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Statistics
of the Three-I League: Historical |
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by Bill
Kemp
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League
Cities
| Alton
(IL) |
1917 |
| Appleton
/ Fox Cities (WI) |
1958-1961 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
1901-1910,
1912-1917, 1919-1931, 1935, 1937-1939 |
| Burlington |
1952-1961 |
| Cedar
Rapids (IA) |
1901-1909,
1920-1921, 1938-1942, 1950-1961 |
| Clinton
(IA) |
1907-1908,
1937-1941 |
| Danville
(IL) |
1910-1914,
1922-1932, 1946-1950 |
| Davenport
(IA) |
1901-1906,
1909-1916, 1946-1952, 1957-1958 |
| Decatur
(IL) |
1901-1909,
1911-1915, 1922-1932, 1935, 1937-1942, 1946-1950 |
| Des
Moines (IA) |
1959-1961 |
| Dubuque
(IA) |
1903-1915 |
| Evansville
(IN) |
1901-1902,
1919-1931, 1938-1942, 1946-1957 |
| Ft.
Wayne (IN) |
1935 |
| Freeport
(IL) |
1915 |
| Green
Bay (WI) |
1958-1960 |
| Hannibal
(MO) |
1916-1917 |
| Joliet
(IL) |
1903 |
| Keokuk
(IA) |
1952-1957 |
| Lincoln
(NE) |
1959-1961 |
| Madison
(WI) |
1940-1942 |
| Moline
(IL) |
1914-1917,
1919-1923, 1937-1941 |
| Peoria
(IL) |
1905-1917,
1919-1932, 1935, 1937, 1953-1957 |
| Quad Cities
(IL and IA) |
1951-1952 |
| Quincy
(IL) |
1911-1917,
1925-1932, 1946-1956 |
| Rochester
/ Winona (MN) |
1958 |
| Rock
Island (IL) |
1901-1911,
1916-1917, 1920-1921 |
| Rockford
(IL) |
1901-1904,
1915-1917, 1919-1923 |
| Sioux
City (IA) |
1959-1960 |
| Springfield
(IL) |
1903-1914,
1925-1932, 1935, 1938-1942, 1946-1949 |
| Terre
Haute (IN) |
1901-1902,
1919-1932, 1935, 1937, 1946-1956 |
| Topeka
(KS) |
1959-1961 |
| Waterloo
(IA) |
1910-1911,
1938-1942, 1946-1956 |
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Pennant
Winners
| Year |
Team |
Record
|
Winning
Percentage
|
| 1901 |
Terre
Haute Hottentots |
72 - 39
|
.649
|
| 1902 |
Rockford
Red Sox |
74 - 52
|
.587
|
| 1903 |
Bloomington
Bloomers |
70 - 46
|
.603
|
| 1904 |
Springfield
Hustlers |
72 - 47
|
.604
|
| 1905 |
Dubuque
Shamrocks |
70 - 53
|
.569
|
| 1906 |
Cedar
Rapids Rabbitts |
79 - 43
|
.648
|
| 1907 |
Rock
Island Islanders |
86 - 46
|
.652
|
| 1908 |
Springfield
Senators |
82 - 54
|
.603
|
| 1909 |
Rock
Island Islanders |
90 - 48
|
.652
|
| 1910 |
Springfield
Senators |
88 - 48
|
.647
|
| 1911 |
Peoria
Distillers |
76 - 59
|
.563
|
| 1912 |
Springfield
Senators |
92 - 45
|
.672
|
| 1913 |
Quincy
Gems |
80 - 59
|
.576
|
| 1914 |
Davenport
Blue Sox |
83 - 52
|
.615
|
| 1915 |
Moline
Plowboys * |
75 - 51
|
.595
|
| 1916 |
Peoria
Distillers |
84 - 50
|
.627
|
| 1917 |
Peoria
Distillers
(season shortened
due toWorld War I) |
43 - 23
|
.652
|
| 1918 |
League
suspended due to World War I |
0
|
0
|
| 1919 |
Bloomington
Bloomers |
80 - 41
|
.662
|
| 1920 |
Bloomington
Bloomers |
82 - 57
|
.590
|
| 1921 |
Moline
Plowboys |
78 - 55
|
.587
|
| 1922 |
Terre
Haute Tots |
85 - 51
|
.625
|
| 1923 |
Decatur
Commodores |
81 - 54
|
.600
|
| 1924 |
Terre
Haute Tots |
76 - 62
|
.547
|
| 1925 |
Peoria
Tractors |
89 - 48
|
.650
|
| 1926 |
Springfield
Senators |
77 - 59
|
.566
|
| 1927 |
Danville
Veterans |
86 - 50
|
.632
|
| 1928 |
Decatur
Commodores * |
81 - 49
|
.623
|
| 1929 |
Quincy
Indians |
82 - 56
|
