Ohio-Michigan League

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The Ohio-Michigan League made it all the way until July 4 of its only season, 1893. The league started the season as a six team league. The Bay City Riders and Saginaw Alerts teams disbanded on June 11 and June 12, respectively, after failing to pay league bond guarantees. The Canton Deubers dropped out on June 21 and the East End All Stars were added on June 28 and played in the league for a week.

Cities Represented[edit]

Teams and Statistics[edit]

1893[edit]

1893 Ohio-Michigan League
President: Captain W.H. Taylor/George Clugston

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Akron Summits 20 10 .667 - Charles Hazen
Mansfield Electricians 20 18 .526 4 Carl McVey
Sandusky Sandies 16 17 .485 5.5 Walter Miller
Bay City Riders # 19 9 .526 NA Willard Davis
Canton Deubers ## 13 14 .481 NA Bill Delaney
Saginaw Alerts # 5 15 .250 NA Frank Thyne / Fred Popkay
East Liverpool East End All Stars ### 1 2 .333 NA Jack Darragh

# Bay City and Saginaw disbanded June 11.
## Canton disbanded June 22.
### East Liverpool joined the league June 26.
The league disbanded July 4.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Charles Hazen Akron BA .460 Tim Nevins Mansfield W 7
Charles Hazen Akron Runs 50 Bob Walsh Akron W 7
Pete Munderscheid Sandusky Hits 58 Bill Phillips Akron SO 47
Ed McFarland Akron HR 12 Charles Wilhelm Canton PCT .8331 5-1
Martin Hogan Akron SB 20

Source[edit]

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