Central Pennsylvania League
The Central Pennsylvania League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated in several Pennsylvania cities from 1887–1888 and 1896-1898.
Cities Represented[]
- Ashland, PA: 1887-1888
- Bloomsburg, PA: 1897
- Danville, PA: 1887
- Hazleton, PA: 1887; 1888
- Lock Haven, PA: 1897
- Mahanoy City, PA: Mahanoy City 1887-1888
- Milton, PA: Milton 1896-1897
- Minersville, PA: 1887
- Mount Carmel, PA: 1887-1888
- Pottsville, PA: 1897
- Shamokin, PA: 1887-1888; 1897
- Shenandoah, PA: Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters 1888
- Sunbury, PA: 1887; 1897
- Williamsport, PA: 1897
Yearly standings[]
1887 Central Pennsylvania League[]
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shamokin Maroons | 33 | 20 | .622 | -- | Krouse |
Hazleton | 31 | 20 | .607 | 1.0 | Frank Stahr |
Ashland | 27 | 20 | .574 | 3.0 | NA |
Mt. Carmel | 21 | 21 | .500 | 6.5 | Charles Gessner |
Sunbury | 21 | 23 | .477 | 7.5 | Joseph Young |
Danville | 15 | 26 | .365 | 12.0 | Art McCoy |
Mahanoy City | 16 | 28 | .363 | 12.5 | James Quirk |
Minersville | 0 | 6 | .000 | NA | Charles Steel |
1888 Central Pennsylvania League[]
President: S.Y.M. Hollopeter
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazelton Pugilists | 30 | 20 | .600 | - | Charlie Gessner |
Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters | 28 | 22 | .560 | 2.0 | J.M. Crinnan |
Ashland | 25 | 22 | .532 | 3.5 | George Cain |
Mahanoy City | 24 | 26 | .480 | 6.0 | Amos Walbridge |
Mount Carmel Reliance | 17 | 31 | .354 | 12 | Kendrick/Joseph Young |
Shamokin Maroons | 12 | 15 | .444 | NA | Joseph Young |
Shamokin disbanded July 7.
Hazleton withdrew August 7 to join Central League.
1897 Central Pennsylvania League[]
President: Albert D. Miller
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milton | 57 | 32 | .640 | -- | Harry Griffith |
Bloomsburg Bluebirds | 44 | 47 | .484 | 14.0 | W.W. Watts |
Shamokin Coal Barons/ Lock Haven Maroons |
45 | 48 | .484 | 14.0 | Jacob Herrold / C.H. Myers |
Williamsport Demorest | 35 | 49 | .417 | 19.5 | David Spence / Peter Herdic / Spencer Ansell / Joe Stewart |
Sunbury Railroaders | 42 | 30 | .583 | NA | W.B. Masser |
Pottsville Grays | 8 | 13 | .381 | NA | Terence Connell |
Shamokin | 17 | 29 | .370 | NA | R.F. Glick |
Sunbury entered the league June 3.
Shamokin (13-17) transferred to Lock Haven June 26.
Pottsville disbanded June 27.
A new Shamokin team entered the league July 11, taking Pottsville's record, then disbanded September 6.
References[]
- ^ a b "Central Pennsylvania League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14329203/1897_central_pennsylvania_league/ schedule
External links[]
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