Indiana State League

The Indiana State League first appeared in 1890 for one season, then came back in 1900 for a brief second appearance.

Cities Represented

• Anderson, IN: Anderson 1890; Anderson Tigers (IN) 1900
• Bluffton, IN: 1890
• Elkhart, IN: Elkhart 1890
• Elwood, IN: Elwood Wanderers 1900
• Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne 1890
• Kokomo, IN: Kokomo 1890; Kokomo Wildcats 1900
• Logansport, IN: Logansport 1900
• Marion, IN: Marion Veterans 1900
• Muncie, IN: Muncie 1890, 1900
• Peru, IN: Peru 1890
• Wabash, IN: Wabash Farmers 1900

Teams & Statistics

1890

1890 Indiana State League - schedule
President: McCullough

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Anderson	38	25	.603	-	Charles Faatz
Muncie	33	29	.532	5.5	Benjamin Drischell
Ft. Wayne	33	30	.524	6	Billy Meyers/Milton Scott
Kokomo	29	29	.500	6.5	Smith
Marion/Logansport #	29	29	.500	6.5	Bob Berryhill
Peru	25	35	.417	11.5	Charles Farrell/Leo Johnson/Lombard
Bluffton $	25	21	.543	NA	Jacob Aydelotte
Elkhart %	14	28	.338	NA

# Marion (27-24) transferred to Logansport July 6.
$ Bluffton disbanded June 30.
% Elkhart disbanded June 26.

1900

1900 Indiana State League
President: Edward E. Hill

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Wabash Farmers	19	9	.679	-	Newberger
Anderson Tigers (IN)	18	9	.667	.5	Harry Quinn
Marion Veterans	17	12	.586	2.5	C. Brozier
Muncie	11	17	.393	8	F.L. Wachtell
Kokomo Wildcats	8	16	.333	9	Edward Hill
Logansport/Elwood Wildcats	7	17	.292	10	John Ray

Elwood, Muncie and the league disbanded June 10.
Anderson and Marion entered the Inter-State League in August.

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition