Pennsylvania State League

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The Pennsylvania State League played from 1892-1895, then changed into the first Atlantic League. In The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, the Pennsylvania State Association of 1886-87 is listed under the Pennsylvania State League, as is the Eastern Interstate League of 1890. These are included below.

Cities Represented 1886-1887[edit]

Teams and Statistics[edit]

1886-1887[edit]

1886 Pennsylvania State Association
President: Nathaniel Wolfe

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Wilkes-Barre 54 24 .692 - Denny Mack
Williamsport 42 35 .545 11.5 ____?____(6/23) H.S. Lucas(8/__) Chris Rickley
Altoona 42 39 .519 13.5 Harry Fisher (minors)(7/30) William Zecher
Scranton Indians 34 44 .436 20 Dan O'Leary(8/4) Harry Fisher (minors)
Lewiston Independents # 8 20 .286 NA Crist Brenneman(5/__) C. Price
Lancaster Ironsides $ 4 10 .286 NA Harry Gallagher
Danville @ 2 14 .125 NA Art McCoy

$ Lancaster disbanded June 1
@ Danville joined the league June 22, then disbanded July 31
# Lewiston disbanded July 7

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John McKee Lancaster/Wilkes-Barre BA .325 George Stalze Wilkes-Barre W 30
William Riley Wilkes-Barre Runs 87 Billy Crowell Altoona SO 285
John McKee Lancaster/Wilkes-Barre Hits 107 George Stalze Wilkes-Barre ERA 1.10
John McKee Lancaster/Wilkes-Barre HR 8 George Stalze Wilkes-Barre PCT .769 30-9


1887 Pennsylvania State Association
President: E.F. Bogert

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Allentown Peanut Eaters 28 15 .651 - Harry Smith/George Heubel
Altoona Mountineers 25 24 .510 6 William Zecher
Reading Actives 20 23 .465 8 Henry Myers
Williamsport Lumber City 19 22 .463 8 Fergy Malone
Bradford 17 28 .378 12 S.D. Weaver
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons $ 27 13 .675 NA Buster Hoover/William Devinny
Scranton Miners & 11 10 .524 NA Harry Fisher (minors)/Joe Fogarty
Johnstown % 12 22 .353 NA Denny Mack/John Cullen/Peter McShannick

& Scranton withdrew June 9 to join International League
$ Wilkes-Barre withdrew July 14 to join International League
% Johnstown disbanded July 4
The league disbanded July 20

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Buster Hoover Wilkes-Barre BA .448 Ed Beatin Allentown W 19
Buster Hoover Wilkes-Barre Runs 62 Ed Beatin Allentown SO 155
Chris Rickley Williamsport Runs 62 Ed Beatin Allentown PCT .792 19-5
Buster Hoover Wilkes-Barre Hits 90
Ed Sales Wilkes-Barre HR 7

Cities Represented 1890[edit]

1890 Eastern Inter-State League
President: William H. Volz

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
York Monarchs 40 16 .714 - Monroe Kreiter
Harrisburg Ponies % 39 24 .619 4.5 James Farrington
Altoona Mountaineers 38 27 .585 6.5 William Zecher
Lebanon 27 33 .450 15 J.E. Rigby/Ed Knouff/James Randall
Easton @ 16 31 .340 NA George Carman
Lancaster Dutch # 1 19 .050 NA George Goodhart
Allentown $ 3 14 .176 NA Charles Macon/Fritz

# Lancaster disbanded May 24
$ Allentown entered June 12, taking Lancaster's record; the franchise disbanded July 5
@ Easton disbanded July 5
% Harrisburg entered the Atlantic Association July 22

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot
George Williams York BA .386
Bill Eagan Harrisburg Runs 79
Bill Eagan Harrisburg Hits 86
Frank Grant Harrisburg HR 5
Bill Eagan Harrisburg SB 37


Cities Represented 1892-1895[edit]

Teams and Statistics[edit]

1892-1895[edit]

1892 Pennsylvania State League - schedule
President: J. Monroe Kreiter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Pittsburgh Tigers/Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons # 48 22 .686 - Thayer Torreyson
Altoona Mountaineers 42 28 .600 6 William Zecher
Allentown Colts 42 29 .592 6.5 Felix Marks
Johnstown Pirates 35 35 .500 13 Charles Ogle/Elmer Cleveland/James Farrington
Danville 17 52 .246 31.5 Art McCoy
Scranton Indians & 2 22 .083 18 Larry Ketrick
Reading Actives $ 27 28 .491 NA James Randall
Lebanon Pretzel Eaters @ 22 25 .468 NA George Carman

# Pittsburgh (16-8) transferred to Wilkes-Barre June 15
% Harrisburg disbanded July 14
& Scranton entered July 19
@ Lebanon disbanded July 21
$ Reading disbanded July 28

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Coleman Lebanon/Danville BA .342 George Hodson Altoona W 21
Charles Shaffer Altoona Hits 104 George Hodson Altoona SO 223
Charles Shaffer Altoona Runs 64 Bill Hawke Reading ERA 0.45
Charles Shaffer Altoona SB 38 Henry Jones Pittsburgh/Wilkes-Barre PCT .850 17-3


1893 Pennsylvania State League - schedule
President: Henry B. Diddlebock

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Easton Dutchmen 70 36 .660 - Charles Faatz
Johnstown Terrors 62 39 .614 5.5 Thayer Torreyson
Altoona Mud Turtles 57 41 .582 9 Alexander Donahue
Allentown Colts 57 46 .563 11.5 John Hanlon
Harrisburg Hustlers 49 52 .485 18.5 Felix Marks/Jack Huston
York White Roses 51 55 .481 19 William Stevens / Bill Sharsig
Scranton Miners 45 57 .441 23 Martin Swift
Danville / Reading Actives # 16 81 .165 49.5 Art McCoy / Elias Maier / William Whitman

# Danville (6-47) moved to Reading July 7. Reading started the second season July 17
Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Fred Betts Easton BA .402 Albert Lukens Allentown W 24
Herman Pitz Scranton Runs 127 Jack Fee Scranton/Allentown SO 134
Fred Betts Easton Hits 150 Henry Miller Harrisburg Pct .762: 16-5
Scoops Carey Altoona HR 10 John Slagle Easton Pct .762: 16-5
Ace Stewart Easton HR 10


1894 Pennsylvania State League
Presidents: E.K. Meyers / A.L. Johnson / John H. Hanlon

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Pottsville Colts 62 44 .585 - Phenomenal Smith
Harrisburg Senators 56 45 .554 3.5 Jack Huston
Reading Actives 61 50 .550 3.5 M. Abbott Whitman/Ben Zerr
Allentown / Easton / Ashland #### 53 46 .535 5.5 King Kelly / Bill Parks
Hazleton Barons 53 53 .500 9 John Hanlon
Scranton Indians / Shenandoah ### 55 55 .500 9 Martin Swift/George Goetz
Altoona / Lancaster Chicks ## 51 54 .486 10.5 A Drews / Alex Donahue (6/) / Asa Bentley
Easton Dutchmen / Philadelphia Colts # 40 74 .351 26 Charlie Levis/Bill Parks/James Randall

# Easton (8-36) moved to Philadelphia July 4.
## Altoona {17-31) moved to Lancaster July 7.
### Scranton (45-28) jumped to Eastern League and was repaced by Shenandoah August 2.
#### Allentown (53-29) jumped to Eastern League and was replaced by Easton August 16; Easton (0-8) moved to Ashland Sept. 1.
Playoff: Pottsville defeated Harrisburg in a disputed title game.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Walters Allentown BA .383 John Scheible Altoona/Lancaster W 26
Bill Massey Scranton/Philadelphia Hits 172 John Scheible Altoona/Lancaster SO 174
Tom Golden Pottsville Runs 146 George Hodson Scranton ERA 1.88
Henry Cote Altoona/Lancaster HR 21 Pat Meaney Harrisburg PCT .767 23-7


1895 Pennsylvania State League
Presidents: John H. Hanlon

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Hazleton Barons 61 44 .581 - Bill Sharsig
Carbondale Anthracites 55 48 .533 5 Martin Swift
Lancaster Chicks 49 54 .476 11 Asa Bentley (6/) / Hensel
Pottsville Colts / Allentown / Reading ##### 44 64 .407 18.5 Phenomenal Smith/Jocko Milligan
Allentown Goobers #### 29 28 .509 NA Jocko Milligan
Reading Actives ### 37 27 .578 NA William Whitman
Harrisburg Senators ## 19 16 .543 NA Frank Seiss
Shenandoah # 1 14 .067 NA Bill Brennan

# Shenandoah disbanded May 20.
## Harrisburg disbanded June 14.
### Reading disbanded July 20..
#### Allentown disbanded July 24.
##### Pottsville (35-33) moved to Allentown July 27. Allentown (5-7) moved to Reading August 10.
Playoff: Hazleton 2 games, Reading 0

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Jocko Milligan Allentown/Reading BA .457 Charles Jordan Hazleton W 25
Bill Massey Carbondale Hits 174 John Scheibel Reading PCT .739 17-6
Gus Moran Hazleton Runs 139

Source[edit]

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

Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]

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