Interstate Association

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The Interstate Association was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1906 season. The eight–team, Class C level Interstate Association consisted of franchises based in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The Interstate League played a portion 1906 season before permanently folding.

History

The Interstate Association began play in the 1906 season, formed as a Class C level league, with Emerson W. Dickinson serving as league president.[1]

The 1906 Interstate Association was an eight–team league that began play on April 26, 1906.[2] The league was formed with teams representing Anderson, Indiana, Bay City, Michigan, Flint, Michigan (Flint Vehicles), Fort Wayne, Indiana (Fort Wayne Railroaders), Lima, Ohio (Lima Lees), Marion, Indiana (Marion Moguls), Muncie, Indiana (Muncie Fruit Jars) and Saginaw, Michigan teams beginning play on April 26, 1906.[3] During the season, Muncie and Bay city were disbanded on May 18, Saginaw moved to Marion, Ohio on June 21 before folding and Flint disbanded on July 2, 1906. The Interstate Association, with four remaining teams, permanently disbanded on July 8, 1906.[1][4]

The Fort Wayne Railroaders were in first place when the Interstate Association folded on July 8, 1906.[1] Fort Wayne finished with a record of 37–22, playing under managers Louie Heilbroner and Jack Hardy.[1][5] Fort Wayne was followed by the Marion (36–24), Anderson (30–31) and Lima (26–36) teams in the final league standings.[1][3]

The Interstate Association did not reform as a minor league after folding in 1906.[1][3]

Interstate Association teams

Team name City represented Ballpark Year
Anderson Anderson, Indiana Unknown[6] 1906
Bay City Bay City, Michigan Clarkson Park[7] 1906
Flint Vehicles Flint, Michigan Fairgrounds Field[8] 1906
Fort Wayne Railroaders Fort Wayne, Indiana The Grand Dutchess[9] 1906
Lima Lees Lima, Ohio San Felice Park[10] 1906
Marion Moguls Marion, Indiana Unknown[11] 1906
Marion Marion, Ohio Unknown[12] 1906
Muncie Fruit Jars Muncie, Indiana McCulloch Park[13] 1906
Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Aces Park[14] 1906

Standings & statistics

1906 Interstate Association

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Fort Wayne Railroaders 37 22 .627 – Louie Heilbroner / Jack Hardy[5]
Marion Moguls 36 24 .600 1½ Clarence Jessup[15]
Anderson 22 21 .512 8 Sid Hubbard / Peaches O'Neill [16]
Lima Lees 14 24 .368 12½ Harry Truby[17]
Flint Vehicles 34 23 .597 NA Joe Ganzel[18]
Saginaw /
Marion		 18 33 .353 NA Bootie Wolf / A.B. Kimberly[19]
Bay City 6 10 .375 NA John Strouthers[20]
Muncie Fruit Jars 4 12 .333 NA Fred Paige[21]

Muncie and Bay city disbanded on May 18; Saginaw moved to Marion on June 21 before folding after three games; Flint disbanded July 2[4]League Disbanded July 8, 1906[1]

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