MINK League

The MINK League was known more formally as the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League. This class D circuit played three and a half seasons, 1910 through June 17, 1913, before dissolving. Missouri and Iowa were represented only in 1910-1911, while Kansas was only representd in 1912. The 4 teams that competed in the last year (1913) were all from Nebraska.

Cities Represented

• Auburn, NE: Auburn Athletics 1910-1911; Auburn A's 1912; Auburn Athletics 1913
• Beatrice, NE & Fairbury, NE: Beatrice-Fairbury Milkskimmers 1912
• Clarinda, IA:Clarinda Antelopes 1910-1911
• Falls City, NE: Falls City Colts 1910-1913
• Hiawatha, KS: Hiawatha Athletics 1912
• Humboldt, NE: Humboldt Infants 1911-1913
• Maryville, MO: Maryville Comets 1910-1911
• Nebraska City, NE: Nebraska City Foresters 1910-1913
• Shenandoah, IA: Shenandoah Pin Rollers 1910-1911

Teams & Statistics

1910

1910 MINK League
President: T. A. Wilson

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Falls City Colts	57	40	.588	-	Bill Annis
Clarinda Antelopes	56	42	.571	1.5	Rudy Kling
Shenandoah Pin Rollers	47	52	.475	11	E.C. Fishbaugh
Auburn Athletics	46	51	.474	11	Warren Cummings
Maryville Comets	45	54	.455	13	Joe Wentz
Nebraska City Foresters	43	55	.439	14.5	Bonwell

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Wentz	Maryville	BA	.304		Verne Hirsch	Auburn	W	25
Frank Hutchinson	Clarinda	Runs	69		Lawrence Casey	Clarinda	Pct	.750; 12-4
Ed Bright	Auburn	Hits	111

1911

1911 MINK League - schedule
President: T. A. Wilson / Frederick Carey

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Maryville Comets / Humboldt Infants #	59	41	.590	-	Harry Sievers / A.F. Bridges
Falls City Colts	57	43	.570	2	Jack Forrester
Auburn Athletics	52	48	.520	7	L. Higgins
Shenandoah Pin Rollers	49	51	.490	10	Fred Wells
Clarinda Antelopes	43	57	.430	16	Frank Hutchinson
Nebraska City Foresters	40	60	.400	19	Daniel Nee / Clyde Pinkerton / T.A. Wilson

# Maryville moved to Humboldt July 10.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Stricker	Clarinda	BA	.349		Vern Hirsch	Auburn	W	22
Les Mann	Nebraska City	Runs	78		Jay Errett	Mary/Humb	Pct	.800; 8-2
Joe Stricker	Clarinda	Hits	128

1912

1912 MINK League - schedule
President: Warren Cummings

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Nebraska City Foresters	61	38	.616	-	James "Ducky" Holmes
Falls City Colts	61	41	.598	1.2	Tony Vanderhill
Auburn A's	59	41	.590	2.5	Jake Kraninger
Humboldt Infants	44	57	.435	18	Ira Plank
Beatrice-Fairbury Milkskimmers	42	59	.415	20	George Shriver
Hiawatha Athletics	35	66	.346	27	Robert Kahl / Jack Forester

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Milt Drumm	Nebraska City	BA	.341		Vern Willey	Auburn	W	22
Milt Drumm	Nebraska City	Runs	65		Patrick Conway	Nebraska City	Pct	.714; 15-6
Ledger Free	Auburn	Runs	65		George Zonderman	Auburn	SO	195
Steve Brewer	Auburn	Hits	121
Howard Marshall	Nebraska City	HR	7

1913

1913 MINK League - schedule
President: Warren Cummings

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Auburn Athletics	24	8	.750	-	Jake Kraninger
Nebraska City Foresters	15	17	.469	9	Jack Forrester
Falls City Colts #	13	19	.406	11	Ira Bidwell
Humboldt Infants #	12	20	.375	12	Warren Cummings

# Falls City & Humboldt withdrew June 17, causing the league to disband.

League Records

Batting
Stat	Player	Team	Tot	Yr
GA	Harry Ries	Clarinda Antelopes	99	1911
BA	Joe Stricker	Clarinda Antelopes	.349	1911
AB	Harry Mayfield	Nebraska City Foresters	408	1910
Runs	Leslie Mann	Nebraska City Foresters	78	1911
Hits	Joe Stricker	Clarinda Antelopes	128	1911
2B	Ledger Free	Auburn A's	25	1912
3B	Walter Sporrer Ledger Free	Nebraska City Foresters Auburn A's	12 12	1912 1912
HR	Howard Marshall	Nebraska City Foresters	7	1912
Sac	E.A. Dygert Howard Marshall	Auburn A's Nebraska City Foresters	25 25	1912 1912
SB	Steve Brewer	Auburn A's	56	1912
BB	Dallas Bradshaw	Nebraska City Foresters	56	1912

Pitching
Stat	Player	Team	Tot	Yr
GA	Vern Hirsch	Auburn Athletics	44	1910
CG	Vern Hirsch	Auburn Athletics	25	1910
W	Vern Hirsch	Auburn Athletics	25	1910
L	Vern Hirsch	Auburn Athletics	19	1910
PCT	Lawrence Casey	Clarinda Antelopes	.750 12-4	1910
SO	George Zonderman	Auburn A's	175	1912
BB	Herman Walters	Falls City Colts	68	1912

Source

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