Buckeye League

The Buckeye League was an independent league that operated as a six-team circuit in 1915. On May 24, the Canton and Marion clubs disbanded. The league disbanded on July 5. This was the one and only year that the league was in operation.

Cities Represented

• Akron, OH: Akron Rubbermen 1915
• Canton, OH: Canton Giants 1915
• Findlay, OH: Findlay Finns 1915
• Lima, OH: Lima Boosters 1915
• Marion, OH: Marion Senators 1915
• Newark, OH: Newark New Socks 1915

Teams and Statistics

1915

1915 Buckeye League
President: Al Lawson

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lima Boosters	25	18	.581	-	Sandy Murray
Findlay Finns	22	19	.537	2	Ollie Chapman
Akron Rubbermen	22	21	.512	3	Al Newnham
Newark New Socks	14	24	.368	8.5	Erv Wratten
Marion Senators #	10	5	.667	NA	Henry "Buzz" Wetzel
Canton Giants #	5	11	.313	NA	Bill Prout / Charles Skelley

# Marion and Canton disbanded June 11.
The league disbanded July 5.
Playoffs: None Scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Mundy	Canton/Akron	BA	.355		Red Hart	Findlay	W	15
Newt Jaekel	Akron	Runs	35		Bill Reynolds	Lima	SO	110
Sandy Murray	Lima	Hits	52		Red Hart	Findlay	Pct	.882; 15-2
Don Costello	Findlay	HR	4		Ben Egan	Findlay	HR	4

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.