Northern State of Indiana League

The Northern State of Indiana League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played from 1909 to 1911. The six–team Northern State of Indiana League consisted of teams based in Indiana.

Northern State of Indiana League
ClassificationClass D (1909–1911)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1909
CeasedJuly 29, 1911
PresidentCharles Klunk (1909)
Daniel Flanagan (1910)
Charles Halderman (1910)
Charles Klunk (1911)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Bluffton Babes/Lafayette Maroons (1909)
Wabash Rockeries (1910)
Marion Boosters (1911)

History

The Northern State of Indiana League began minor league play on May 5, 1909 as a Class D level six–team league, under the direction of league president Charles Klunk.[1] The Bluffton Babes, Huntington Johnnies, Kokomo Wild Cats, Lafayette Maroons and Marion Boosters joined the Wabash Whitecaps as charter members of the league.[2]

At the conclusion of the 1909 Northern State of Indiana League season, there was a tie for first place. The Bluffton Babes with a 65–38 (.631) record and the Lafayette Maroons with a 66–39 record (.629) tied for first place in the standings, with the two teams finishing 6.0 games ahead of the third place Huntington Johnnies.[3] The league held no playoffs for its duration. The regular season 1st place team was the Northern State of Indiana League champion.[4]

In 1910, the Northern State of Indiana League was under the direction of presidents Daniel Flanagan and Charles Halderman and began the season with four teams.[5] On July 2, 1910, the Bluffton and Marion franchises joined league play and games played prior to July 1, 1910 were not counted in the standings. The Wabash Rockeries won the league championship with a 46–25 record, finishing 3.5 games ahead of the second place Bluffton Babes.[3][6][7]

The 1911 season was the final season of play for the Northern State of Indiana League.[8] Charles Klunk returned as league president as play began on May 24, 1911. During the final season, the Logansport franchise moved to Anderson on July 2, 1911, and Bluffton folded on the same date.[9] The league permanently folded on July 29, 1911. At the time the league folded, the Marion Boosters, with a record of 46–24, finished 6.0 games ahead of the second place Huntington Indians in the six–team league. The Bluffton Babes (31–31), Wabash Rockeries (30–35), Lafayette Farmers (28–37) and Logansport Whitecaps /Anderson Whitecaps (22–40) were the remaining franchises in the last season of play.[3][10]

Northern State of Indiana League teams
Team name City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Anderson Whitecaps Anderson, Indiana Unknown[11] 1911
Bluffton Babes Bluffton, Indiana Unknown[12] 1909 to 1911
Huntington Johnnies (1909–1910)
Huntington Indians (1911)		 Huntington, Indiana Unknown[13] 1909 to 1911
Kokomo Wild Cats Kokomo, Indiana Unknown[14] 1909
Lafayette Maroons (1909)
Lafayette Farmers (1910–1911)		 Lafayette, Indiana Unknown[15] 1909 to 1911
Logansport Whitecaps Logansport, Indiana Unknown[16] 1910 to 1911
Marion Boosters Marion, Indiana Unknown[17] 1909 to 1911
Wabash Whitecaps (1909)
Wabash Rockeries (1910–1911)		 Wabash, Indiana City Park[18] 1909 to 1911

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League standings

1909 Northern State of Indiana League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Bluffton Babes6538.631–Ducky Eberts / Herman Webber
Lafayette Maroons6639.6290.0Pete Driver
Huntington Johnnies6146.5706.0Larry Strands
Kokomo Wild Cats5053.48515.0Ed Hill
Marion Boosters3867.36228.0Mike Lawrence / Beach Edmiston
Wabash Whitecaps3572.32732.0Charles Klunk

1910 Northern State of Indiana League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Wabash Rockeries4625.648–Eddie Pferferle
Bluffton Babes4228.6003.5Daddy Orr / Herman Webber
Lafayette Farmers3930.5656.0Fred Payne / Carl Cominger
Marion Boosters3237.46413.0Mike Lawrence
Huntington Johnnies2341.35919.5Larry Strands
Logansport Whitecaps2445.34821.0Nathanial Fleming /
Thomas /Fred Payne

1911 Northern State of Indiana League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Marion Boosters4624.657–Mike Lawrence
Huntington Indians4030.5716.0Larry Strands
Bluffton Babes3131.50011.0Jake Schock / Lew Scott
Wabash Rockeries3035.46213.5Eddie Pferferle
Lafayette Farmers2837.43115.5Carl Cominger
Logansport /
Anderson Whitecaps		2240.35520.0NA

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References
  1. "1909 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1909 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  4. "1909 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1910 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. http://www.newspapers.com/clip/407771/1910_northern_state_of_indiana_league/? schedule
  7. "1910 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "1911 Northern State of Indiana League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. "1911 Bluffton Babes minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "1911 Northern State of Indiana League (NSIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "Unknown in Anderson, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Unknown in Bluffton, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. "Unknown in Huntington, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  14. "Unknown in Kokomo, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  15. "Unknown in Lafayette, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  16. "Unknown in Logansport, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  17. "Unknown in Marion, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  18. "City Park in Wabash, IN history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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