Eastern International League

The Eastern International League was a Non-Signatory 19th Century League that lasted just one season, 1888. It succeeded the International Association. Another Eastern International League played one season in 1895.

Cities Represented

• Akron, OH: Akron (1895)
• Belleville, ON: Belleville (1888)
• Brockville, ON: Brockville (1888)
• Canton, OH: Canton (1895)
• Columbus, OH: Columbus (1895)
• Denison, OH & Urichsville, OH : Twin Cities (1895)
• Kenton, OH (1895)
• Kingston, ON: Kingston (1888)
• Lima, OH: Lima (1895)
• Mansfield, OH (1895)
• Oswego, NY: Oswego Starchboxes (1888)
• Steubenville, OH: Steubenville (1895)
• Watertown, NY: Watertown (1888)
• Wheeling, WV: Wheeling (1895)

Teams & Statistics

1888

1888 Eastern International League
President: Robert J. Eilbeck

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Kingston	25	17	.595	-	Robert Eilbeck
Belleville/Brockville $	20	24	.455	6	Henderson/Silas Smith/Henderson
Watertown %	14	26	.350	10	Lee Kingsley
Oswego Starchboxes #	16	8	.667	NA	James Harmon

# Oswego disbanded July 4.
$ Belleville transferred to Brockville July 30.
% Watertown disbanded August 10, causing the league to disband.

1895

• Canton
• Columbus
• Kenton
• Mansfield
• Steubenville/Akron/Lima
• Twin-Cities
• Wheeling

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition