Kentucky-Indiana League
ClassificationIndependent (1896)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1896
CeasedAugust 5, 1896
PresidentAd Stallman (1896)
No. of teams7
Country United States
Most titles1
Madisonville (1896)
Related
competitions
Kentucky-Indiana-Tennessee League

The Kentucky–Indiana League was a minor league baseball league which operated in Kentucky and Indiana in 1896. The league had six teams in their lone season. Former Major League Baseball players who participated in the league were Frank Freund, Sammy Strang, Bob Langsford and Charlie Knepper.

1896 teams

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1896 Kentucky-Indiana League standings

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Madisonville159.625-Jacob Aydelotte
Owensboro Corncrackers149.6090.5Sheridan
Hopkinsville1212.5003.0Hugh Galbraith
Washington Giants1111.5003.0NA
Evansville Hoosiers914.3915.5Ad Stallman
Henderson915.3756.0Phil Reccius / Coleman

The league started June 22 with Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro and Vincennes. When the Vincennes franchise folded, the Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Washington teams were added and the league restarted July 1.
Madisonville disbanded July 29; Henderson disbanded August 3; Evansville disbanded August 4[1]

References

  1. 1 2 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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