Northern Association

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The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league baseball league. The eight-team league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The league began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet Jolly-ites moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were two league players who reached Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.{{cite news

| last =Maisel

| first =Bob

| title =Tale-gating Stengel was enjoyable way for writer to follow a storied career

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| date =12 December 1990

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Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1910 Northern Association

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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers

Elgin Kittens{{Efn-ur|name=NoteIII|Elgin and Kankakee disbanded July 11.}}3720.649|
|Mal Kittridge
Muscatine Pearl Finders3721.6380.5Lou Walters
Kankakee Kays{{Efn-ur|name=NoteIII}}3424.5863.5Dan Collins
Jacksonville Jacks3231.5088.0Pants Rowland
Decatur Commodores3032.4849.5Del Williams /
Charles O'Day / McGrew
Joliet Jolly-ites /
Sterling Infants{{Efn-ur|name=NoteI|Joliet (21-18) moved to Sterling June 21.}}
2434.41413.5Hunkey Hines
Freeport Pretzels{{Efn-ur|name=NoteII|Freeport and Clinton disbanded June 28.}}2225.468NAForrest Plass
Clinton Teddies{{Efn-ur|name=NoteII}}1039.204NATed Sullivan / John Marmen

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The league disbanded July 19.

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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot

Phil NadeauJoliet/SterlingBA.333Pop EylerMuscatineW11
Fritz MaiselElginRuns49Thomas McTigueKankakeeW11
Harmony Van DineJacksonvilleHits80Archie HickmanJoliet/SterlingW11
Buck HopkinsElginHR7Thomas McTigueKankakeePct.786; 11-3
{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}

Further reading

  • The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.

References