.594
|
| 1930 |
Evansville
Hubs * |
79 - 55
|
.590
|
| 1931 |
Springfield
Senators * |
72 - 45
|
.615
|
| 1932 |
Terre
Haute Tots *
(season shortened
due to Great Depression) |
42 - 27
|
.607
|
| 1933 |
League
suspended due to Great Depression |
0
|
0
|
| 1934 |
League
suspended due to Great Depression |
0
|
0
|
| 1935 |
Bloomington
Bloomers / Cardinals* |
75 - 44
|
.630
|
| 1936 |
League
suspended due to Great Depression |
0
|
0
|
| 1937 |
Moline
Plowboys * |
74 - 41
|
.643
|
| 1938 |
Evansville
Bees |
77 - 47
|
.621
|
| 1939 |
Cedar
Rapids Raiders |
73 - 46
|
.613
|
| 1940 |
Cedar
Rapids Raiders |
74 - 51
|
.592
|
| 1941 |
Evansville
Bees |
80 - 45
|
.640
|
| 1942 |
Cedar
Rapids Raiders |
74 - 43
|
.632
|
| 1943 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
0
|
0
|
| 1944 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
0
|
0
|
| 1945 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
0
|
0
|
| 1946 |
Davenport
Cubs |
76 - 44
|
.618
|
| 1947 |
Danville
Dodgers |
79 - 47
|
.627
|
| 1948 |
Quincy
Gems |
81 - 45
|
.643
|
| 1949 |
Evansville
Braves |
74 - 51
|
.592
|
| 1950 |
Terre
Haute Phillies |
78 - 48
|
.619
|
| 1951 |
Terre
Haute Phillies |
75 - 55
|
.577
|
| 1952 |
Evansville
Braves |
74 - 47
|
.612
|
| 1953 |
Terre
Haute Phillies |
76 - 52
|
.594
|
| 1954 |
Evansville
Braves |
81 - 54
|
.600
|
| 1955 |
Keokuk
Kernals |
92 - 34
|
.730
|
| 1956 |
Evansville
Braves * |
84 - 36
|
.700
|
| 1957 |
Evansville
Braves |
81 - 49
|
.623
|
| 1958 |
Davenport
DavSox * |
71 - 48
|
.597
|
| 1959 |
Des
Moines Demons * |
78 - 55
|
.586
|
| 1960 |
Fox
Cities Foxes |
82 - 56
|
.594
|
| 1961 |
Topeka
Reds |
79 - 50
|
.612
|
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Note:
* indicates split season, best combined record awarded pennant. |
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Most
Pennants Won: By City
| Number |
City |
Year(s) |
|
8
|
Evansville |
1930,
1938, 1941, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957 |
|
7
|
Terre
Haute |
1901,
1922, 1924, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1953 |
|
6
|
Springfield |
1904,
1908, 1910, 1912, 1926, 1931 |
|
4
|
Bloomington |
1903,
1919, 1920, 1935 |
|
4
|
Peoria |
1911,
1916, 1917, 1925 |
|
4
|
Cedar
Rapids |
1906,
1939, 1940, 1942 |
|
3
|
Quincy |
1913,
1929, 1948 |
|
3
|
Davenport |
1914,
1946, 1958 |
|
3
|
Moline |
1915,
1921, 1937 |
|
2
|
Rock
Island |
1907,
1909 |
|
2
|
Decatur |
1923,
1928 |
|
2
|
Danville |
1927,
1947 |
|
1
|
Rockford |
1902 |
|
1
|
Dubuque |
1905 |
|
1
|
Keokuk |
1955 |
|
1
|
Des
Moines |
1959 |
|
1
|
Fox
Cities |
1960 |
|
1
|
Topeka |
1961 |
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Pennant-Winning
Managers
| 1901 |
William
Krieg |
Terre
Haute |
| 1902 |
Hugh
Nicol |
Rockford |
| 1903 |
William
Connors |
Bloomington |
| 1904 |
Frank
Donnelly |
Springfield |
| 1905 |
Charles
Buelow-Henry Hines |
Dubuque |
| 1906 |
Belden
Hill |
Cedar
Rapids |
| 1907 |
Jack
Tighe |
Rock
Island |
| 1908 |
John
McCarthy |
Springfield |
| 1909 |
Jack
Tighe |
Rock
Island |
| 1910 |
Richard
Smith |
Springfield |
| 1911 |
David
Drohan-Charles Stis |
Peoria |
| 1912 |
Richard
Smith |
Springfield |
| 1913 |
Thomas
Hackett-Nick Kahl |
