Northern Association

The Northern Association was a class D minor league. It began and ended play in 1910, not even lasting the full season, disbanding on July 19. The Joliet club moved to Sterling on June 21. Clinton and Freeport disbanded on June 28; Elgin and Kankakee disbanded on July 11

Cities Represented

• Clinton, IA: Clinton Teddies 1910
• Decatur, IL: Decatur Commodores 1910
• Elgin, IL: Elgin Kittens 1910
• Freeport, IL: Freeport Pretzels 1910
• Jacksonville, IL: Jacksonville Jacks 1910
• Joliet, IL: Joliet Jolly-ites 1910
• Kankakee, IL: Kankakee Kays 1910
• Muscatine, IA: Muscatine Pearl Finders 1910
• Sterling, IL: Sterling Infants 1910

Teams and Statistics

1910

1910 Northern Association - schedule
President: C.A. Burton

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Elgin Kittens ###	37	20	.649	-	Mal Kittridge
Muscatine Pearl Finders	37	21	.638	.5	Lou Walters
Kankakee Kays ###	34	24	.586	3.5	Dan Collins
Jacksonville Jacks	32	31	.508	8	Pants Rowland
Decatur Commodores	30	32	.484	9.5	Del Williams / Charles O'Day / McGrew
Joliet Jolly-ites / Sterling Infants #	24	34	.414	13.5	Hunkey Hines
Freeport Pretzels ##	22	25	.468	NA	Forrest Plass
Clinton Teddies ##	10	39	.204	NA	Ted Sullivan / John Marmen

# Joliet (21-18) moved to Sterling June 21.
## Freeport and Clinton disbanded June 28.
### Elgin and Kankakee disbanded July 11
The league disbanded July 19.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Phil Nadeau	Joliet/Sterling	BA	.333		Pop Eyler	Muscatine	W	11
Fritz Maisel	Elgin	Runs	49		Thomas McTigue	Kankakee	W	11
Harmony Van Dine	Jacksonville	Hits	80		Archie Hickman	Joliet/Sterling	W	11
Buck Hopkins	Elgin	HR	7		Thomas McTigue	Kankakee	Pct	.786; 11-3

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Casey Stengel, 1910 Kankakee Kays

Source

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