Sport | Minor League Baseball |
---|---|
Inaugural season | 1892 |
Ceased | 1895 |
Replaced by | Atlantic League |
President | J. Monroe Kreiter (1892) Henry B. Diddlebock (1893) E.K. Meyers (1894) A.L. Johnson (1894) John H. Hanlon (1894–1895) |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 1 Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (1892) Johnstown Terrors (1893) Pottsville Colts (1894) Hazleton Quay-kers (1895) |
Classification | Independent (1892–1895) |
The Pennsylvania State League was an American minor league baseball sports league that operated from 1892 to 1895, then became the first Atlantic League. The league member teams were exclusively based in Pennsylvania.
1892 Pennsylvania State League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | 24 | 9 | .727 | – | James Randall |
Allentown Colts | 24 | 12 | .667 | 1.5 | John Hanlon |
Altoona | 23 | 15 | .606 | 3.5 | Alexander Donahue |
Johnstown Johnnies | 21 | 15 | .583 | 4.5 | Thayer Torreyson |
Danville | 9 | 22 | .290 | 14.0 | NA |
Scranton Miners | 5 | 26 | .161 | 18.0 | NA |
Reading Actives | 8 | 11 | .445 | NA | NA |
Lebanon Pretzel Eaters | 4 | 8 | .333 | NA | Bill Sharsig |
Lebanon and Reading disbanded.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Coleman | Lebanon | BA | .362 | George Shaffer | Altoona | Hits | 99 | |
George Shaffer | Altoona | Runs | 60 | Jack Drauby | Wilkes-Barre | Runs | 60 |
1893 Pennsylvania State League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easton | 70 | 36 | .660 | – | Jay Faatz |
Johnstown Terrors | 62 | 39 | .614 | 5.5 | Thayer Torreyson |
Altoona Mud Turtles | 57 | 41 | .582 | 9.0 | Alexander Donahue |
Allentown Colts | 57 | 46 | .563 | 11.5 | John Hanlon |
Harrisburg Hustlers | 49 | 52 | .485 | 18.5 | Felix Marks |
York White Roses | 51 | 55 | .481 | 19.0 | William Stevens / Bill Sharsig |
Scranton Miners | 45 | 57 | .441 | 23.0 | Martin Swift |
Danville / Reading Actives | 16 | 81 | .165 | 49.5 | Art McCoy / Elias Maier / William Whitman |
Danville (5–47) moved to Reading July 7.
Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Betts | Easton | BA | .402 | John Lyston | Altoona/Harrisburg | W | 24 | |
Herman Pitz | Scranton | Runs | 127 | Jack Fee | Scranton/Allentown | SO | 134 | |
Fred Betts | Easton | Hits | 150 | Henry Miller | Harrisburg | Pct | .762: 16-5 | |
Scoops Carey | Altoona | HR | 10 | John Slagle | Easton | Pct | .762: 16-5 | |
Ace Stewart | Easton | HR | 10 |
1894 Pennsylvania State League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pottsville Colts | 62 | 44 | .585 | 0 | Phenomenal Smith |
Harrisburg Senators | 56 | 45 | .554 | 3.5 | Jack Huston |
Reading Actives | 61 | 50 | .550 | 3.5 | William Whitman |
Allentown Kelly's Killers / Easton Dutchmen / Ashland | 53 | 46 | .535 | 5.5 | King Kelly / John Milligan |
Hazleton Barons | 53 | 53 | .500 | 9 | Bill Sharsig |
Scranton Indians / Shenandoah | 55 | 55 | .500 | 9.0 | Jim Brennan |
Altoona / Lancaster Chicks | 51 | 54 | .486 | 10.5 | A.T. Bentley / Jim Donahue |
Easton Dutchmen / Philadelphia Colts | 40 | 74 | .351 | 26.0 | Bill Parks / Charlie Levis |
Easton (8–36) moved to Philadelphia July 4; Altoona (17–31) moved to Lancaster July 7; Scranton (45–28) was replaced by Shenandoah August 12; Allentown (53–29) was replaced by Easton August 16; Easton (0–8) moved to Ashland Sept. 1.
Playoff: Pottsville defeated Harrisburg in a disputed title game.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Walters | Allentown | BA | .383 | Bill Massey | Scranton/Philadelphia | Hits | 176 | |
Tom Golden | Pottsville | Runs | 145 | Henry Cole | Altoona/Lancaster | HR | 21 |
1895 Pennsylvania State League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazleton Quay-kers | 61 | 44 | .581 | – | Bill Sharsig |
Carbondale Anthracites | 55 | 48 | .533 | 5.0 | M. Swift |
Lancaster Chicks | 49 | 54 | .476 | 11.0 | A.T. Bentley |
Pottsville Colts / Allentown/ Reading | 44 | 64 | .407 | 18.5 | Phenomenal Smith |
Allentown Goobers | 29 | 28 | .509 | NA | John Milligan |
Reading | 37 | 27 | .578 | NA | William Whitman |
Harrisburg Senators | 19 | 16 | .543 | NA | Frank Seiss / Jim Donahue |
Shenandoah Huns | 1 | 14 | .067 | NA | Jim Brennan / Charlie Levis |
Shenandoah disbanded May 20; Harrisburg disbanded June 20; Reading disbanded July 20; Allentown disbanded July 24; Pottsville (35–33) moved to Allentown July 27; Allentown (5–7) moved to Reading August 10.
Playoff: None Scheduled
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Milligan | Allentown/Reading | BA | .457 | Bill Massey | Carbondale | Hits | 174 | |
Gus Moran | Hazleton | Runs | 139 |
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