Nebraska State League
The Nebraska State League (NSL) was an American professional baseball league with five incarnations. At least, the name was adopted five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 and from 1956 to 1959.
The first NSL is fairly well known because it was racially integrated.[citation needed] [1]
The last Nebraska State League of 1956–1959 was stable largely because its clubs were farm teams for the major leagues. Its final season has become well-known thanks to the book A False Spring by Pat Jordan.[1]
The Nebraska State League was a Class B league in 1892 and afterwords, was always ranked as a class D league.[clarification needed][2]
1892[]
The first Nebraska State League was racially integrated with African-American players on at least three teams: Bud Fowler, Kearney; John W. Patterson, Plattsmouth; and George Taylor, Beatrice. It was classified as a Class B league.[2]
(The NSL president is unknown.)
Team | W | L | GB | Pct. | Manager |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beatrice, NE, Beatrice | 27 | 20 | 0 | .574 | NA |
Grand Island, NE | 25 | 25 | 3.5 | .500 | |
Kearney, NE | 18 | 21 | 5 | .462 | NA |
Hastings, NE | 17 | 20 | 5 | .459 | NA |
Fremont, NE, Fremont | 11 | 18 | 9 | .379 | NA |
Plattsmouth, NE | 11 | 24 | 11 | .314 | NA |
These were the standings and statistics when the league disbanded in July.
1910-1915[]
Cities Represented[]
- Beatrice, NE: Beatrice Milkskimmers 1913-1915
- Columbus, NE: 1910-1913; 1914-1915
- Fairbury, NE: 1915
- Fremont, NE: Fremont Pathfinders 1910-1913
- Grand Island, NE: Grand Island Collegians 1910-1913; Grand Island Islanders 1914; Grand Island Champions 1915
- Hastings, NE: Hastings Brickmakers 1910; Hastings Third Citys 1911-1913; Hastings Reds 1914-1915
- Kearney, NE: Kearney Kapitalists 1910; Kearney Buffaloes 1911; Kearney Kapitalists 1912-1914; Kearney Buffaloes 1915
- Norfolk, NE: 1914-1915
- Red Cloud, NE: Red Cloud 1910
- Seward, NE: 1910-1913
- Superior, NE: Superior Brickmakers 1910-1914
- York, NE: York Prohibitionists 1911-1915
Teams and Statistics[]
1910 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fremont Pathfinders | 63 | 43 | .594 | 0 | 16,966 | Pug Bennett |
59 | 48 | .551 | 4.5 | 14,110 | Joe Dolan | |
Kearney Kapitalists | 60 | 51 | .541 | 5.5 | 14,946 | Clarence Murphy |
Grand Island Collegians | 60 | 52 | .536 | 6 | 20,129 | Buck Beltzer |
Superior Brickmakers | 56 | 54 | .509 | 9 | 13,150 | |
50 | 62 | .446 | 16 | 10,251 | John Fink | |
Red Cloud "Indians" | 47 | 62 | .431 | 17.5 | 10,126 | |
Hastings Brickmakers | 42 | 65 | .398 | 21.5 | 14,318 |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Cloud | BA | .326 | Win Noyes | Kearney | W | 24 | ||
Leo Cook | Hastings | Runs | 88 | Win Noyes | Kearney | SO | 323 | |
Red Cloud | Hits | 126 | Frank Green | Kearney | Pct | .900; 9-1 | ||
Fremont | HR | 10 | Fremont | SB | 75 |
1911 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Superior Brickmakers | 70 | 40 | .636 | 0 | |
Fremont Pathfinders | 69 | 43 | .616 | 2 | Pug Bennett |
Hastings Third Citys | 54 | 58 | .482 | 17 | Rudy Kling |
53 | 57 | .482 | 17 | John Fink | |
Grand Island Collegians | 52 | 60 | .464 | 19 | Howard Armstrong |
52 | 60 | .464 | 19 | Joe Dolan | |
Kearney Buffaloes | 48 | 64 | .429 | 23 | Clarence Murphy |
York Prohibitionists | 48 | 64 | .429 | 23 | / Lefty Davis |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Superior | BA | .354 | Al Orth | Hastings | W | 23 | ||
Nick Allen[disambiguation needed] | Superior | Runs | 95 | Harry Smith | Fremont | SO | 235 | |
Superior | Hits | 153 | Jim Stevens | Superior | Pct | .750; 18-6 | ||
York | HR | 21 |
1912 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hastings Third Citys # | 67 | 44 | .604 | 0 | |
Fremont Pathfinders | 66 | 45 | .595 | 1 | Pug Bennett |
Kearney Kapitalists | 63 | 49 | .563 | 4.5 | Harry Berte |
56 | 54 | .509 | 10.5 | Jim Palmer / | |
53 | 59 | .473 | 14.5 | ||
Grand Island Collegians | 52 | 59 | .468 | 15 | Jim Cockman |
York Prohibitionists | 45 | 66 | .405 | 22 | Lefty Davis |
Superior Brickmakers | 43 | 69 | .384 | 24.5 |
#A Kearney win over Hastings was reversed at the 1913 spring meeting,
giving Hastings the championship.
