Iron & Oil Association

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Iron & Oil Association
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1884
Ceased1884
PresidentHorace G. Miller (1884)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1 Franklin (1884)
ClassificationIndependent (1884)

The Iron & Oil Association was a six–team Minor League Baseball league that operated in 1884. The league franchises were based in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The league folded following the 1884 season.

Cities Represented[]

  • East Liberty, OH: 1884
  • Franklin, PA: 1884
  • Johnstown, PA: 1884
  • New Brighton, PA: 1884
  • New Castle, PA: 1884
  • Oil City, PA: Oil City Oilers 1884
  • Youngstown, OH: 1884

1884 Iron & Oil Association[]

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Franklin 31 8 .795 W.E. Baker
New Brighton/Johnstown 19 16 .543 10.0 William Boyle / W.C. Blogg
20 24 .455 13.5 Levi Dunham / William Ellis
Youngstown 18 23 .439 14.0 Thomas Dorsey / T.P. Brownlee
10 27 .270 20.0 William Deems
Oil City Oilers 18 18 .500 NA Norman Baker / George Balsley

New Brighton disbanded August 1 and was replaced by Johnstown.
Oil City disbanded August 4.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iron & Oil Association - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.

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