Quincy |
| 1914 |
Dan
O?Leary |
Davenport |
| 1915 |
George
Hughes |
Moline |
| 1916 |
William
Jackson |
Peoria |
| 1917 |
William
Jackson |
Peoria |
| 1918 |
League
suspended due to World War I |
o |
| 1919 |
Joseph
Dunn |
Bloomington |
| 1920 |
Joseph
Dunn |
Bloomington |
| 1921 |
Earle
Mack |
Moline |
| 1922 |
Bob
Coleman |
Terre
Haute |
| 1923 |
Charles
Miller |
Decatur |
| 1924 |
Ray
Whitcraft |
Terre
Haute |
| 1925 |
William
Rodgers |
Peoria |
| 1926 |
Alex
McCarthy |
Springfield |
| 1927 |
Everett
Booe-Charles Knoll |
Danville |
| 1928 |
Frank
Desseau |
Decatur |
| 1929 |
Walter
Holke |
Quincy |
| 1930 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1931 |
William
Wambsganss |
Springfield |
| 1932 |
Walter
Holke |
Terre
Haute |
| 1933 |
League
suspended due to the Great Depression |
o |
| 1934 |
League
suspended due to the Great Depression |
o |
| 1935 |
Burleigh
Grimes |
Bloomington |
| 1936 |
League
suspended due to the Great Depression |
o |
| 1937 |
Mike
Gazella |
Moline |
| 1938 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1939 |
Ollie
Marquardt |
Cedar
Rapids |
| 1940 |
Ollie
Marquardt |
Cedar
Rapids |
| 1941 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1942 |
Ollie
Marquardt |
Cedar
Rapids |
| 1943 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
o |
| 1944 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
o |
| 1945 |
League
suspended due to World War II |
o |
| 1946 |
William
Kelly |
Davenport |
| 1947 |
Paul
Chervinko |
Danville |
| 1948 |
James
Adlam |
Quincy |
| 1949 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1950 |
Dan
Carnevale |
Terre
Haute |
| 1951 |
Lamar
Newsome |
Terre
Haute |
| 1952 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1953 |
Hub
Kittle |
Terre
Haute |
| 1954 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1955 |
Merrill
?Pinky? May |
Keokuk |
| 1956 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1957 |
Bob
Coleman |
Evansville |
| 1958 |
Ira
Hutchinson |
Davenport |
| 1959 |
Charles
Kress |
Des
Moines |
| 1960 |
Earl
Weaver |
Fox
Cities |
| 1961 |
David
Bristol |
Topeka |
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Most
Pennants Won: By Manager
| Number |
Manager |
Years
and Team(s) |
|
9
|
Bob
Coleman |
1922
(Terre Haute); 1930, 1938, 1941, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956-1957 (Evansville) |
|
3
|
Ollie
Marquardt |
1939-1940,
1942 (Cedar Rapids) |
|
2
|
Jack
Tighe |
1907,
1909 (Rock Island) |
|
2
|
Richard
Smith |
1910,
1912 (Springfield) |
|
2
|
Joseph
Dunn |
1919-1920
(Bloomington) |
|
2
|
Walter
Holke |
1929
(Quincy); 1932 (Terre Haute) |
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Team
Nicknames
| Team |
Nickname(s) |
Years |
| Alton |
None |
1917 |
| Appleton
/ Fox Cities |
Foxes |
1958-1961 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
Blues |
1901-1902 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
Bloomers |
1903-1910;
1912-1917; 1919-1929; 1931; 1938-1939 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
Cubs |
1930 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
Cardinals
or Bloomers |
1935 |
| Bloomington
(IL) |
Bengals |
1937 |
| Burlington |
Flints |
1952-1953 |