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pug Bennett | Fremont | BA | .360 | Joe Lotz | Kearney | W | 26 | |
York | Runs | 116 | Hastings | Pct | .773; 17-5 | |||
Seward | Hits | 139 |
1913 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kearney kapitalists | 67 | 45 | .598 | 0 | Harry Berte |
Hastings Third Citys | 64 | 48 | .571 | 3 | |
York Prohibitionists | 57 | 55 | .509 | 10 | Gid Gardner |
Fremont Pathfinders | 56 | 56 | .500 | 11 | Curt Welch |
Superior Brickmakers | 54 | 58 | .482 | 13 | |
54 | 58 | .482 | 13 | / / | |
/ Beatrice # | 52 | 60 | .464 | 15 | |
Grand Island Collegians | 44 | 68 | .393 | 23 | / Jack Forrester |
#Seward (27-37) moved to Beatrice July 21.
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kearney | BA | .411 | Kearney | W | 17 | |||
Swat McCabe | Hastings | Hits | 155 | Kearney | W | 17 | ||
Ted Reed | Columbus | Pct | .737; 14-5 | York | W | 17 |
1914 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Island Islanders | 66 | 46 | .589 | 0 | |
Beatrice Milkskimmers | 65 | 47 | .580 | 1 | Frank Coe |
Hastings Reds | 64 | 48 | .571 | 2 | Pug Bennett |
York Prohibitionists | 60 | 52 | .536 | 6 | Maury Pierce |
Superior Brickmakers | 54 | 58 | .482 | 12 | / |
52 | 60 | .464 | 14 | Warren Cummings / Babe Towne | |
49 | 63 | .437 | 17 | ||
Kearney Kapitalists | 38 | 74 | .339 | 28 | Harry Berte |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Gettman | Hastings | BA | .336 | Beatrice | W | 21 | ||
Beatrice | Runs | 80 | Dazzy Vance | Hastings | SO | 194 | ||
Fred Payne | Grand Island | Hits | 134 | Dazzy Vance | Hastings | Pct | .810; 17-4 | |
Beatrice | HR | 19 |
1915 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beatrice Milkskimmers | 35 | 18 | .660 | 0 | |
Hastings Reds | 30 | 27 | .526 | 7 | Pug Bennett |
York Prohibitionists | 25 | 31 | .446 | 11.5 | Maury Pierce |
22 | 31 | .415 | 13 | ||
## | 24 | 13 | .649 | NA | Babe Towne |
Grand Island Champions ## | 16 | 16 | .500 | NA | |
Kearney Buffaloes # | 4 | 10 | .286 | NA | |
# | 3 | 13 | .188 | NA |
#Columbus and Kearney disbanded June 4.
##Grand Island and Norfolk disbanded June 28.
The league ceased operations July 18.
1922-1923[]
Cities Represented[]
- Beatrice, NE: Beatrice Blues 1922-1923
- Fairbury, NE: Fairbury Jeffersons 1922-1923
- Grand Island, NE: Grand Island Champions 1922-1923
- Hastings, NE: Hastings Cubs 1922-1923
- Lincoln, NE: Lincoln Links 1922-1923
- Norfolk, NE: Norfolk Elk Horns 1922-1923
Teams and Statistics[]
1922 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norfolk Elk Horns | 70 | 48 | .593 | 0 | Bert Adams / Runt Marr |
Lincoln Links | 70 | 49 | .588 | .5 | O.A. Beltzer |
Fairbury Jeffersons | 69 | 49 | .585 | 1 | |
Beatrice Blues | 53 | 63 | .457 | 16 | / William "Ducky" Holmes |
Hastings Cubs | 52 | 67 | .437 | 18.5 | Al Smith |
Grand Island Champions | 40 | 78 | .339 | 30 | Ed Willett |
Playoff: Fairbury 4 games, Norfolk 3.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Marr | Norfolk | BA | .364 | Bill Bailey | Lincoln | W | 23 | |
Cliff Marr | Norfolk | Runs | 116 | Fred Wigington | Hastings | SO | 260 | |
Cliff Marr | Norfolk | Hits | 167 | Fairbury | Pct | .773; 17-5 | ||
Norfolk | HR | 21 |
1923 Nebraska State League
President: /
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincoln Links | 71 | 64 | .526 | 0 | O.A. Beltzer |
Norfolk Elk Horns | 68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
Grand Island Champions | 68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | / Boser |
Hastings Cubs | 65 | 66 | .498 | 4 | Pug Bennett |
Beatrice Blues | 64 | 68 | .485 | 5.5 | Ed Willett / |
Fairbury Jeffersons | 63 | 69 | .477 | 6.5 |
Playoff: No Playoffs Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincoln | BA | .390 | Art Stokes | Lincoln | W | 23 | ||
Fresco Thompson | Grand Island | Runs | 91 | Art Stokes | Lincoln | SO | 207 | |
Lincoln | Hits | 169 | Grand Island | Pct | .720; 18-7 | |||
Jimmy Hudgens | Fairbury | HR | 13 |
1928-1938[]
Cities Represented[]
