Northern Association

Northern Association
ClassificationClass D (1910)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1910
CeasedJuly 19, 1910
PresidentC.A. Burton (1910)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Elgin Kittens (1910)
Related
competitions
Bi-State League

The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league baseball league. The eight-team league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The league began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet Jolly-ites moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were two league players who reached Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.[1]

  1. ^ Maisel, Bob (12 December 1990). "Tale-gating Stengel was enjoyable way for writer to follow a storied career". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland.