Wisconsin State League

The Wisconsin State League was a class D baseball league that began in 1905. In 1908 it changed its name to the Wisconsin-Illinois League. Another Wisconsin State League began in 1940, shut down during World War II from 1943 through 1945, then operated from 1946 through 1953. This was also a class D league, but with the majority of teams being affiliated with the major leagues, quality was higher than in many class D leagues. The second incarnation was a very stable lineup, with only one franchise shift (La Crosse before the war, Wausau after). Five of the six teams in 1940 continued until 1953, and both of the teams added in 1941 continued until 1953.

List of teams

Wisconsin State League (1905–1907)

• Beloit Collegians (1905)
• Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls Orphans (1906)
• Eau Claire Tigers (1907)
• Fond du Lac Webfoots (1907)
• Freeport Pretzels (1905–1907)
• Green Bay Colts (1905–1906)
• Green Bay Orphans (1907)
• LaCrosse Pinks (1905–1906)
• LaCrosse Badgers (1907)
• Madison Senators (1905–1907
• Oshkosh Indians (1905–1907)
• Wausau Lumberjacks (1905–1907)

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Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908–1914)

• Appleton Papermakers (1909–1914)
• Aurora Blues (1911–1912)
• Aurora Islanders (1910)
• Fond du Lac Cubs (1908)
• Fond du Lac Giants (1909–1910)
• Fond du Lac Molls (1913)
• Fond du Lac Mudhens (1911)
• Freeport Pretzels (1908–1909)
• Green Bay Bays (1909–1914)
• Green Bay Tigers (1908)
• LaCrosse Pinks (1908)
• Madison Senators (1908–1914)
• Marinette-Menominee Twins (1914)
• Milwaukee Creams (1913)
• Oshkosh Indians (1908–1914)
• Racine Malted Milks (1909–1911)
• Racine Belles (1912–1913)
• Racine Malted Milks (1914)
• Rockford Reds (1908–1910)
• Rockford Wolverines (1911–1913)
• Rockford Wolves (1914)
• Wausau Lumberjacks (1908, 1912–1914)

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Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953)

• Appleton Papermakers (1940–1942, 1946–1953)
• Fond du Lac Panthers (1940–1942, 1946–1953)
• Green Bay Bluejays (1940, 1942, 1946–1953)
• Green Bay Blue Sox (1941)
• Janesville Bears (1946)
• Janesville Cubs (1941–1942, 1947–1953)
• LaCrosse Blackhawks (1940–1942)
• Oshkosh Giants (1941–1942, 1946–1953)
• Sheboygan Indians (1940–1942, 1946–1953)
• Wausau Lumberjacks (1946–1953)
• Wisconsin Rapids White Sox (1940–1942, 1946–1953)

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References

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