Central Association
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The Central Association was an American minor league baseball league. It began operations in 1908, and ran continuously through 1917.
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[edit] 1908-1917 League
[edit] 1908
The teams from Burlington, Iowa, Jacksonville, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Ottumwa, Iowa, Quincy, Illinois, and Waterloo, Iowa joined after having left the Iowa State League. A new team in Kewanee, Illinois joined as well.
| Team Name | Record |
| Waterloo Lulus | 88-37 |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 83-41 |
| Quincy Gems | 73-55 |
| Keokuk Indians | 57-68 |
| Jacksonville Lunatics | 56-69 |
| Oskaloosa Quakers | 51-75 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 48-79 |
| Ottumwa Packers | 48-80 |
[edit] 1909
Oskaloosa folded. The Hannibal, Missouri team moved from the Illinois-Missouri League.
| Burlington Pathfinders | 83-51 |
| Hannibal Cannibals | 83-53 |
| Keokuk Indians | 80-57 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 73-61 |
| Waterloo Lulus | 64-69 |
| Quincy Vets | 62-73 |
| Jacksonville Braves | 46-84 |
| Ottumwa Packers | 48-91 |
[edit] 1910
Jacksonville moved to the Northern Association. Waterloo moved to the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. Teams from Galesburg, Illinois and Monmouth, Illinois joined after having left the Illinois-Missouri League.
| Quincy Vets | 85-50 |
| Ottumwa Packers | 86-57 |
| Hannibal Cannibals | 77-60 |
| Galesburg Pavers | 69-67 |
| Keokuk Indians | 67-70 |
| Monmouth Browns | 62-72 |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 56-81 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 49-91 |
[edit] 1911
Quincy moved to the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. A new team in Muscatine, Iowa formed and joined the league.
| Ottumwa Speedboys | 87-41 |
| Burlington Cowboys | 81-44 |
| Galesburg Pavers | 66-63 |
| Keokuk Indians | 64-64 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 59-67 |
| Monmouth Browns | 59-69 |
| Muscatine Camels | 48-80 |
| Hannibal Cannibals | 45-81 |
[edit] 1912
| Ottumwa Speedboys | 79-50 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 74-51 |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 73-53 |
| Monmouth Browns | 71-55 |
| Hannibal Cannibals | 67-61 |
| Galesburg Pavers | 61-67 |
| Keokuk Indians | 49-76 |
| Muscatine Wallopers | 33-94 |
[edit] 1913
Galesburg and Hannibal folded. New teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Waterloo, Illinois formed and joined the league.
| Ottumwa Packers | 72-54 |
| Muscatine Wallopers | 68-54 |
| Monmouth Browns | 64-62 |
| Keokuk Indians | 62-63 |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 63-66 |
| Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 59-65 |
| Kewanee Boilermakers | 59-65 |
| Waterloo Jays | 53-71 |
[edit] 1914
Kewanee and Monmouth folded. New teams in Clinton, Iowa and Marshalltown, Iowa formed and joined the league. Ottumwa moved to Rock Island, Illinois, then again to Galesburg, Illinois. Its record was 23-47 at Ottuma, 6-1 at Rock Island, and 20-31 at Galesburg.
| Waterloo Jays | 78-51 |
| Burlington Pathfinders | 75-53 |
| Muscatine Boilermakers | 72-53 |
| Clinton Pilots | 67-61 |
| Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 64-60 |
| Keokuk Indians | 52-76 |
| Marshalltown Ansons | 52-76 |
| Ottumwa Rockers/ Rock Island Islanders/ Galesburg Pavers | 49-79 |
[edit] 1915
Galesburg folded. A new team in Mason City, Iowa formed and joined the league. The Clinton team folded during the season. The league also threw out several wins by Keokuk (1), Marshalltown (5), Waterloo (1), and Clinton (40) after the fact. Listed below are the final, adjusted, official standings with those games removed.
