Bi-State League
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There were two different entries called the Bi-State League in minor league history. The first, a class D league which operated in 1915, was the successor of the Wisconsin-Illinois League. The 1915 league was represented by five teams fom Illinois
and one from Wisconsin
. The league had no success at all and was disbanded on July 7.
In 1934 another league with the same name formed with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina
and
eight from Virginia
. Only One team played in each of the nine
seasons. The Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina
was able to make the entire nine year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. However the squad from Bassett, Virginia
, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, '37, '38 and closing it out with the 1940 crown.This league's final season was 1942 and it was not revived after World War II
.
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Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and one from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The league had no success at all and was disbanded on July 7.
In 1934 another league with the same name formed with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and
eight from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Only One team played in each of the nine
seasons. The Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
The Class D Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets was a Minor league baseball team who played in three different leagues between the and seasons. The team was a combination of three separate towns from North Carolina ....
a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
was able to make the entire nine year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. However the squad from Bassett, Virginia
Bassett, Virginia
Bassett is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded along a rail line by the same family that later started Bassett Furniture. Bassett...
, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, '37, '38 and closing it out with the 1940 crown.This league's final season was 1942 and it was not revived after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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1915 (Illinois-Wisconsin)
- Aurora, IllinoisAurora, IllinoisAurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
: Aurora Foxes - Elgin, IllinoisElgin, IllinoisElgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
: Elgin Watch Makers - Freeport, IllinoisFreeport, IllinoisFreeport is a city in and the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,443 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W...
: Freeport Pretzels - Ottawa, IllinoisOttawa, IllinoisOttawa is a city located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,786...
: Ottawa Indians - Racine, WisconsinRacine, WisconsinRacine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
: Racine BellesRacine BellesThe Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.-History:... - Streator, IllinoisStreator, IllinoisStreator is a city in LaSalle and partially in Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago, Illinois in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. It is the center of the geographic region known as...
: Streator Boosters
1934-1942 (North Carolina-Virginia)
- Bassett, VirginiaBassett, VirginiaBassett is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded along a rail line by the same family that later started Bassett Furniture. Bassett...
: Bassett FurnituremakersBassett FurnituremakersThe Bassett Furnituremakers were a Bi-State League baseball team based in Bassett, Virginia, USA that played from 1935 to 1940. They made the league playoffs in each year of their existence, winning the championship every year from 1936 to 1938...
1935-1940 - Burlington, North CarolinaBurlington, North CarolinaBurlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010...
: Burlington Bees 1942 - Danville, VirginiaDanville, VirginiaDanville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...
: Danville LeafsDanville LeafsThe Danville Leafs were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the city of Danville, Virginia.Professional baseball first made its appearance in Danville in 1905 when the town fielded a team, the Tobacconists, in the short-lived Virginia-North Carolina League...
1934-1938 - Danville, VirginiaDanville, VirginiaDanville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...
& Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs 1939-1942 - Fieldale, VirginiaFieldale, VirginiaFieldale is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 929 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
: Fieldale Virginians 1934; Fieldale Towlers 1935-1936 - Leaksville, North Carolina, Draper, North Carolina, & Spray, North Carolina: Leaksville-Draper-Spray TripletsLeaksville-Draper-Spray TripletsThe Class D Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets was a Minor league baseball team who played in three different leagues between the and seasons. The team was a combination of three separate towns from North Carolina ....
1934-1942 - Martinsville, VirginiaMartinsville, VirginiaMartinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
: Martinsville ManufacturersMartinsville ManufacturersThe Martinsville Manufacturers were a Bi-State League baseball team based in Martinsville, Virginia, USA that played from 1934 to 1941. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1936 to 1939 Philadelphia Phillies from 1940 to 1941. They won one league championship, in 1940 under...
1934-1941 - Mayodan, North CarolinaMayodan, North CarolinaMayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is a manufacturing site for Bridgestone Aircraft Tire and General Tobacco...
: Mayodan Senators 1934; Mayodan Mills 1935; Mayodan Orphans 1936; Mayodan Senators 1937; Mayodan MillersMayodan MillersThe Mayodan Millers were a Bi-State League baseball team based in Mayodan, North Carolina, USA that played from 1938 to 1941. They were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939....
1938-1941 - Mount Airy, North CarolinaMount Airy, North CarolinaMount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation...
: Mount Airy Graniteers 1934; Mount Airy Reds 1935-1937; Mount Airy Graniteers 1938-1941 - Reidsville, North CarolinaReidsville, North CarolinaReidsville is a city located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,485.Originally established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, NC and Danville, VA called Wrights Crossroads,...
: Reidsville Luckies 1935-1940 - Rocky Mount, North CarolinaRocky Mount, North CarolinaRocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of...
: Rocky Mount Rocks 1942 - Sanford, North CarolinaSanford, North CarolinaSanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at ....
: Sanford Spinners 1941-1942 - South Boston, VirginiaSouth Boston, VirginiaSouth Boston is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census.- History :On December 8, 1796, the General Assembly authorized eight commissioners to establish at Boyd's Ferry on the south side of the Dan River the town of South Boston, named for...
& Halifax, VirginiaHalifax, VirginiaHalifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County.-Geography:Halifax is located at ....
: South Boston Twins 1937; South Boston-Halifax Wrappers 1938; South Boston Wrappers 1939-1940 - Wilson, North CarolinaWilson, North CarolinaWilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :...
: Wilson TobsWilson TobsThe Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the...
1942, moved from Coastal Plain LeagueCoastal Plain LeagueThe Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997...
1939-1941
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