Eastern Illinois League

The class D Eastern Illinois League opened shop in 1907. It continued for two seasons before finishing up during 1908.

In 1907 Centralia moved to Paris June 20. In 1908 Pana moved to Linton and Danville moved to Staunton July 17. Charleston and Mattoon disbanded July 30. Shelbyville disbanded August 20, causing the league to disband.

Cities Represented

• Centralia, IL: Centralia White Stockings 1907
• Charleston, IL: Charleston Broom Corn Cutters 1907; Charleston Evangelists 1908
• Danville, IL: Danville Speakers 1908
• Linton, IN: Linton Coal Miners 1908
• Mattoon, IL: Mattoon Giants 1907-1908
• Pana, IL: Pana Coal Miners 1907-1908
• Paris, IL: Paris Colts 1907; Paris Parisians 1908
• Shelbyville, IL: Shelbyville Queen Citys 1907-1908
• Staunton, IL: Staunton 1908
• Taylorville, IL: Taylorville Tailors 1907-1908
• Vincennes, IN: Vincennes Alices 1908

Teams & Statistics

1907

1907 Eastern Illinois League
President: Charles Welvert / L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Mattoon Giants	74	24	.627	0	Charles O'Day
Charleston Broom Corn Cutters	71	49	.592	4	Nig Langdon
Taylorville Tailors	60	58	.508	14	Phil Ketter / Mike Ryan
Centralia White Stockings #/Paris Colts	51	67	.432	23	Red Kelly / Bob Shaw
Pana Coal Miners	51	70	.421	24.5	Joe Adams
Shelbyville Queen Citys	50	69	.420	24.5	Joe Young / Pearl Holycross

# Centralia (6-27) moved to Paris June 20.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	BA	.284		Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	W	33
John Bartley	Charleston	Runs	51		Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	SO	458
Phil Ketter	Taylorville	Hits	111		Grover Lowdermilk	Mattoon	ERA	0.93
Andy Lotshaw	Charleston	HR	10

1908

1908 Eastern Illinois League - schedule
President: L.A.G. Schoaff

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Danville Speakers ##/ Staunton	65	27	.707	0	Bill Dithridge
Taylorville Tailors	56	39	.589	10.5	Mike Ryan
Shelbyville Queen Citys####	52	43	.547	14.5	Joe Adams
Vincennes Alices	47	48	.495	19.5	Harry Lloyd
Paris Parisians	43	48	.473	21.5	Sidney Eckstone / Jenkins / Roberts
Pana Coal Miners #/Linton Coal Miners	25	70	.263	41.5	Sunday Hawker / Nig Langdon / Butts
Mattoon Giants ###	32	45	.416	NA	R.C. "Red" Russell / George Kizer
Charleston Evangelists###	37	37	.500	NA	Walter Madden

# Pana (18-44) moved to Linton July 17, for the second half.
## Danville (42-18) moved to Staunton July 17, for the second half.
### Charleston and Mattoon disbanded July 30.
#### Shelbyville disbanded August 20, causing the league to disband.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Art Ahring	Charleston	BA	.355		Ralph Grimes	Dan/Sta	W	19
Ed "Chuck" Fleming	Dan/Sta	Runs	57		Joe Jenkins	Par/Pan/Sta	SO	139
Charles Stanley	Paris	Hits	93		Chet Carmichael	Vincennes	Pct	.800; 16-4
Andy Biltz	Shelbyville	HR	6

Source

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