| Burlington |
Bees |
1954-1961 |
| Cedar
Rapids |
Rabbits |
1901-1909;
1920-1921 |
| Cedar
Rapids |
Raiders |
1938-1942;
1955-1957 |
| Cedar
Rapids |
Indians |
1950-1954 |
| Cedar
Rapids |
Braves |
1958-1961 |
| Clinton
(IA) |
Infants |
1907-1908 |
| Clinton
(IA) |
Owls |
1937-1938 |
| Clinton
(IA) |
Giants |
1939;
1941-1942 |
| Danville |
Speakers |
1910-1914 |
| Danville |
Veterans |
1922-1932 |
| Danville |
Dodgers |
1946-1950 |
| Davenport |
None |
1901-1904 |
| Davenport |
River
Rats |
1905 |
| Davenport |
Knickerbockers |
1906 |
| Davenport |
Prodigals |
1909-1912 |
| Davenport |
Blue
Sox |
1913-1916 |
| Davenport |
Cubs |
1946-1947 |
| Davenport |
Pirates |
1948-1949 |
| Davenport |
Quads |
1950 |
| Davenport |
DavSox |
1957-1958 |
| Decatur |
Commodores
or
Commies |
1901-1909;
1912-1915; 1922-1932; 1935; 1937-1943; 1946-1948; 1950 |
| Decatur |
Nomads |
1911 |
| Decatur |
Cubs |
1949 |
| Des
Moines |
Demons |
1958-1961 |
| Dubuque |
Shamrocks |
1904-1905 |
| Dubuque |
Dubs |
1907-1910;
1912-1915 |
| Dubuque |
Hustlers |
1911 |
| Evansville |
River
Rats |
1901-1902 |
| Evansville |
Black
Sox |
1919 |
| Evansville |
Evas |
1920-1923 |
| Evansville |
Pocketers |
1924-1925 |
| Evansville |
Hubs |
1926-1931 |
| Evansville |
Bees |
1938-1939;
1941-1942 |
| Evansville |
Braves |
1940;
1946-1957 |
| Ft.
Wayne |
Chiefs |
1935 |
| Freeport |
Comeons |
1915 |
| Green
Bay |
Bluejays |
1958-1959 |
| Green
Bay |
Dodgers |
1960 |
| Hannibal |
Mules |
1916-1917 |
| Joliet |
Standards |
1903 |
| Keokuk |
Kernels |
1952-1957 |
| Lincoln
(NE) |
Chiefs |
1959-1961 |
| Madison
(WI) |
Blues |
1940-1941 |
| Moline |
Plowboys |
1914-1917;
1919-1923; 1937-1941 |
| Peoria |
Distillers |
1906-1917 |
| Peoria |
Tractors |
1919-1932;
1935 |
| Peoria |
Reds |
1937 |
| Peoria |
Chiefs |
1953-1957 |
| Quad Cities
(IL and IA) |
Tigers |
1951 |
| Quad
Cities (IL and IA) |
Blue Sox |
1952 |
| Quincy |
Infants |
1911 |
| Quincy |
Old
Soldiers |
1912 |
| Quincy |
Gems |
1913-1917;
1946-1956 |
| Quincy |
Redbirds |
1925-1927 |
| Quincy |
Indians |
1928-1932 |
| Rochester
/ Winona |
A?s |
1958 |
| Rock
Island |
Islanders |
1901-1911;
1916-1917; 1920-1921 |
| Rockford |
Red
Sox |
1901-1904 |
| Rockford |
Wakes |
1915-1917 |
| Rockford |
Rox |
1919-1923 |
| Sioux
City (IA) |
Soos |
1959-1960 |
| Springfield |
Foot
Trackers |
1903 |
| Springfield |
Hustlers |
1904 |
| Springfield |
Senators |
1905-1912;
1925-1932; 1935 |
| Springfield |
Watchmakers |
1913-1914 |
| Springfield |
Browns |
1938-1942;
1946-1949 |
| Terre
Haute |
Hottentots |
1901-1902 |
| Terre
Haute |
Browns |
1919-1920 |
| Terre
Haute |
Tots |
1921-1932;
1935; 1937 |
| Terre
Haute |
Phillies |
1946-1954 |
| Terre
Haute |
Tigers |
1955 |
| Terre
Haute |
Huts |
1956 |
| Topeka
(KS) |
Hawks |
1959 |
| Topeka
(KS) |
Reds |
1960-1961 |
| Waterloo |
Boosters |
1911 |
| Waterloo |
Red
Hawks |
1938-1939 |
| Waterloo |
White
Hawks |
1940-1942;
1946-1956 |
|
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League
Presidents
| 1901-1904 |
Michael
Sexton |
| 1905-1907 |
Edward
Holland |
| 1908 |
Thomas
J. Loftus |
| 1909 |
Michael
Sexton |
| 1910-1917;
1919-1924 |
Albert
R. Tierney |
| 1925-1932;
1935 |
J.
