1908 Illinois–Missouri League The league was formed. Newly formed teams in
Canton, Illinois,
Galesburg, Illinois,
Hannibal, Missouri,
Havana, Illinois,
Macomb, Illinois, and
Monmouth, Illinois were the charter cities in the league.
1909 Illinois–Missouri League Hannibal left the to join the
American Association. The Havana Perfectos folded. The
Beardstown Infants and
Pekin Celestials joined the league.
1910 Illinois–Missouri League The teams from Galesburg and Monmouth joined the
Central Association. The
Clinton Champs and
Lincoln Abes joined the league. Beardstown moved to
Jacksonville, Illinois on July 21, and folded with Macomb on August 17. schedule Beardstown (38–26) moved to Jacksonville July 21; Jacksonville disbanded August 17; Macomb disbanded August 17.
1911 Illinois–Missouri League New teams in
Champaign-Urbana Velvets and
Taylorville Christians joined the league. schedule
1912 Illinois–Missouri League Taylorville folded. The
Streator Speedboys joined the league. The Champaign–Urbana Velvets changed their name to the Champaign Velvets. Clinton moved to
Kankakee, Illinois on May 16 with a 2–5 record; thereafter, they went 54–51 as the
Kankakee Kanks. schedule
1913 Illinois–Missouri League Canton and Pekin folded on July 10, before the end of the season. The league instituted a split–season schedule. The playoff system developed in which the best record of the first–half of the season would play the best record of the second–half of the season. schedule
Playoff: Lincoln won the first half, Lincoln & Champaign tied for the second half. Lincoln was awarded the championship when Champaign refused to play off the second half tie.
1914 Illinois–Missouri League The
LaSalle Blue Sox and
Ottawa Indians formed and joined the league. Kankakee and Lincoln both folded on July 3, before the season ended. schedule Lincoln & Kankakee disbanded July 3.Ottawa and Streator left the league to join the
Bi-State League. The teams in Champaign and LaSalle folded, and the league itself folded. ==References==