Northern Association

Not to be confused with Northern 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.

Northern Association

Classification	Class D (1910)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1910
Ceased	July 19, 1910
President	C.A. Burton (1910)
No. of teams	8
Country	United States of America
Most titles	1 Elgin Kittens (1910)
Related competitions	Bi-State League

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]

Cities represented

• Clinton, Iowa: Clinton Teddies 1910
• Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Commodores 1910
• Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Kittens 1910
• Freeport, Illinois: Freeport Pretzels 1910
• Jacksonville, Illinois: Jacksonville Jacks 1910
• Joliet, Illinois: Joliet Jolly-ites 1910
• Kankakee, Illinois: Kankakee Kays 1910
• Muscatine, Iowa: Muscatine Pearl Finders 1910
• Sterling, Illinois: Sterling Infants 1910

Standings & statistics

1910 Northern Association

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Elgin Kittens[I]	37	20	.649	-	Mal Kittridge
Muscatine Pearl Finders	37	21	.638	0.5	Lou Walters
Kankakee Kays[I]	34	24	.586	3.5	Dan Collins
Jacksonville Jacks	32	31	.508	8.0	Pants Rowland
Decatur Commodores	30	32	.484	9.5	Del Williams / Charles O'Day / McGrew
Joliet Jolly-ites / Sterling Infants[II]	24	34	.414	13.5	Hunkey Hines
Freeport Pretzels[III]	22	25	.468	NA	Forrest Plass
Clinton Teddies[III]	10	39	.204	NA	Ted Sullivan / John Marmen

1. Elgin and Kankakee disbanded July 11.
2. Joliet (21-18) moved to Sterling June 21.
3. Freeport and Clinton disbanded June 28.

The league disbanded July 19.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Phil Nadeau	Joliet/Sterling	BA	.333		Pop Eyler	Muscatine	W	11
Fritz Maisel	Elgin	Runs	49		Thomas McTigue	Kankakee	W	11
Harmony Van Dine	Jacksonville	Hits	80		Archie Hickman	Joliet/Sterling	W	11
Buck Hopkins	Elgin	HR	7		Thomas McTigue	Kankakee	Pct	.786; 11-3

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Further reading

• The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.