Havana Perfectos

The Havana Perfectos were a minor league baseball franchise based in Havana, Illinois in 1908. The Havana Perfectos played as charter members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League.

Havana Perfectos
Minor league affiliations
Class
League
Illinois-Missouri League (1908)
Major league affiliations
Team
None
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameHavana Perfectos (1908)
BallparkRiverside Park (1908)

History

Minor league baseball began in Havana, Illinois in 1908. The Havana "Perfectos" became charter members of the six–team Class D level Illinois-Missouri League. The Canton Chinks, Galesburg Hornets, Hannibal Cannibals, Macomb Potters and Monmouth Browns franchises joined Havana as charter members of the league.[1]

Beginning league play on May 12, 1908, Havana placed 3rd in the 1908 Illinois–Missouri League final standing. The Perfectos ended the season with a 58–60 record, playing under managers Mike Sampson and Fred Kommers. Havana finished 10.0 games behind the 1st place Hannibal Cannibals in the final Illinois–Missouri League standings. The six–team league standings were headed by the Hannibal Cannibals (68–49), followed by Macomb Potters (66–53), Havana Perfectos (58–60), Canton Chinks (56–61), Monmouth Browns (55–62) and Galesburg Hornets.[2][3][4][5]

Havana player/manager Fred Kommers won the Illinois–Missouri League batting championship with a .349 average and the home run title, hitting 11. Kommers also led the league with 153 total hits and 75 runs scored.[3]

The Havana Perfectos folded following the 1908 season. The Hannibal franchise also left the league and the two teams and were replaced by the Pekin Celestials and Beardstown Infants in the 1909 Illinois–Missouri League.[6][7][8]

Havana, Illinois has not hosted another minor league team.[6]

The ballpark

The Havana Perfectos were noted to have played minor league home games at Riverside Park. Today, Riverside Park is still in use as a public park. The park is located at 100 West Main Street at the Illinois River, Havana, Illinois.[9][10][11]

(1904) Havana, Illinois riverfront

Year-by-year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
190858–603rdMike Sampson / Fred KommersNone held

Notable alumni

See also

Havana Perfectos players

References
  1. "1908 Illinois-Missouri League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1908 Illinois-Missouri League (IIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Illinois-Missouri League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "Illinois-Missouri League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "1908 Havana Perfectos Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "Havana, Illinois Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Macomb Potters – Western Illinois Museum".
  8. Emery, Tom (July 22, 2016). "Baseball's past had obscure ties to Jacksonville, Beardstown". Jacksonville Journal-Courier.
  9. "Riverside Park in Havana, IL minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Riverfront Park – Havana Park District – Havana, Illinois".
  11. "Havana Riverfront Park".
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