Cumberland Valley League

The Cumberland Valley League existed for about 2 months in 1896.

Cities Represented

• Carlisle, PA: Carlisle Colts 1896
• Chambersburg, PA: Chambersburg Maroons 1896
• Hagerstown, MD: Hagerstown Lions 1896
• Hanover, PA: Hanover Tigers 1896
• York, PA: York 1896

Teams & Statistics

1896

1896 Cumberland Valley League
President: Eugene S. Faber

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Hagerstown Lions	26	12	.684	-
Chambersburg Maroons $	22	14	.611	3	Clay Henninger/Billy Goeckel
Carlisle Colts	14	23	.378	11.5
Hanover Tigers/York #	12	25	.324	13.5	Barnie Mulhall/Bobby Rothermel

# Hanover transferred to York August 1 and back to Hanover August 8.
$ Chambersburg disbanded August 7, causing the league to disband August 9.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Natty Nattress	Hagerstown	Runs	40		Thomas Lipp	Hagerstown	W	10
William Graffius	Hagerstown	Hits	52		Charlie Gettig	Hanover	SO	73
Harry Tate	Hagerstown	HR	6		Thomas Lipp	Hagerstown	PCT	.833; 10-2

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition