Bloomington Bloomers

• Location: Bloomington, IL
• League: Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League 1903-1910; 1912-1917; 1919-1929; 1935; 1938-1939
• Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals 1935; Milwaukee Brewers (AA) 1938-1939
• Ballpark: Fans Field

Team History

On May 30, 1909, the Bloomington Bloomers lost a game to the Decatur Commodores, 2-1, in 26 innings. It was the longest professional baseball game ever played at the time, a record that would stand until 1960.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1903	72-47	1st	William Connors	none League Champs
1904	60-61	4th	William Connors	none
1905	60-65	6th	William Connors	none
1906	51-74	7th	William Connors	none
1907	51-79	7th	Fred Donovan	none
1908	64-73	6th	William Connors	none
1909	70-67	4th	W.R. McNamara / James Novacek	none
1910	60-76	5th	Joseph Keenan	none
1912	58-78	7th	Harry Bay / James Cuthbert	none
1913	64-71	7th	Harry Syfert	none
1914	56-77	7th	Harry Syfert / Pete Lister	none
1915	48-76	7th	Pete Lister / Johnny Lindsay
1916	76-56	3rd	Howard Daringer	none
1917	25-37	7th	Howard Daringer	none
1919	80-41	1st	Joe Dunn	none League Champs
1920	82-57	1st	Joe Dunn	none League Champs
1921	65-69	6th	Joe Dunn	none
1922	63-57	6th	Earl Sykes	none
1923	72-64	4th	Bill Jackson	none
1924	71-64	3rd	Pat Harkins	none
1925	56-74	6th	Pat Harkins	none
1926	43-88	8th	R.H. Goodbread	none
1927	55-83	7th	Clarence Brooks / William Campbell	none
1928	61-69	6th	William Campbell	none
1929	70-70	5th	Pat Harkins	none
1935	75-44	1st	Burleigh Grimes	League Champs
1938	56-65	7th	Bob O'Farrell
1939	49-73	6th	Bud Connolly

Further Reading

• William Dowell: "The Marathon Game: Endless Baseball, its Prelude, and its Aftermath in the 1909 Three-I League", in The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 40, Number 1 (Spring 2011), pp. 94-102.