The Illinois-Missouri League was an American

United States

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 minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 league. It began operations in 1908, and continued through 1914.

1908

The league was formed. Newly formed teams in Canton, Illinois

Canton, Illinois

Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois in the United States. The population was 18,288 as of the 2000 Census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn part of the wider Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area .-Geography:Canton is...

, Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....

, Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...

, Havana, Illinois

Havana, Illinois

Havana is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,577 at the 2000 census, and 3,260 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Mason County.-Geography:...

, Macomb, Illinois

Macomb, Illinois

Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...

, and Monmouth, Illinois

Monmouth, Illinois

Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...

 joined the league.

Team Name	Record
Hannibal Cannibals	68-49
Macomb Potters	66-53
Havana Perfectors	58-61
Canton Chinks	56-61
Monmouth Browns	55-62
Galesburg Hornets	50-67

1909

Hannibal left the league to join the American Association

American Association (20th century)

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. The team in Havana folded. Newly formed teams in Beardstown, Illinois

Beardstown, Illinois

Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,123 at the 2010 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.-Geography:Beardstown is located at...

 and Pekin, Illinois

Pekin, Illinois

Pekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...

 joined the league.

Monmouth Browns	77-50
Beardstown Infants	77-52
Pekin Celestials Pekin Celestials The Pekin Celestials were an Illinois-Missouri League baseball team based in Pekin, Illinois, USA that played from 1909 to 1913.In their very first season, the Celestials had four different managers. Two future major league baseball players played for them that year as well: Cecil Coombs and Mike...	73-57
Macomb Potters	63-67
Canton Chinks	51-79
Galesburg Boosters	47-83

1910

The teams from Galesburg and Monmouth joined the Central Association

Central Association

The Central Association was an American minor league baseball league. It began operations in 1908, and ran continuously through 1917.-1908:The teams from Burlington, Iowa, Jacksonville, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Ottumwa, Iowa, Quincy, Illinois, and Waterloo, Iowa joined after having...

. New teams in Clinton, Illinois

Clinton, Illinois

Clinton is the largest city in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,225 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeWitt County.The city and the county are named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, 1817-1823...

 and Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln, Illinois

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 joined the league. Beardstown moved to Jacksonville, Illinois

Jacksonville, Illinois

Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....

 on July 21, and folded with Macomb on August 17.

Pekin Celestials	66-47
Clinton Champs	58-57
Canton Chinks	55-62
Lincoln Abes	43-71
Beardstown Infants/ Jacksonville Jacks	44-36
Macomb Potters	50-43

1911

New teams in Champaign-Urbana

Champaign, Illinois

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 and Taylorville, Illinois

Taylorville, Illinois

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 joined the league.

Clinton Champs	74-55
Pekin Celestials	72-55
Champaign-Urbana Velvets	66-60
Canton Chinks	60-62
Lincoln Abes	59-64
Taylorville Christians	47-82

1912

Taylorville folded. A new team in Streator, Illinois

Streator, Illinois

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 formed and joined the league. The Champaign-Urbana Velvets changed their name to the Champaign Velvets. The team from Clinton moved to Kankakee, Illinois

Kankakee, Illinois

Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,561, and 26,840 as of a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Kankakee County...

 on May 16. Its record prior to the move was 2-5; thereafter, they went 54-51.

Lincoln Abes	70-47
Pekin Celestials	61-55
Canton Highlanders	57-56
Clinton Champs/ Kankakee Kanks	56-56
Champaign Velvets	53-64
Streator Speedboys	46-65

1913

Canton and Pekin folded on July 10, before the end of the season. The league also instituted a playoff system in which the best record of the first half of the season would play the best record of the second half of the season.

Lincoln Abes	57-26 (1st half winner) (tied for 2nd half winner)
Champaign Velvets	53-32 (tied for 2nd half winner)
Kankakee Kanks	35-51
Streator Boosters	30-57
Pekin Celestials	23-26
Canton Chinks	20-26

As Lincoln won the first half outright and tied for the second, it seems to have been judged to be the winner.

1914

New teams in LaSalle, Illinois and Ottawa, Illinois

Ottawa, Illinois

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 formed and joined the league. Kankakee and Lincoln both folded on July 3, before the season ended.

Champaign Velvets	62-27 (1st half winner) (2nd half winner)
Ottawa Indians	47-38
Streator Boosters	40-48
LaSalle Blue Sox	26-60
Lincoln Abes	32-15
Kankakee Kanks	14-33

Ottawa and Streator left the league to join the Bi-State League

Bi-State League

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. The teams in Champaign and LaSalle folded, and the league itself folded.