960 Billie Joe Dashner Topeka
23
  
1960 Manly Johnston Lincoln
23
1961 R. Barry Morgan Cedar Rapids
23
  
  Note: Home run records incomplete during league's first decade.
   
  Yearly Records: Runs Batted In
(League Best: 154, Quincy's John "Moose" Clabaugh in 1930)
 
Year Player Team RBIs
1921 John R. Anderson Rockford
109
  
1927 William Mizeur Peoria
128
  
1928 James ?Rip? Collins Danville
101
  
1929 Lafe Byard Decatur
101
  
1930 John ?Moose? Clabaugh Quincy
154
  
1931 Ollie Bejma Quincy
86
  
1935 Chester Laabs Fort Wayne
96
  
1938 Lou Novikoff Moline
114
  
1939 George Binks Cedar Rapids
116
  
1940 Don Manno Evansville
113
  
1941 Henry Edwards Cedar Rapids
113
  
1942 Robert Detweiler Evansville
106
  
1946 William Sanders Terre Haute
96
  
1947 Ray Fletcher Evansville
115
  
1948 Keith Thomas Quincy
99
  
1949 Edward McGhee Waterloo
88
  
1950 Frank Marchio Quincy
112
  
1951 Robert Erps Davenport
97
  
1952 Horace Garner Evansville
107
  
1953 Edward Barbarito Quincy
127
  
1954 Robert Kosis Peoria
121
  
1955 John Romano Waterloo
124
  
1956 Arthur Maye Evansville
99
  
1957 Horace Garner Evansville
100
  
1958 Frabk Howard Green Bay
119
  
1959 Calvin Emery Des Moines
129
  
1960 Billy Joe Dashner Topeka
108
  
1961 Miles McWilliams Topeka
102
  
  Note: RBI records incomplete during league's first three decades.
   
  Yearly Records: Stolen Bases
(League Best: 79, Peoria's J. Russell Fountain in 1914)
 
Year Player Team Stolen Bases 
1901 Charles Shaffer Rockford
63
  
1902 Louis Lippert Rockford
73
  
1903 Louis Lippert Dubuque-Springfield
69
  
1904 George Graham Rockford
70
  
1904 Louis Lippert Springfield
70
  
1905 Ben Davis Cedar Rapids
43
  
1906 Neal Ball Cedar Rapids
38
  
1907 Douglas Jefferies Decatur
48
  
1908 Forrest Plass Dubuque
56
  
1909 Paul Meloan Rock Island
53
  
1910 Thomas Long  Waterloo
65
  
1911 Ray Chapman Davenport
50
  
1912 Rollie Daringer Dubuque
53
  
1913 Max Flack Peoria
42
  
1914 J. Russell Fountain Peoria
79
  
1915 George Stutz Quincy
54
  
1916 Walter Golvin Quincy
53
  
1917 Ralph Craig Peoria
30
  
1919 J. W. Ocrutt Bloomington
40
  
1920 Frank Danaher Peoria
49
  
1921 Frank Murphy Rock Island
53
  
1922 Peter Brausen Decatur
35
  
1923 Guy Dunning Terre Haute
43
  
1924 Frank Murphy Danville
50
  
1925 Frank McGee Peoria
52
  
1926 Harry Layne Peoria
57
  
1927 Dan Walker Danville
31
  
1927 Harold Warstler Quincy
31
  
1928 Frank Murphy Danville
37
  
1929 Clarence Beasley Terre Haute
38
  
1930 Gerald Walker Evansville
50
  
1931 Fred Tauby Evansville
53
  
1932 Vern Blenkiron Quincy
20
  
1935 Herschel Martin Bloomington
36
  
1937 George Cisar Clinton
63
  
1938 Marvin Rumsey Cedar Rapids
33
  
1939 Delbert Jones Cedar Rapids
39
  
1940 Stephen Tramback Clinton
32
  
1941 Frank McElyea Evansville
41
  
1942 Donald Smith Springfield
38
  
1946 Frank McElyea Evansville
56
  
1947 Maynard DeWitt Danville
61
  
1948 Maynard Dewitt Danville
39
  
1949 Herman Rhodes Waterloo
46
  
1950 George Caloia Danville
50
  
1951 Richard Stellern Cedar Rapids
25
  
1952 Carlos Harmon Burlington
43
  
1953 Carlos DeSouza Keokuk
37
  
1954 Leonard Tucker Peoria
47
  
1955 Leonard Tucker Peoria
31
  
1956 Arthur McBride Cedar Rapids
22
  
1957 Jack Ladra Peoria
30
  
1958 Russell Gragg Burlington
28
  
1959 Richard Howser Sioux City
31
  
1960 Douglas Kassay Topeka
50
  
1961 Tommy Harper Topeka
31
  
   
 
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Last revised: 08/20/08