Central Interstate League

The Central Interstate League was an independent minor league baseball league that operated from 1888 to 1890.

William H. Allen (1888), Henderson Ridgely (1889), E.T. McNeally (1890) and Fitzpatrick (1890) served as the league presidents.

The 1888 Davenport Hawkeyes, 1889 Quincy Ravens and 1890 Evansville Hoosiers won league championships. The league permanently folded following the 1890 season.

Cities represented

• Bloomington, IL: Bloomington Reds 1888
• Burlington, IA: Burlington Babies 1889; Burlington Hawkeyes 1890
• Crawfordsville, IN: Crawfordsville Hoosiers 1888
• Danville, IL: Danville Browns 1888
• Davenport, IA: Davenport Hawkeyes 1888–1889
• Decatur, IL: Decatur 1888
• Dubuque, IA: Dubuque 1888
• Evansville, IN: Evansville Hoosiers 1889–1890
• Galesburg, IL: Galesburg Pavers 1890
• Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis 1890
• Lafayette, IN: Lafayette 1888
• Peoria, IL: Peoria Reds 1888; Peoria Canaries 1889–1890
• Quincy, IL: Quincy Ravens 1889–1890
• Rockford, IL: Rockford Rox 1888
• Springfield, IL: Springfield Senators 1889
• Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Hoosiers 1888, 1890

Standings & statistics

1888 Central Interstate League

Decatur (6–23) transferred to Lafayette June 13.; Rockford disbanded June 26.; Crawfordsville (21–21) transferred to Terre Haute July 2; Danville disbanded Jul 5; Lafayette and Dubuque disbanded July 9.<br /> The league disbanded July 27.

1889 Central Interstate League

Davenport disbanded September 10.

1890 Central Interstate League

(aka Western Inter-State League) Galesburg (6–22) transferred to Indianapolis May 27; the franchise disbanded July 8. No playoffs were held.

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