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Joliet, Illinois, minor league baseball history

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The 1892 Joliet Convicts won the Illinois–Iowa League championship. The Convicts ended the 1892 season with a record of 55–27, placing first in the Illinois–Iowa League, which held no playoffs. Billy Murray served as manager of the championship season, as Joliet finished 10.0 games ahead of the
360:. The Joliet Standards/Springfield Foot Trackers ended the Illinois–Iowa–Indiana League season with an overall record of 42–80 placing eighth and last in the standings. Frank Belt served as manager, as Joliet finished 31.5 games behind the first place 307:. In their first season of play, the Joliet Convicts placed sixth with a record of 56–59 in the eight–team Illinois–Iowa League. W.E. Buckley and Ed Culberson served as the Joliet managers as the Convicts finished 14.0 games behind the first place 426:
The name of the Joliet early home minor league ballpark(s) is unknown. It was noted the Convicts' home ballpark was located on Mississippi Avenue, between Fourth Avenue and Hickory Creek in Joliet, Illinois.
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Early baseball in Joliet featured the amateur "Joliet Stone Citys" as a local team beginning in 1875. On September 28, 1875, Joliet hosted a game against the original Chicago White Stockings, who became the
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continued play as members of the Illinois–Iowa League and finished in second place. Joliet ended the 1891 season with a record of 62–48 as Billy Moran and
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in the eight–team league. Four league teams folded during the season and the Illinois–Iowa League folded following the 1892 season.
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The Joliet use of the "Convicts" moniker was in reference to local industry, with Joliet, Illinois being home to the
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between 1890 and 1910, before resuming play in 2002. Joliet teams played as members of the
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Beginning in 2002, the Joliet minor league teams have hosted minor league home games at
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served as manager as the Jteam finished 13.5 games behind the first place
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served as managers. The Giants finished 8.0 games behind the first place
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Joliet was without minor league baseball until the 2002
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Minor league baseball returned briefly in 1910, as the
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Joliet first hosted minor league baseball in 1890. The
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Index

Joliet Jolly-ites
1890
1910
Joliet, Illinois
Independent
Class F
Class B
Class D
Independent
Illinois-Iowa League
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Northern Association
Northern League
Frontier League
Joliet Jackhammers
Joliet Slammers
Duly Health and Care Field
Minor league baseball
Aurora, Illinois
Illinois-Iowa League
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Northern Association
Chicago Cubs
Independent
Illinois-Iowa League
Ottumwa Coal Palace Kings
Joliet Correctional Center
Tim Manning
Quincy Ravens
Rockford Hustlers

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