Streator Boosters

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Streator Boosters
Minor league affiliations
Class
League
Major league affiliations
Team
None
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
  • 1915
Team data
Name
  • Streator Speedboys (1912)
  • Streator Boosters (1913–1915)
BallparkStreator City Park (1912–1915)

The Streator Boosters were a minor league baseball team based in Streator, Illinois. Beginning play as the Streator "Speedboys" in 1912, Streator teams played as members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League from 1912 to 1914 and the Bi-State League in 1915, winning the 1915 league championship. Streator hosted minor league home games at Streator City Park.

History

The Streator Speedboys began minor league baseball play, joining the 1912 Class D level Illinois-Missouri League.[1] Streator finished the regular season with a 46–65 record, placing last in the six–team Illinois–Missouri League standings, playing the season under Manager Jake Leuter.[2] Streator finished behind the Lincoln Abes 70–47, Pekin Celestials 61–55, Canton Highlanders 57–56, Clinton Champs/Kankakee Kanks 56–56 and the Champaign-Urbana Velvets 53–64 in the standings.[3][4] Streator played their home games at Streator City Park.[5]

In their second season, the renamed Streator Boosters continued play in the 1913 Illinois–Missouri League.[6] Streator placed 4th in the league with a record of 30–57. Bob Coyle and Bob Kahl were the 1913 Streator managers.[4][7]

The 1914 Streator Boosters of the Illinois–Missouri League ended the regular season with a record of 40–48. Streator placed 3rd in the Illinois–Missouri League standings, playing under managers John Ray and Henry Seebach.[8] The Illinois–Missouri League saw the Lincoln Abes and Kankakee Kanks fold on July 3, 1914, ending the season with four teams.[9] The league permanently folded after the 1914 season.[4][10]

After the demise of the Illinois–Missouri League, the 1915 Streator Boosters became charter members of the short–lived Class D level Bi-State League.[11] The Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians and Racine Belles joined Streator in the six-team league.[12] On July 7, 1915, Streator was in 1st place with a 30–18 record when the Bi–State League permanently folded.[13] Jack Herbert was the manager as Streator finished 1.0 game ahead of 2nd place Racine.[4]

Streator has not hosted another minor league team following the 1915 Streator Boosters.[14][4]

The ballpark

Streator minor league teams played home games at Streator City Park. The Streator City Park is still in use today as a public park, located in the 200 block of North Park Street, Streator, Illinois.[5][15]

(2008) Streator City Park. Streator, Illinois.

Timeline

Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level League
1912 1 Streator Speedboys Class D Northern Association
1913–1914 2 Streator Boosters
1915 1 Bi-State League

Year–by–year records

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs/Notes
1912 46–65 6th Jack Leute No playoffs held
1913 30–57 4th Bob Coyle / Nick Kahl No playoffs held
1914 40–48 3rd John Ray / Heine Seebach No playoffs held
1915 30–18 1st Jack Herbert League folded July 7
League champions

Notable alumni

See also

Streator Boosters players
Streator Speedboys players

References

  1. ^ "1912 Streator Speedboys Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1912 Streator Speedboys Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "1912 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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)
  5. ^ a b "City Park in Streator, IL history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ^ "1913 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. ^ "1914 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "1914 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ^ "1915 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  14. ^ "Streator, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ "Welcome to Streator Tourism". www.streator.org.

External links

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