Empire State League

For the league that played in New York, see Empire State League (NY).

The Empire State League was a class D Georgia-based league which only operated in 1913. A year later the league was renamed the Georgia State League.

Cities Represented

• Americus, GA: Americus Muckalees 1913
• Brunswick, GA: Brunswick Pilots 1913
• Cordele, GA: Cordele Babies 1913
• Thomasville, GA: Thomasville Hornets 1913
• Valdosta, GA: Valdosta Millionaires 1913
• Waycross, GA: Waycross Blowhards 1913

Teams and Statistics

1913

1913 Empire State League
Presidents: C.C. Vaughn / Oscar Grover

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Valdosta Millionaires	58	40	.592	0	Whitey Morse / Dutch Jordan
Thomasville Hornets	56	40	.583	1	Martin Dudley / George Durley
Cordele Babies	49	50	.495	9.5	Eddie Reagan
Americus Muckalees	45	54	.455	13.5	Harry Weber / Hal Griffin / William Kuhlman
Waycross Blowhards	43	52	.453	13.5	Charles Wahoo / Jack Hawkins / Wild Bill Clark
Brunswick Pilots	42	57	.424	16.5	Bert Kite / Charles Moran / Whitey Morse

Playoffs: Thomasville 4 games, Valdosta 2.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
C.M. Chancey	Americus	BA	.383		V. Roth	Thomasville	W	18
Van Landingham	Valdosta	Runs	72		Red Dacey	Americus	Pct	.750; 9-3
C. M. Chancey	Americus	Hits	142

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Henry Chancey	Americus	BA	.383		Vincent Roth	Thomasville	W	18
Van Landingham	Valdosta	Runs	72		Red Dacey	Americus	PCT	.750 9-3
Henry Chancey	Americus	Hits	142
Henry Chancey	Americus	HR	10

Source:

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

Further Reading

• William F. Ross III: "The Empire State League: South Georgia baseball in 1913", in Ken Fenster and Wynn Montgomery, eds: Baseball in the Peach State, The National Pastime, SABR, Volume 40 (2010), pp. 42-52.