Tri-State League (PA-DE-NJ)

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Yet another league to use the Tri-State League name, this one was in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. The league existed for three years as an independent (1904-1906), then joined Organized Baseball as a class B league from 1907-1914. Harrisburg, PA was represented for the full run of 1904-1914, while Trenton, NJ was represented for the whole Organized Baseball run (1907-1914). In 1909 and 1910, Wilmington, DE dropped out of the league, leaving this Tri-State League with only two states.

Cities Represented[edit]

Teams & Stats Indep.[edit]

1904[edit]

1904 Tri-State League-Independent
President: W.C. Farnsworth / Theodore Creamer

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
York Penn Parks 64 40 .615 - George Heckert
Williamsport Millionaires 61 46 .570 4.5 Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Senators 58 51 .532 8.5 Peter Agnew
Altoona Mountaineers 50 48 .516 11 Charles Carpenter
Lebanon 48 61 .440 18.5 Pop Kelchner
Wilmington Peaches 41 61 .402 22 Jess Frysinger
Camden # 4 19 .176 NA Robert Black

# Camden disbanded June 20

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Stoney McGlynn York W 30
Stoney McGlynn York IP 385
Stoney McGlynn York PCT .732 30-11

1905[edit]

1905 Tri-State League-Independent
President: Theodore Creamer

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Williamsport Millionaires 78 46 .629 - Max Lindheimer
Johnstown Johnnies 78 47 .624 .5 Charles Atherton
York White Roses 78 49 .614 1.5 George Heckert
Harrisburg Senators 76 51 .595 3.5 Billy Hamilton
Coatsville / Shamokin # 56 69 .448 22.5 Percy Stetler
Altoona Mountaineers 52 73 .416 26.5 Germany Smith / J.R. Bockel
Lancaster Maroons 51 76 .402 28.5 Frank Rinn / Jack Rothfus
Lebanon Dutch / Wilmington Peaches ## 33 91 .266 45 Pop Kelchner / Stirlith / Bussey / Smith

# Coatsville moved to Shamokin in August after playing a couple of games in Reading.
## Lebanon moved to Wilmington in July.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
William Matthews York W 27
Martin Glendon Johnstown PCT .944 17-1
Stoney McGlynn York IP 387

1906[edit]

1906 Tri-State League-Independent - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
York White Roses 75 52 .591 - George Heckert
Williamsport Millionaires 72 55 .567 3 Jimmy Sebring / Harry Wolverton
Lancaster Red Roses 70 57 .551 5 Fred Crolius
Altoona Mountaineers 64 62 .508 10.5 Arthur Irwin
Harrisburg Senators 52 74 .413 22.5 Billy Hamilton
Johnstown Johnnies 47 80 .370 28 Ed Holly

Total Attendance: 700,000

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Chick Hartley Lancaster BA .307 Stoney McGlynn York Wins 36
Mike O'Neill York Hits 157 Stoney McGlynn York SO 206
Tom O'Hara Lancaster Runs 90 Stoney McGlynn York PCT .783 36-10
Bob Unglaub Williamsport HR 14 Stoney McGlynn York IP 412

Teams & Stats Class B[edit]

1907[edit]

1907 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Williamsport Millionaires 86 38 .694 - Harry Wolverton
Harrisburg Senators 79 47 .627 8 George Heckert
Lancaster Red Roses 73 53 .579 14 Pop Foster
Trenton Tigers 70 54 .565 16 John Carney
Altoona Mountaineers 61 61 .500 24 Arthur Irwin / John Farrell
Johnstown Johnnies 46 77 .374 39.5 Atherton /Daly / Fred Raymer
Wilmington Peaches 43 79 .352 42 Connolly / Atherton / Grady
York / Reading # 38 87 .304 48.5 Curt Weigand

# York (18-57) moved to Reading July 24.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Joe Delahanty Williamsport BA .355 Rube Vickers Williamsport W 25
Joe Hennessey Williamsport Runs 91 Slim Sallee Williamsport PCT .815 22-5
Mike O'Neill Harrisburg Hits 143
Kip Selbach Harrisburg HR 7

1908[edit]

1908 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Williamsport Champions 82 45 .646 - Harry Wolverton
Harrisburg Senators 80 47 .630 2 George Heckert
Lancaster Red Roses 72 55 .567 10 Pop Foster
Reading Pretzels 67 60 .528 15 Red Owens / Curt Weigand
Johnstown Johnnies 64 63 .504 18 Edward Ashenbach / C.K. Kline
Trenton Tigers 54 73 .425 28 John Carney
Altoona Mountaineers 49 78 .386 33 John Farrell
Wilmington Peaches 40 87 .315 42 Mike Grady / William Waller /John O'Rourke
Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Harry Wolverton Williamsport BA .349 Jack Warhop Williamsport W 29
Dave Shean Williamsport Runs 97 Harry Krause Harrisburg PCT .810 17-4
Frank Huelsman Harrisburg Hits 153
Charlie Johnson Johnstown HR 9
Dick Egan Harrisburg SB 93

1909[edit]

