The "Abes" nickname corresponded to President Abraham Lincoln, who was the namesake of the city and resided in the area.
With a record of 43–71, Jim Novacek and Harry Saillard served as managers during the season, as the Abes finished 23.5 games behind the champion Pekin Celestials.
[5] The 1910 league standings showed the Pekin Celestials 66–47, Clinton Champs 58–57, Canton Chinks 55–62, Macomb Potters 50–43, Beardstown/Jacksonville Jacks 44–36 and Lincoln Abes 43–71.
The Lincoln Abes were unaffiliated with a major league baseball franchise and featured local players on their 1910 roster.
Lincoln finished 5.0 games ahead of the second place Champaign Velvets, as manager Louis Ehrgott again led the Abes to a championship.
[3] The Lincoln Abes' pursuit of a third straight Illinois–Missouri League championship under manager Louis Ehrgott ended during the 1914 season with the team in first place.
[22] A 1909 Lincoln insurance map also shows a "public park" bordered by Kickapoo, Clinton, S. McLean and Decatur Streets.
[25] A streetcar line in the era was described as running from the Latham Hotel, past the "baseball park" and out to the Union Cemetery.