- Beatrice, NE: Beatrice Blues 1928; Beatrice Blues 1932-1938
- Fairbury, NE: Fairbury Jeffersons 1928-1930 ; Fairbury Jeffs 1936, 1937
- Grand Island, NE: Grand Island Champs 1928; Grand Island Islanders 1929-1932; Grand Island Red Birds 1937; Grand Island Cardinals 1938
- Lincoln, NE: Lincoln Links 1928-1935; Lincoln Red Links 1936; Lincoln Links 1938
- McCook, NE: McCook Generals 1928-1932
- Mitchell, SD: Mitchell Kernels 1936-1937
- Norfolk, NE: Norfolk Elkhorns 1928-1932; Norfolk Elks 1933; Norfolk Elkhorns 1934-1935; Norfolk Elks 1936-1937; Norfolk Elkhorns 1938
- North Platte, NE: North Platte Buffaloes 1928-1932
- Norton, KS: Norton Jayhawks 1929-1930
- Sioux City, IA: Sioux City Cowboys 1938
- Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Canaries 1933-1938
- York, NE: York Dukes 1928-1931
Teams and Statistics[]
1928 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCook Generals | 71 | 49 | .592 | 0 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Lincoln Links | 66 | 54 | .550 | 5 | Bob Brown |
Beatrice Blues | 64 | 56 | .533 | 7 | |
North Platte Buffaloes | 64 | 57 | .529 | 7.5 | |
York Dukes | 58 | 62 | .483 | 13 | |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 55 | 66 | .455 | 16.5 | |
Grand Island Champs | 52 | 68 | .433 | 19 | Davey Claire / / Thomson / |
Fairbury Jeffersons | 51 | 69 | .425 | 20 |
Playoff: No Playoffs Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Stoneham | McCook | BA | .396 | Lincoln | W | 20 | ||
McCook | Runs | 116 | Harlan Pyle | McCook | W | 20 | ||
McCook | Hits | 172 | York | SO | 164 | |||
North Platte | HR | 19 | Lincoln | ERA | 2.57 |
1929 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCook Generals | 74 | 42 | .638 | 0 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Fairbury Jeffersons | 70 | 51 | .579 | 6.5 | |
Lincoln Links | 68 | 51 | .571 | 7.5 | Bob Brown / Les Nunamaker |
York Dukes | 61 | 53 | .535 | 12 | |
Norton Jayhawks | 54 | 60 | .474 | 19 | |
Grand Island Islanders | 54 | 62 | .466 | 20 | / Bob Brown |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 43 | 73 | .371 | 31 | |
North Platte Buffaloes | 42 | 74 | .362 | 32 |
Playoff: No Playoffs Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Stoneham | McCook | BA | .410 | Andy Bednar | McCook | W | 21 | |
McCook | Runs | 117 | Fairbury | W | 21 | |||
McCook | Hits | 194 | Fairbury | SO | 201 | |||
Joe Smith | Norfolk | HR | 15 | Norton | ERA | 2.15 |
1930 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCook Generals | 85 | 34 | .714 | 0 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Fairbury Jeffersons | 68 | 51 | .571 | 17 | |
Grand Island Islanders | 62 | 58 | .517 | 23.5 | |
York Dukes | 60 | 59 | .504 | 25 | |
North Platte Buffaloes | 60 | 60 | .500 | 25.5 | |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 56 | 65 | .463 | 30 | |
Lincoln Links | 56 | 66 | .459 | 30.5 | Les Nunamaker |
Norton Jayhawks # | 33 | 87 | .275 | 52.5 | Earl Harrison / |
#Norton suspended operations August 25; final seven games
were forfeited to scheduled opponents.
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Platte | BA | .373 | Fairbury | W | 23 | |||
Ed Taylor | Lincoln | Runs | 125 | Fairbury | SO | 243 | ||
North Platte | Hits | 174 | McCook | ERA | 2.25 | |||
Mike Kreevich | McCook | HR | 15 | McCook | Pct | .925; 19-2 |
1931 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Island Islanders | 66 | 41 | .617 | 0 | |
McCook Generals | 59 | 50 | .541 | 8 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Lincoln Links | 55 | 51 | .519 | 10.5 | Les Nunamaker |
North Platte Buffaloes | 53 | 55 | .491 | 13.5 | / Frank Owens |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 47 | 58 | .448 | 18 | |
York Dukes | 42 | 67 | .385 | 25 | / Bob Brown |
Playoffs: Grand Island 4 games, North Platte 1.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCook | BA | .400 | Harry Matuzak | McCook | W | 18 | ||
Grand Is/McCook | Runs | 117 | Lincoln | SO | 189 | |||
McCook | