Minnesota-Wisconsin League

In 1909 the former Northern League changed its name to the Minnesota-Wisconsin League though only one team remained from the 1908 season. The class D league was upgraded to class C in 1909 through 1911 but was demoted to D again in 1912 when it shrank from eight teams to four. In 1911, Red Wing and Wausau disbanded on June 26. Duluth and Superior left the league before 1912 and fielded teams in the Central International League. The league folded on July 1, 1912.

Cities Represented

• Duluth, MN: Duluth White Sox 1909-1911
• Eau Claire, WI: Eau Claire Cream Puffs 1909; Eau Claire Commissioners 1910-1912
• LaCrosse, WI: LaCrosse Outcasts 1909-1912
• Red Wing, MN: Red Wing Manufacturers 1910-1911
• Rochester, MN: Rochester Roosters 1910; Rochester Bears 1911; Rochester Bugs 1912
• Superior, WI: Superior Drillers 1909; Superior Red Sox 1910-1911
• Wausau, WI: Wausau Lumberjacks 1909-1911
• Winona, MN: Winona Pirates 1909-1912

Teams & Statistics

1909

1909 Minnesota-Wisconsin League
President: John A. Elliott

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Duluth White Sox	65	42	.556	-	Thomas O'Brien
Eau Claire Cream Puffs	62	57	.521	4	Tom Schoonhover
LaCrosse Outcasts	60	56	.517	4.5	Joe Safford
Winona Pirates	60	56	.517	4.5	Joe Killian
Wausau Lumberjacks	54	66	.450	12.5	Jack McCarthy
Superior Drillers	51	65	.440	13.5	Lew Drill

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Bailey	Eau Claire	BA	.308		Phil Stremmel	Superior	W	22
Mike Malloy	LaCrosse	Runs	75		Frank Nicholson	Eau Claire	Pct	.800; 8-2
Russ Bailey	Eau Claire	Hits	143
A.J. McCrone	Duluth	HR	6

1910

1910 Minnesota-Wisconsin League - schedule
President: John A. Elliott

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Eau Claire Commissioners	79	44	.642	-	Tom Schoonhover
Winona Pirates	69	54	.561	10	Joe Killian
Wausau Lumberjacks	69	55	.557	10.5	Carl Bond
Superior Red Sox	64	57	.529	14	Arthur O'Dea / Jack Taylor
LaCrosse Outcasts	56	68	.451	23.5	Joe Safford
Red Wing Manufacturers	51	67	.432	25.5	Mike Malloy
Duluth White Sox	50	70	.417	27.5	Thomas O'Brien
Rochester Roosters	46	69	.400	29	Jack Corrigan / Frank O'Leary

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Dave Callahan	Eau Claire	BA	.365		Nicholas Lakoff	Winona	W	23
Dave Callahan	Eau Claire	Runs	92		Cy Dahlgren	Superior	Pct	.759; 22-7
Dave Callahan	Eau Claire	Hits	168
Walter Altermatt	Duluth	HR	12

1911

1911 Minnesota-Wisconsin League - schedule
President: Frank Force

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Superior Red Sox	72	36	.667	-	Jack Taylor
Winona Pirates	71	45	.612	5	Joe Killian
Duluth White Sox	60	49	.550	12.5	Thomas O'Brien
Eau Claire Commissioners	53	57	.482	20	Tom Schoonhover
LaCrosse Outcasts	47	68	.409	28.5	Bumpus Jones / Carl Bond
Rochester Bears	40	71	.360	33.5	Ted Corbett
Wausau Lumberjacks #	21	22	.488	NA	Carl Bond / Buddy Dolan
Red Wing Manufacturers #	13	29	.310	NA	Fred Cooke

# Red Wing & Wausau disbanded June 26.
No Individual Statistics Available.

1912

1912 Minnesota-Wisconsin League - [1]
President: John A. Elliott

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Winona Pirates	29	14	.674	-	Fred Curtis
Eau Claire Commissioners	25	17	.595	3.5	Russell Bailey
LaCrosse Outcasts	15	26	.366	13	Carl Bond
Rochester Bugs	14	26	.350	13.5	Art Lizzette

The league disbanded July 1.

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Dave Bancroft, 1909 Duluth White Sox 1909 Superior Drillers 1910-1911 Superior Red Sox
• Burleigh Grimes, 1912 Eau Claire Commissioners

Source

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

"Cream Puffs Make it Three Straight: Drillers Drop Another Close Game to the Eau Claire Bunch." Duluth News Tribune. 14 August 1909: 5.