L. Wylie |
| 1937-1942;
1946-1950 |
Tom
Fairweather |
| 1951 |
Vern
McMillian |
| 1952-1959 |
Hal
Totten |
| 1960-1961 |
Vern
Hoscheit |
|
|
Note:
Three-I League suspended play in 1918 due to World War I; 1933-1934 and
1936 due to the Great Depression; and 1943-1945 due to World War II. |
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League
Attendance, 1938-1950
These figures
are from annual reports of the league office (archived in the Three-I League
collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame). The first report covers
the 1938 season. Please note that within the annual reports there exist
minor discrepancies in attendance totals. * indicates pennant winner.
| 1938 |
0
|
|
1939 |
0
|
| Evansville* |
98,817
|
|
Evansville |
81,371
|
| Springfield |
66,944
|
|
Cedar
Rapids* |
56,399
|
| Decatur |
50,766
|
|
Springfield |
52,378
|
| Waterloo |
43,980
|
|
Decatur |
49,710
|
| Cedar
Rapids |
39,211
|
|
Clinton |
41,712
|
| Clinton |
35,119
|
|
Waterloo |
28,935
|
| Bloomington |
24,368
|
|
Moline |
20,911
|
| Moline |
22,684
|
|
Bloomington |
14,005
|
| |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| 1940 |
0
|
|
1941 |
0
|
| Evansville |
60,815
|
|
Evansville* |
69,156
|
| Springfield |
56,569
|
|
Springfield |
41,194
|
| Cedar
Rapids* |
46,475
|
|
Cedar
Rapids |
40,323
|
| Clinton |
40,277
|
|
Decatur |
38,485
|
| Decatur |
37,667
|
|
Madison |
28,434
|
| Madison |
36,740
|
|
Clinton |
25,861
|
| Waterloo |
23,441
|
|
Waterloo |
55,456
|
| Moline |
13,639
|
|
Moline |
16,534
|
| |
0 |
|
Note:
Moline attendance through August 15 when the league accepted management
of club. 0 |
| |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| 1942 |
0
|
|
1943-1945: |
0 |
| Evansville |
47,830
|
|
League
suspended due to |
0 |
| Waterloo |
38,433
|
|
World
War II |
0
|
| Springfield |
36,840
|
|
|
0
|
| Cedar
Rapids* |
34,567
|
|
|
0
|
| Madison |
21,581
|
|
|
0
|
| Decatur |
20,811
|
|
|
0
|
| |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| 1946 |
0
|
|
1947 |
0
|
| Evansville |
104,654
|
|
Waterloo |
174,064
|
| Quincy |
92,275
|
|
Terre
Haute |
133,654
|
| Davenport* |
88,047
|
|
Evansville |
133,163
|
| Waterloo |
85,119
|
|
Quincy |
100,096
|
| Terre
Haute |
84,248
|
|
Danville* |
63,926
|
| Danville |
76,689
|
|
Springfield |
58,009
|
| Decatur |
49,338
|
|
Davenport |
50,846
|
| Springfield |
48,860
|
|
Decatur |
33,069
|
| |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| 1948 |
0
|
|
1949 |
0
|
| Waterloo |
170,018
|
|
Waterloo |
146,421
|
| Terre
Haute |
130,009
|
|
Evansville* |
145,657
|
| Quincy* |
124,053
|
|
Davenport |
133,505
|
| Evansville |
101,652
|
|
Terre
Haute |
122,493
|
| Danville |
62,284
|
|
Quincy |
85,130
|
| Springfield |
54,463
|
|
Decatur |
51,147
|
| Davenport |
45,711
|
|
Danville |
49,605
|
| Decatur |
44,943
|
|
Springfield |
48,952
|
| |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| 1950 |
0
|
|
|
0
|
| Waterloo |
119,244
|
|
|
0
|
| Terre
Haute* |
111,228
|
|
|
0
|
| Evansville |
102,865
|
|
|
0
|
| Davenport |
90,584
|
|
|
0
|
| Cedar
Rapids |
85,038
|
|
|
0
|
| Quincy |
53,322
|
|
|
0
|
| Danville |
51,616
|
|
|
0
|
| Decatur |
35,516
|
|
|
0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
