Utah-Idaho League

The six-team Utah-Idaho League was founded in 1926 as a class C league. The Pacific Coast League used the Utah-Idaho for player development, but travel costs in the mountainous territory plagued the league and it shut down after the 1928 season.

Cities Represented

• Boise, ID: Boise Senators 1928
• Idaho Falls, ID: Idaho Falls Spuds 1926-1928
• Logan, UT: Logan Collegians 1926-1927
• Ogden, UT: Ogden Gunners 1926-1928
• Pocatello, ID: Pocatello Bannocks 1926-1928
• Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City Bees 1926-1928
• Twin Falls, ID: Twin Falls Bruins 1926-1928

Teams & Statistics

1926

Utah-Idaho League - schedule
President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Idaho Falls Spuds	75	39	.658	-	Bill Leard / Danny Collins
Twin Falls Bruins	63	50	.558	11.5	Carl Zamloch
Pocatello Bannocks	58	53	.523	15.5	Al Bonner / Bert McIvor / Doug Taitt
Logan Collegians	48	65	.425	26.5	Harry Wolter / Nick Williams / Nate Shandling
Salt Lake City Bees	52	70	.426	27	Billy Orr / Bert Whaling / Chet Chadbourne
Ogden Gunners	46	65	.414	27.5	Ray Bates / Dad Gimlin / Guy Cooper

No Playoff Scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Charles King	Logan	BA	.402		Robert Hurst	Idaho Falls	W	22
Roy Johnson	Idaho Falls	Runs	133		Bruce Cunningham	Pocatello	SO	140
Eddie Rose	Idaho Falls	Hits	177		Guy Morrison	Idaho Falls	ERA	2.83
Larman Cox	Ogden	HR	20		Guy Morrison	Idaho Falls	PCT	.810 17-4

1927

Utah-Idaho League - schedule
President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Ogden Gunners	58	45	.563	-	Art Murphy / Del Baker
Salt Lake City Bees	59	50	.541	2	Harry O'Neill
Idaho Falls Spuds	52	47	.525	4	Dan O'Leary
Logan Collegians	49	51	.490	7.5	Harry Wolter
Pocatello Bannocks	48	50	.490	7.5	Ivy Olson
Twin Falls Bruins	40	63	.388	18	Curly Gardiner / Phil Apperson / Bill Leard

Playoff: Idaho Falls 4 games, Pocatello 3.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Wally Berger	Pocatello	BA	.385		George Hollerson	Salt Lake City	W	18
John Schinski	Logan	Runs	93		Dave Salazar	Pocatello	SO	129
R. Dennis Gearron	Logan	Runs	93		George Hollerson	Salt Lake City	ERA	2.52
Ira Caffey	Salt Lake City	Hits	152		George Hollerson	Salt Lake City	PCT	.720 18-7
Wally Berger	Pocatello	HR	24

1928

Utah-Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Salt Lake City Bees	68	49	.581	-	Bobby Coltrin
Boise Senators	60	55	.522	7	Harry O'Neill
Pocatello Bannocks	57	58	.496	10	Jack Roche
Ogden Gunners	57	59	.491	10.5	Del Baker
# Twin Falls Bruins	29	29	.500	NA	Bill Leard
# Idaho Falls Spuds	17	38	.309	NA	Pete Maloney

# Twin Falls & Idaho Falls disbanded July 5, at the end of the first half.
Playoff: Salt Lake City 4 games, Boise 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ed Coleman	Boise/Twin	BA	.385		Val Glynn	Salt Lake City	W	16
Arthur Parker	Pocatello	Runs	111		Curt Davis	Salt Lake City	W	16
Ed Coleman	Boise/Twin	Hits	167		George Hollerson	Boise	W	16
Ed Coleman	Boise/Twin	HR	26		Lefty Gomez	Salt Lake City	SO	172
					George Hollerson	Boise	ERA	3.34
					John Walters	Salt Lake City/Twin Falls	PCT	.833 15-3

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Lefty Gomez, 1928 Salt Lake City Bees
• Ernie Lombardi, 1927 Ogden Gunners

Source

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