Pennsylvania State League

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Pennsylvania State League
Sport Minor League Baseball
Inaugural season1892
Ceased1895
Replaced by Atlantic League
PresidentJ. Monroe Kreiter (1892)
Henry B. Diddlebock (1893)
E.K. Meyers (1894)
A.L. Johnson (1894)
John H. Hanlon (1894–1895)
No. of teams6
Country United States of America
Most titles1
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.

Contents

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1892 Pennsylvania State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons 249.727James Randall
Allentown Colts 2412.6671.5John Hanlon
Altoona2315.6063.5Alexander Donahue
Johnstown Johnnies 2115.5834.5Thayer Torreyson
Danville922.29014.0NA
Scranton Miners 526.16118.0NA
Reading Actives 811.445NANA
Lebanon Pretzel Eaters 48.333NA Bill Sharsig

Lebanon and Reading disbanded.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John Coleman LebanonBA.362George ShafferAltoonaHits99
George ShafferAltoonaRuns60Jack DraubyWilkes-BarreRuns60

1893 Pennsylvania State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Easton7036.660 Jay Faatz
Johnstown Terrors 6239.6145.5Thayer Torreyson
Altoona Mud Turtles 5741.5829.0Alexander Donahue
Allentown Colts 5746.56311.5John Hanlon
Harrisburg Hustlers 4952.48518.5Felix Marks
York White Roses 5155.48119.0William Stevens / Bill Sharsig
Scranton Miners 4557.44123.0Martin Swift
Danville /
Reading Actives
1681.16549.5 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 statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred BettsEastonBA.402 John Lyston Altoona/HarrisburgW24
Herman Pitz ScrantonRuns127 Jack Fee Scranton/AllentownSO134
Fred BettsEastonHits150Henry MillerHarrisburgPct.762: 16-5
Scoops Carey AltoonaHR10 John Slagle EastonPct.762: 16-5
Ace Stewart EastonHR10

1894 Pennsylvania State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Pottsville Colts 6244.5850 Phenomenal Smith
Harrisburg Senators 5645.5543.5Jack Huston
Reading Actives 6150.5503.5William Whitman
Allentown Kelly's Killers /
Easton Dutchmen / Ashland
5346.5355.5 King Kelly / John Milligan
Hazleton Barons 5353.5009 Bill Sharsig
Scranton Indians / Shenandoah5555.5009.0 Jim Brennan
Altoona / Lancaster Chicks 5154.48610.5A.T. Bentley / Jim Donahue
Easton Dutchmen / Philadelphia Colts 4074.35126.0 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 statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John WaltersAllentownBA.383 Bill Massey Scranton/PhiladelphiaHits176
Tom GoldenPottsvilleRuns145Henry ColeAltoona/LancasterHR21

1895 Pennsylvania State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Hazleton Quay-kers 6144.581 Bill Sharsig
Carbondale Anthracites 5548.5335.0M. Swift
Lancaster Chicks 4954.47611.0A.T. Bentley
Pottsville Colts /
Allentown/ Reading
4464.40718.5 Phenomenal Smith
Allentown Goobers 2928.509NA John Milligan
Reading 3727.578NAWilliam Whitman
Harrisburg Senators 1916.543NAFrank Seiss / Jim Donahue
Shenandoah Huns 114.067NA 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 statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John Milligan Allentown/ReadingBA.457 Bill Massey CarbondaleHits174
Gus MoranHazletonRuns139

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.

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