- Central Association
The Central Association was an American
minor league baseball league. It began operations in 1908, and ran continuously through 1917.=1908-1917 League=
1908
The teams from
Burlington, Iowa ,Jacksonville, Illinois ,Keokuk, Iowa ,Oskaloosa, Iowa ,Ottumwa, Iowa ,Quincy, Illinois , andWaterloo, Iowa joined after having left theIowa State League . A new team inKewanee, Illinois joined as well.1911
Quincy moved to the
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League . A new team inMuscatine, Iowa formed and joined the league.1914
Kewanee and Monmouth folded. New teams in
Clinton, Iowa andMarshalltown, Iowa formed and joined the league. Ottumwa moved toRock Island, Illinois , then again toGalesburg, Illinois . Its record was 23-47 at Ottuma, 6-1 at Rock Island, and 20-31 at Galesburg.1917
Muscatine and Ottumwa folded. New teams in
Dubuque, Iowa andLaCrosse, Wisconsin formed and joined the league. The Dubuque team, with a record of 23-40, moved toCharles City, Iowa on July 4, where their record was 17-14. Cedar Rapids, with a record of 38-48, moved toClear Lake, Iowa on July 27, where they were 1-4. Clinton and LaCrosse both folded before the end of the season on July 17.Clinton beat Burlingto 4 games to 2, and Keokuk beat Hannibal 4 games to 1 in the first round of the playoffs. Clinton beat Keokuk for the title 4 games to none.
1949
The team from Hannibal folded. A new team formed in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and joined the league.Cedar Rapids beat Burlington 3 games to none, and Kewanee beat Keokuk 3 games to none, in the first round of the playoffs. Kewanee defeated Cedar Rapids 4 games to 2 for the title.
Cedar Rapids joined the
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League , and the rest of the teams, and the league itself, folded.References
*Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. "Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999." Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6
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