Kankakee Kanks

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Casey Stengel played for the 1910 Kankakee Kays, beginning his first professional season.

The Clinton Teddies, Decatur Commodores, Elgin Kittens, Freeport Pretzels, Jacksonville Jacks, Joliet Jolly-ites and Muscatine Pearl Finders teams Joined Kankakee as the charter members of the eight–team league, which began play on May 10,1910.

On July 11, 1910, the Kankakee Kays were in third place with a 34–24 record under manager Dan Collins when the franchise disbanded.

Years later, at his birthday party in 1956, the Kankakee Federal Savings and Loan Association presented Stengel with a check.

The Clinton/Kankakee team finished with an overall record of 56–56, placing fourth in the 1912 Illinois-Missouri League playing under managers Claude Suttles and Fred Wilson.

With a 35–51 record under manager Red Kelly, Kankakee finished the season 23.5 games behind the first place Lincoln Abes in the six–team league final standings.

Kankakee played in 1914 under managers Harry Randall, Gene Connelly, Teddy Raines and William Hinley.