Central League (1888)

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The Central League was a professional baseball league that played for one season, 1888. The teams that played in the league were the Allentown Peanuts, Binghamton Crickets, Hazleton Pugilists, Jersey City Skeeters, Newark Trunkmakers, Scranton Miners and Wilkes-Barre Barons. The league champion was the Newark Trunkmakers, who went 83–23. [1] The league's president was John W. Collins.

Standings and statistics

1888Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Newark Trunkmakers8323.783-Chris Meisel
Jersey City Skeeters 8425.7710.5Pat Powers
Wilkes-Barre Barons 5948.55124.5 James Donnelly / John Irwin
Scranton Miners 5551.51928.0 Sam Crane
Allentown Peanuts 5157.47233 Fergy Malone / Charles Reuter
Easton3867.36244.5L.F. Abbott /
John Henry / Henry Putnam
Elmira3473.31849.5 Charlie Hall
Binghamton Crickets1550.231NALeonard Baldwin / John Lavin
Hazleton Pugilists732.179NACharles Gessner

Binghamton disbanded August 3; Hazleton entered the league August 9

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John CroganNewarkBA.335 Bill Daley Jersey CityW42
John CroganNewarkRuns116Harry PyleJersey CityPCT.818 18-4
John CroganNewarkHits158
Jimmy Knowles Jersey CityHR4
John McKeeWilkes-BarreSB112

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References

  1. 1 2 Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN   978-1932391176.