| Burlington Pathfinders | 81-38 |
| Muscatine Muskies | 63-57 |
| Keokuk Indians | 51-52 |
| Mason City Claydiggers | 58-63 |
| Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 54-62 |
| Marshalltown Ansons | 46-67 |
| Waterloo Jays | 52-74 |
| Clinton Pilots | 13-69 |
[edit] 1916
Keokuk folded. New teams in Clinton, Iowa and Fort Dodge, Iowa formed and joined the league. Burlington, with a record of 41-29, moved to Ottumwa on July 20, where they got a record of 21-35. Muscatine also forfeited 34 wins this year. Its official record, without those wins, is listed below.
| Marshalltown Ansons | 77-50 |
| Clinton Pilots | 73-51 |
| Cedar Rapids Rabbits | 62-64 |
| Burlington Pathfinders/ Ottumwa Packers | 62-64 |
| Waterloo Shamrocks | 58-67 |
| Mason City Claydiggers | 50-76 |
| Fort Dodge Dodgers | 41-86 |
| Muscatine Muskies | 45-34 |
[edit] 1917
Muscatine and Ottumwa folded. New teams in Dubuque, Iowa and LaCrosse, Wisconsin formed and joined the league. The Dubuque team, with a record of 23-40, moved to Charles City, Iowa on July 4, where their record was 17-14. Cedar Rapids, with a record of 38-48, moved to Clear Lake, Iowa on July 27, where they were 1-4. Clinton and LaCrosse both folded before the end of the season on July 17.
| Marshalltown Ansons | 64-34 |
| Mason City Claydiggers | 54-38 |
| Waterloo Loons | 50-42 |
| Cedar Rapids Rabbits/ Clear Lake Rabbits | 39-52 |
| Dubuque Dubs/ Charles City Tractorites | 40-54 |
| Fort Dodge Dodgers | 37-57 |
| Clinton Pilots | 40-33 |
| LaCrosse Infants | 29-43 |
The league, and all teams in it, folded.
[edit] 1947-1949 league
In 1947, a new league of the same name was created.
[edit] 1947
Teams in Clinton, Iowa, Hannibal, Missouri, Rockford, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa, Burlington, Illinois, and Moline, Illinois formed and created the new league.
| Team Name | Affiliation | Record |
| Clinton Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 73-51 |
| Hannibal Pilots | St. Louis Browns | 69-56 |
| Rockford Rox | Chicago White Sox | 68-57 |
| Keokuk Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61-64 |
| Burlington Indians | Cleveland Indians | 52-72 |
| Moline A's | Philadelphia A's | 51-74 |
Clinton defeated Rockford 3 games to 2, and Hannibal defeated Keokuk 3 games to 1 in the first round of the playoffs.
Clinton defeated Hannibal 4 games to 1 for the championship.
[edit] 1948
The Moline A's moved from Moline, where they had a 17-25 record, to Kewanee, Illinois, where they had a 36-49 record.
| Clinton Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 79-47 |
| Burlington Indians | Cleveland Indians | 68-62 |
| Hannibal Pilots | St. Louis Browns | |
| Keokuk Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61-67 |
| Rockford Rox | Cincinnati Reds | 56-72 |
| Moline A's/Kewanee A's | Philadelphia A's | 53-74 |
Clinton beat Burlingto 4 games to 2, and Keokuk beat Hannibal 4 games to 1 in the first round of the playoffs. Clinton beat Keokuk for the title 4 games to none.
[edit] 1949
The team from Hannibal folded. A new team formed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and joined the league.
| Burlington Indians | Cleveland Indians | 81-48 |
| Keokuk Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74-54 |
| Kewanee A's | Philadelphia A's | 68-60 |
| Cedar Rapids Rockets | 63-67 | |
| Clinton Steers | Chicago Cubs | 61-65 |
| Rockford Rox | Cincinnati Reds | 38-91 |
Cedar Rapids beat Burlington 3 games to none, and Kewanee beat Keokuk 3 games to none, in the first round of the playoffs. Kewanee defeated Cedar Rapids 4 games to 2 for the title.
Cedar Rapids joined the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, and the rest of the teams, and the league itself, folded.
[edit] References
- Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6
