Interstate Association

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::summary Minor league baseball league (1906) ::

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Field	Value
title	Interstate Association
current_season
current_season2
last_season
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sport	Minor League Baseball
president	Emerson W. Dickinson (1906)
fame
inaugural	April 26, 1906
teams	8
country	United States of America
confed
folded	July 8, 1906
most_champs	1
Fort Wayne (1906)
classification	Class C (1906)
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The Interstate Association was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1906 season. The eight–team, Class C level Interstate association consisted of franchises based in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The Interstate League played a portion 1906 season before permanently folding.

History

The Interstate Association began play in the 1906 season, formed as a Class C level league, with Emerson W. Dickinson serving as league president.

The 1906 Interstate Association was an eight–team league that began play on April 26, 1906. The league was formed with teams representing Anderson, Indiana, Bay City, Michigan, Flint, Michigan (Flint Vehicles), Fort Wayne, Indiana (Fort Wayne Railroaders), Lima, Ohio (Lima Lees), Marion, Indiana (Marion Moguls), Muncie, Indiana (Muncie Fruit Jars) and Saginaw, Michigan teams beginning play on April 26, 1906. During the season, Muncie and Bay city were disbanded on May 18, Saginaw moved to Marion, Ohio on June 21 before folding and Flint disbanded on July 2, 1906. The Interstate Association, with four remaining teams, permanently disbanded on July 8, 1906.

The Fort Wayne Railroaders were in first place when the Interstate Association folded on July 8, 1906. Fort Wayne finished with a record of 37–22, playing under managers Louie Heilbroner and Jack Hardy. Fort Wayne was followed by the Marion (36–24), Anderson (30–31) and Lima (26–36) teams in the final league standings.

The Interstate Association did not reform as a minor league after folding in 1906.

Interstate Association teams

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Team name	City represented	Ballpark	Year
Anderson	Anderson, Indiana	Unknown
Bay City	Bay City, Michigan	Clarkson Park
Flint Vehicles	Flint, Michigan	url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-876	title=Fairgrounds Field in Flint, MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com
Fort Wayne Railroaders	Fort Wayne, Indiana	The Grand Dutchess
Lima Lees	Lima, Ohio	San Felice Park
Marion Moguls	Marion, Indiana	Unknown
Marion	Marion, Ohio	Unknown
Muncie Fruit Jars	Muncie, Indiana	McCulloch Park
Saginaw	Saginaw, Michigan	Aces Park
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Standings & statistics

1906 Interstate Association

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Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Fort Wayne Railroaders	37	22	.627	–	Louie Heilbroner / Jack Hardy
Marion Moguls	36	24	.600	1½	Clarence Jessup
Anderson	22	21	.512	8	Sid Hubbard / Peaches O'Neill
Lima Lees	14	24	.368	12½	Harry Truby
Flint Vehicles	34	23	.597	NA	Joe Ganzel
Saginaw /
Marion	18	33	.353	NA	Bootie Wolf / A.B. Kimberly
Bay City	6	10	.375	NA	John Strouthers
Muncie Fruit Jars	4	12	.333	NA	Fred Paige
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References

References

1. (2007). "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". [[Baseball America]].
2. "1906 Inter-State Association (ISA) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com".
3. "1906 Interstate Association".
4. "1906 Inter-State Association (ISA) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com".
5. "1906 Fort Wayne Statistics".
6. "Unknown in Anderson, IN minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
7. "Clarkson Park in Bay City, MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
8. "Fairgrounds Field in Flint, MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
9. "The Grand Duchess in Fort Wayne, IN minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
10. "San Felice Park in Lima, OH minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
11. "Unknown in Marion, IN minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
12. "Marion, Ohio sports teams on StatsCrew.com".
13. "Unknown in Muncie, IN minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
14. "Aces Park in Saginaw, MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com".
15. "1906 Marion Statistics".
16. "1906 Anderson Statistics".
17. "1906 Lima Statistics".
18. "1906 Flint Vehicles Statistics".
19. "1906 Saginaw Statistics".
20. "1906 Bay City Statistics".
21. "1906 Muncie Fruit Jars Statistics".

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