Streator Boosters

The Streator Boosters was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Streator, Illinois from 1912 to 1915. Streator teams played as members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League from 1912 to 1914 and the Bi-State League in 1915.

Streator Boosters
Minor league affiliations
Class
League
Major league affiliations
Team
None
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
  • 1915
Team data
Name
  • Streator Speedboys (1912)
  • Streator Boosters (1913–1915)
BallparkCity Park (1912–1915)

History

The Streator Speedboys began minor league baseball play, joining the 1912 Class D Illinois-Missouri League. Streator finished the regular season with a 46–65 record, 6th in the six–team Illinois-Missouri League standings under Manager Jake Leuter. Streator finished behind the Lincoln Abes 70–47, Pekin Celestials 61–55, Canton Highlanders 57–56, Clinton Champs/Kankakee Kanks 56–56 and the Champaign-Urbana Velvets 53–64 in the standings. Streator played their home games at City Park in Streator, Illinois.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In their second season, the renamed Streator Boosters continued play in the 1913 Illinois–Missouri League. Streator finished 4th with a record of 30–57. Bob Coyle and Bob Kahl were the 1913 managers.[1][2][3][7][8][9]

The 1914 Streator Boosters of the Illinois–Missouri League ended the 1914 season with a record of 40–48. Streator was 3rd in the Illinois–Missouri League under Managers John Ray and Henry Seebach. The Illinois–Missouri League saw the Lincoln Abes and Kankakee Kanks fold on July 3, 1914, ending the season with four teams. The league permanently folded after the 1914 season.[1][2][3][10][11][12]

After the demise of the Illinois–Missouri League, the 1915 Streator Boosters became charter members of the short–lived Class D level Bi-State League. The Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians and Racine Belles joined Streator in the six-team league. On July 7, 1915, Streator was in 1st place with a 30–18 record when the Bi–State League permanently folded. Jack Herbert was the manager as Streator finished 1.0 game ahead of 2nd place Racine.[1][13][3][14][15][16]

Streator has not hosted another minor league team following the 1915 Streator Boosters.[17]

The ballpark

Streator minor league teams played home games at City Park. The City Park is still in use today as a public park. Today, City Park is located in the 200 block of North Park Street, Streator, Illinois.[1][18]

(2008) Streator, IL. Streator City Park

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19121Streator SpeedboysClass DNorthern Association
1913–19142Streator Boosters
19151Bi-State League

Year-by-year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191246–656thJack LeuteNone held
191330–574thBob Coyle / Nick KahlNone held
191440–483rdJohn Ray / Heine SeebachNone held
191530–181stJack HerbertLeague folded July 7
League champions

Notable alumni

See also

Streator Boosters players
Streator Speedboys players

References
  1. "City Park in Streator, IL history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "Illinois-Missouri League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  3. "Streator Boosters - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "1912 Streator Speedboys Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1912 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1912 Streator Speedboys Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1913 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "1913 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1914 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "1914 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. "Bi-State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  14. "Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew". www.statscrew.com.
  15. "1915 Bi-State League (BSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  16. "1915 Streator Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. "Streator, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  18. "Welcome to Streator Tourism". www.streator.org.
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