Hudson River League

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The Hudson River League was formed in 1903 as a class D minor baseball league. Upgraded to class C the next season, it continued through 1907 before collapsing. There were twelve cities that represented the league during the five-year run; eleven came from New York State and one each at various points from New Jersey and Massachusetts. The Poughkeepsie Colts became the only team to win more than one league title, taking home the league crown in 1904 and 1907. The "HR" league disbanded June 18, 1907 and did not attempt a comeback the next season.

Cities represented[]

  • Catskill, NY: Catskill 1903
  • Glens Falls, NY & Saratoga Springs, NY: Glens Falls-Saratoga Springs 1906
  • Hudson, NY: Hudson Marines 1903-1907
  • Kingston, NY: Kingston Colonials 1903–1906; Kingston Colonial Colts 1907
  • Newburgh, NY: Newburgh Taylor-mades 1903–1905; Newburgh Hill Climbers 1906; Newburgh Hillies 1907
  • Ossining, NY: Ossining 1903
  • Paterson, NJ: 1904; 1905–1906; Paterson Intruders 1907
  • Peekskill, NY: Peekskill 1903; Peekskill 1905
  • Pittsfield, MA: Pittsfiled Hillies 1905
  • Poughkeepsie, NY: Poughkeepsie Colts 1903-1907
  • Saugerties, NY: Saugerties 1903-1905
  • Yonkers, NY: Yonkers 1905; Yonkers 1907

Teams and statistics[]

1903 Class D[]

1903 Hudson River League
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Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Kingston Colonials 63 30 .677 0 Henry Ramsey
Hudson Marines 63 33 .656 1.5 Gus Schnack
Peekskill ## 48 39 .552 12 F. Valentine
Saugerties 48 47 .505 16 Charles Brady
Poughkeepsie Colts 39 51 .433 22.5 William McCabe
Newburgh Taylor-mades 37 54 .407 25 Charles Fisher
Ossining #/ Catskill 22 69 .242 40 J.M. Evans

#Ossining (7-37) moved to Catskill August 2.
##Peekskill entered the league August 10 on equal footing
with Poughkeepsie, 21–24. Peekskill's actual record was 27–15. (officially 48–39.)

There were no playoffs scheduled and no individual stats available.

1904 Class C[]

1904 Hudson River League
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Poughkeepsie Colts 70 47 .598 0 William McCabe
# 70 49 .588 1 Richard Cogan
Hudson Marines 68 52 .567 3.5 Gus Schnack
Kingston Colonials 58 58 .500 11.5 Henry Ramsey
Saugerties 50 68 .424 20.5 John O'Halloran
Newburgh Taylor-mades 39 81 .325 32.5 Charles Fisher / John Green / Fred Taylor

#Paterson Played home games at Patterson & Clifton, NJ
No playoffs were scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Dan Brouthers Poughkeepsie BA .373 Dan Brouthers Poughkeepsie Hits 158

1905[]

1905 Hudson River League
President: C.S. Harvey

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
68 50 .576 0 Gus Schnack / Dave Patterson
62 51 .549 1 Richard Cogan
Poughkeepsie Colts 59 52 .532 5.5 William McCabe
Newburgh Taylor-mades 60 54 .526 6 Fred Taylor / Henry Ramsey
Kingston Colonials 57 57 .500 9 M.M. Allen / Matt Kelley
Yonkers # 10 8 .556 NA Henry Ramsey
Peekskill # 5 13 .278 NA Walter Dobbins
Saugerties / Pittsfield ## 13 49 .210 NA D.J. Schulman / Daniel Cassiday

#Peekskill & Yonkers disbanded June 1.
##Saugerties (8-34) moved to Pittsfield July 4, then disbanded July 25.

No playoffs were scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Joseph McCarthy Poughkeepsie BA .340 Mike O'Malley Hudson Hits 144

1906[]

1906 Hudson River League
President: C.S. Harvey

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
64 47 .577 0 Richard Cogan
Poughkeepsie Colts 60 45 .571 1 William McCabe
Kingston Colonials 56 51 .523 6 John Cuneo
Hudson Marines 54 56 .491 9.5 Gus Schnack
Newburgh Hill Climbers 43 59 .422 16.5 Brouthers / Ochs / Taylor / McGratty
43 62 .410 18 Henry Ramsey

The season was shortened to September 9.

No playoffs were scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Kingston BA .343 Kingston Hits 124

1907[]

1907 Hudson River League
President: C.S. Harvey

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Poughkeepsie Colts 17 10 .630 0 William McCabe
Newburgh Hillies 15 11 .577 1.5 Jim Connor
Yonkers 12 12 .500 3.5 Jack Lawler
Hudson Marines 12 12 .500 3.5 Gus Schnack
## 4 9 .308 NA Dick Cogan
Kingston Colonial Colts # 4 10 .286 NA Ryan

#Kingston disbanded June 1. ##Paterson disbanded June 2.
The league disbanded June 18.

Hall of Fame alumni[]

Sources[]

  • The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
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