Eastern Kansas League
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| president =Bert E. Black (1910)
Irvin R. Curry (1910)
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Sabetha (1910)
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The Eastern Kansas League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1910 season. The six–team Class D level Eastern Kansas League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Kansas. The Eastern Kansas League permanently folded after the 1910 season in which Sabetha won the league championship.
History
The Eastern Kansas League began play on June 8, 1910, as six charter members formed for the 1910 Class D level League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-EKSL/y-1910|title=1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=1330c421|title=1910 Eastern Kansas League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Eastern Kansas League was one of three leagues playing in Kansas in 1910, joining the Kansas State League and Central Kansas League.{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}
The Eastern Kansas League charter league members beginning the season were the Hiawatha Indians, Holton, Horton, Kansas, Marysville, Kansas, Sabetha, Kansas and Seneca teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-EKSL/y-1910|title=1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kshs.org/p/baseball-in-kansas-1867-1940/12826|title=Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940 - Kansas Historical Society|website=www.kshs.org}}
On August 25, 1910, during the 1910 season, Holton, with a 15-31 record, moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas. Both the Marysville and Horton franchises permanently disbanded on September 1, 1910.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-EKSL/y-1910|title=1910 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}
The league schedule ended on September 15, 1910.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-EKSL|title=Eastern Kansas League (EKL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} The final Eastern Kansas League standings featured the first place Sabetha team with a record of 53–28, followed by Seneca (46–39), Hiawatha Indians (44–44), Marysville (38–39), Horton (35–38) and Holton/Blue Rapids (26–54) in the six–team league. The 1910 Hiawatha team was also referred to as the "Boosters."{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20290928/1910-hiawatha-ks-eastern-kansas/|title=1910 Hiawatha (KS) Eastern Kansas League roster|date=June 16, 1910|pages=1|via=newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5563210/1910-eastern-kansas-league-schedule/|title=1910 Eastern Kansas League schedule|date=June 17, 1910|pages=1|via=newspapers.com}}
The Eastern Kansas League permanently folded after their only season in 1910. On February 10, 1911, the Eastern Kansas League owners met in Hiawatha to discuss the 1911 season. During the meeting, the possibility of adding teams from Atchison, Kansas and Leavenworth, Kansas to the league was discussed. However, the league never began the 1911 season, folding in early May 1911. Problems with ballpark leases in Sabetha and Horton were problematic to the franchises continuing. Besides Hiawatha, no league cities ever hosted minor league baseball teams again.{{Cite web|url=https://dutchbaseballhangout.blog/2016/04/15/minor-league-history-eastern-kansas-league/|title=Minor League history: Eastern Kansas League|date=April 15, 2016}}
1910 Eastern Kansas League teams
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| Blue Rapids
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| Hiawatha Indians
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| Holton
|Unknown |{{by|1910}} |
| Horton Hammers
|{{by|1910}} |
| Marysville
|{{by|1910}} |
| Sabetha
|Sabetha Base Ball Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2318|title=Sabetha Base Ball Park in Sabetha, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} |{{by|1910}} |
| Seneca
|{{by|1910}} |
Standing & statistics
=1910 Eastern Kansas League =
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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers | |||||
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|Sabetha | 53 | 28 | .654| | ||
| |Harry Martin / Robert Kahl | |||||
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|Seneca | 46 | 39 | .541 | 9.0 | Mike Simon / Tom Carmen |
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|Hiawatha Indians | 44 | 44 | .500 | 12½ | Spec Willey / Pepper Williford / Swift / Flemming |
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|Marysville | 38 | 39 | .494 | 13.0 | William Davidson / McDowell |
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|Horton | 35 | 38 | .479 | 14.0 | Papa Church |
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|Holton / | 26 | 54 | .325 | 26.½ | Ted McGrew |
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|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot | |||
| Robert Kahl | Sabetha | BA | .322 |
| Bill Barackman | Sabetha | Hits | 74 |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=EKSL&class=D Eastern Kansas League - Baseball Reference]
{{Professional Baseball}}
Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Category:Baseball leagues in Kansas
Category:Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States
Category:Sports leagues established in 1910