Pacific States League

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The Pacific States League of 1898 was a Non-Signatory 19th Century Leagues, which meant that it did not sign the National Agreement of 1883.

Cities Represented[edit]

Teams and Statistics 1898[edit]

1898 Pacific States League - schedule
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Santa Cruz Beachcombers 5 1 .833 - Oscar Tuttle
Sacramento Gilt Edge 4 1 .800 .5 Doc Hennessey
San Jose Prune Pickers 3 3 .500 2 Joe McGuckin
San Francisco Olympics/San Francisco Athletics # 3 4 .429 2.5 Daniel Crowley
San Franciscos 2 4 .333 3 F.W. Bushnell
Oakland Reliance 2 6 .250 4 J.W. Cofforth

# Olympics (1-3) transferred to Athletics April 10
The league disbanded April 24 and joined the California League to form the Pacific Coast League, which was commonly called the California League by Eastern publications

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Bull Croll Oakland BA .583 Louis Balsz Santa Cruz W 4
Bull Croll Oakland Runs 12 Louis Balsz Santa Cruz SO 28
Bill Hanlon San Jose Runs 12 Louis Balsz Santa Cruz PCT .800 4-1
Bull Croll Oakland Hits 14
Josh Reilly San Francisco Hits 14
Nine Players HR 1

Source[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition