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Northern Association

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.

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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.[1]

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1910 Northern Association

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  1. Elgin and Kankakee disbanded July 11.
  2. Joliet (21-18) moved to Sterling June 21.
  3. Freeport and Clinton disbanded June 28.

The league disbanded July 19.

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Further reading

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

References

  1. [1]
    Maisel, Bob (12 December 1990). "Tale-gating Stengel was enjoyable way for writer to follow a storied career". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland.
  2. [2]
    The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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