Pacific States League
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]
- Oakland, CA: Oakland Reliance
- Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Gilt Edge
- San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Olympics/San Francisco Athletics
- San Francisco, CA: San Franciscos
- San Jose, CA: San Jose Prune Pickers
- Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz Beachcombers
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 | 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
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