Central Interstate League

For other uses, see Central League (disambiguation).
Central Interstate League
ClassificationIndependent (1888–1890)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1888
Ceased1890
Replaced byNorthern League
PresidentWilliam H. Allen (1888)
Henderson Ridgely (1889)
E.T. McNeally (1890)
Fitzpatrick (1890)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Davenport Hawkeyes (1888)
Quincy Ravens (1889)
Evansville Hoosiers (1890)

The Central Interstate League was an independent minor league baseball league that operated from 1888 to 1890.[1][2][3]

William H. Allen (1888), Henderson Ridgely (1889), E.T. McNeally (1890) and Fitzpatrick (1890) served as the league presidents.[4]

The 1888 Davenport Hawkeyes, 1889 Quincy Ravens and 1890 Evansville Hoosiers won league championships. The league permanently folded following the 1890 season.[4]

  1. ^ "Ball Park Digest". Archived from the original on June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "1890 Central Interstate League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1889 Central Interstate League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference encyc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).