1909 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Lancaster Red Roses 75 39 .658 - Marty Hogan
Reading Dutchmen 71 43 .623 4 Pop Foster
Williamsport Millionaires 61 53 .535 14 Bill Coughlin
Altoona Mountaineers 59 55 .518 16 Edward Ashenbach
Johnstown Johnnies 57 57 .500 18 Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Senators 49 65 .430 26 George Heckert
Trenton Tigers 43 71 .377 32 Percy Stetler / George Magoon
York White Roses 41 73 .360 34 Doc Reisling / William Poole
Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Pete Lister Williamsport BA .350 Stan Coveleski Lancaster W 23
Morrie Rath Reading Runs 98 A.P. Dank Reading PCT .917 11-1
Rip Cannell Williamsport Hits 145
Tom O'Hara Williamsport Hits 145
Merle Whitney Harrisburg HR 10
Doc Marshall Lancaster SB 71

1910[edit]

1910 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Altoona Rams 72 38 .655 - Henry Ramsey
Lancaster Red Roses 63 47 .573 9 Marty Hogan
Williamsport Millionaires 60 50 .545 12 Bill Coughlin
Trenton Tigers 58 52 .527 14 George Heckert
Johnstown Johnnies 55 57 .491 18 Bert Conn
Harrisburg Senators 52 59 .468 20.5 Kip Selbach
Reading Pretzels 45 65 .409 27 Harry Barton
York White Roses 37 74 .333 35.5 Louis Simmel / Jacob Weitzel / Curt Weigand
Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Rip Cannell Williamsport BA .355 Bill Steele Altoona W 25
Bob Coulson Altoona Runs 81 Bill Steele Altoona PCT .781 25-7
Rip Cannell Williamsport Hits 129
Jack Ness Williamsport Hits 129
Scotty Ingerton Altoona HR 10

1911[edit]

1911 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Reading Pretzels 74 35 .679 - Harry Barton
Trenton Tigers 65 46 .586 10 George Heckert
Johnstown Johnnies 57 49 .538 15.5 Bert Conn
Lancaster Red Roses 54 54 .500 19.5 Marty Hogan
Altoona Rams 51 56 .477 22 Henry Ramsey
York White Roses 50 58 .463 23.5 Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Ponies 47 61 .435 26.5 Kip Selbach
Wilmington Chicks 34 73 .318 39 Pete Cassidy / Tom Bannon

Playoff: Trenton 4 games, Reading 3.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Bud Davis Trenton BA .363 Jake Northrop Reading W 27
Al Jube Reading Runs 88 Jake Northrop Reading PCT .871 27-4
George Cockill Reading Hits 144
George Cockill Reading HR 12

1912[edit]

1912 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Harrisburg Senators 75 37 .670 - George Cockill
Allentown 65 47 .580 10 Bill Coughlin
Trenton Tigers 61 51 .545 14 George Heckert
Lancaster Lanks / Atlantic City ## 59 52 .532 15.5 John Castle
Wilmington Chicks 58 54 .518 17 Jim Jackson
Altoona Rams / Reading Pretzels # 52 59 .468 22.5 Charlie Babb
York White Roses 45 65 .409 29 Jack Manning
Johnstown Johnnies / Chester ### 31 81 .277 44 Bert Conn / Curt Wiegand

# Altoona moved to Reading June 13.
## Lancaster moved to Atlantic City June 18.
### Johnstown moved to Chester August 2.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Charlie Johnson Trenton BA .403 Buck Stanley Atlantic City W 23
Bill Clay Trenton Runs 114 John Fox Harrisburg PCT .909 10-1
Charlie Johnson Trenton Hits 161
Merle Whitney Trenton HR 15

1913[edit]

1913 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Wilmington Chicks 66 45 .595 - Jim Jackson
Allentown 59 52 .532 7 Bill Coughlin
Harrisburg Senators 59 52 .532 7 George Cockill
York White Roses 59 52 .532 7 George Heckert
Trenton Tigers 50 61 .450 16 Bert Conn
Atlantic City 42 73 .365 26 John Castle
Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Cavanaugh York BA .357 Allen Russell Wilmington W 22
Jim Murray Allentown Runs 92 Jim Scott Allentown PCT .792 19-5
John Cavanaugh York Hits 153
Harry Fritz Wilmington HR 7

1914[edit]

1914 Tri-State League-Class B - schedule
President: George M. Graham

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Harrisburg Senators 78 32 .709 - George Cockill
Allentown 75 35 .682 3 John Castle
Reading Pretzels 59 51 .536 19 Izzy Hoffman
Wilmington Chicks 47 62 .431 30.5 Jim Jackson
Trenton Tigers 44 66 .400 34 Zeke Wrigley / Pop Foster
York / Lancaster # 26 83 .218 51.5 George Heckert / Eddie Hooper

# York (16-37) moved to Lancaster July 8.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Pop Foster Trenton BA .388 Joe Chabek Harrisburg W 28
Jim Murray Allentown Runs 95 Joe Chabek Harrisburg PCT .903 28-3
Jim Murray Allentown Hits 155
Charlie Miller Harrisburg HR 7

Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]

Source[edit]

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

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