Pennsylvania-West Virginia League

The Pennsylvania-West Virginia League was a class D league that began action in 1908 and continued through 1909. Clarksburg disbanded July 10, 1909 resulting in Parkersburg, which just moved from Charleroi June 30, being dropped, leaving the league in weak shape. It folded after the year's end. It was revised again in 1914 as a short-lived independent league.

Cities Represented

• Charleroi, PA: Charleroi Cherubs 1908; Charleroi 1909, 1914
• Clarksburg, WV: Clarksburg Drummers 1908; Clarksburg Bees 1909, 1914
• Connellsville, PA: Connellsville Cokers 1908-1909, 1914
• Fairmont, WV: Fairmont Badies 1908; Fairmont Champions 1909; Fairmont 1914
• Grafton, WV: Grafton Wanderers 1908; Grafton 1909
• McKeesport, PA: McKeesport Royals 1914
• Parkersburg, WV: Parkersburg Parkers 1909
• Scottdale, PA: Scottdale Millers 1908
• Uniontown, PA: Uniontown Coal Barons 1908-1909; Uniontown 1914

Teams and Statistics

1908

1908 Pennsylvania-West Virginia League - schedule
Presidents: James D. Groninger

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons	68	41	.624	-	Frank Sisley
Clarksburg Drummers	71	48	.597	2	Lucas Hogue / Ferdinand Drumm
Charleroi Cherubs	56	53	.514	12	Arch Osborne
Connellsville Cokers	54	56	.491	14.5	H.E. Irwin / W. Marietta / Milt Montgomery
Fairmont Badies	55	64	.462	18	Thomas Haymond / Reddy Mack / Snodgrass
Scottdale / Grafton #	36	78	.316	34.5	Duff Buttermore

# Scottdale (24-46) moved to Grafton July 21.
Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Phillips	Uniontown	BA	.307
Elmer Jacobson	Scottdale/Grafton	Hits	119
Fred Dawson	Clarksburg	Runs	80

1909

1909 Pennsylvania-West Virginia League
Presidents: James D. Groninger

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons	63	44	.589	-	Frank Sisley/Charles McCloskey
Fairmont Champions	58	50	.537	5.5	Louis Hunt
Grafton	56	54	.509	8.5	Duff Buttermore
Connellsville Cokers	53	56	.486	11	Alexander Sweeney
Clarksburg Bees #	22	31	.415	NA	Fedinand Drumm
Charleroi / Parkersburg Parkers #	16	33	.327	NA	Fred Osborne / Frank McHale

# Charleroi (13-25) moved to Parkersburg June 30, then was dropped July 10, after Clarksburg disbanded.
Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Waldo Jackley	Fairmont	BA	.326		Joe Phillips	Uniontown	W	29
Del Gainer	Grafton	Runs	59		Joe Phillips	Uniontown	Pct	.806; 29-7
Joe Phillips	Uniontown	Hits	127

1914

1914 Pennsylvania-West Virginia League - schedule
Presidents: Hugh A. McKinnon

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Connellsville Cokers	5	1	.833	-	James Mack
Fairmont	3	2	.600	1.5	George Needham
McKeesport Royals #	2	2	.500	2
Clarksburg Bees	3	4	.429	2.5	Hugh Shannon
Charleroi #	2	3	.400	2.5	Charles O'Day
Uniontown	2	5	.286	3.5	Fred Paige

# McKeesport and Charleroi disbanded May 26. The league collapsed June 1.
President McKinnon resigned May 25 when the league declined to be affiliated with the independent major Federal League, after having been denied protection by the National Board.

Source

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