{{Infobox sports league | title =Kentucky-Indiana League | current_season = <!-- do not wikilink --> | current_season2 = <!-- do not wikilink --> | last_season = <!-- do not wikilink --> | upcoming_season = <!-- do not wikilink; replace with current_season at the start of the new season --> | logo = | pixels = <!-- use a format of ##px, such as 120px --> | caption = | formerly = | sport =Minor League Baseball | replaced = | owner = | ceo = | chief operating officer = | director = | president =Ad Stallman (1896) | commissioner = | fame = <!--what the league is famous for...the "claim to fame"...avoid use if possible--> | motto = | inaugural =1896 | teams =7 | singles = | country ={{US||United States of America}} | venue = | confed = <!-- or | continent = or | continents = --> | folded =August 5, 1896 | champion = | most_champs ='''1'''<br> Madisonville (1896) | classification =Independent (1896) | qualification = | tv = | sponsor = | related_comps = Kentucky-Indiana-Tennessee League | founder = | levels = | promotion = | relegation = | domestic_cup = | website = }}
The '''Kentucky–Indiana League''' was a minor league baseball league which operated in Kentucky and Indiana in {{baseball year|1896}}. The league had six teams in their lone season. Former Major League Baseball players who participated in the league were Frank Freund, Sammy Strang, Bob Langsford and Charlie Knepper.
==1896 teams== *'''Evansville, Indiana''': Evansville Hoosiers *'''Henderson, Kentucky''': Henderson *'''Hopkinsville, Kentucky''': Hopkinsville *'''Madisonville, Kentucky''': Madisonville *'''Owensboro, Kentucky''': Owensboro Corncrackers *'''Vincennes, Indiana''': Vincennes *'''Washington, Indiana''': Washington Giants <ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref>
==1896 Kentucky-Indiana League standings== {| class="wikitable" !Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers |- |Madisonville||15||9||.625||-||Jacob Aydelotte |- |Owensboro Corncrackers||14||9||.609||0.5||Sheridan |- |Hopkinsville||12||12||.500||3.0||Hugh Galbraith |- |Washington Giants||11||11||.500||3.0|| NA |- |Evansville Hoosiers||9||14||.391||5.5||Ad Stallman |- |Henderson ||9||15||.375||6.0||Phil Reccius / Coleman |} The league started June 22 with Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro and Vincennes. When the Vincennes franchise folded, the Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Washington teams were added and the league restarted July 1.<br />Madisonville disbanded July 29; Henderson disbanded August 3; Evansville disbanded August 4{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}<ref name="encyc"/>
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==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=aabed736 Baseball-Reference (Minors)]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kentucky-Indiana League}} Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Category:Baseball leagues in Indiana Category:Baseball leagues in Kentucky Category:Sports leagues established in 1896 Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1896
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