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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]
Timeline
Year(s) | # Yrs. | Team | Level | League |
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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 |
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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
- Shags Horan (1915)
- Bill Ludwig (1914)
- George Orme (1915)
- Tom Sheehan (1913)
- Dan Tipple (1912)
See also
Streator Boosters players
Streator Speedboys players
References
- ^ "1912 Streator Speedboys Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1912 Streator Speedboys Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1912 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ a b c d e The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "City Park in Streator, IL history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1913 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1914 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1914 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1915 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Streator, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Welcome to Streator Tourism". www.streator.org.
External links
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- Professional baseball teams in Illinois
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- Illinois-Missouri League teams
- Streator, Illinois
- Livingston County, Illinois
- LaSalle County, Illinois
- Bi-State League teams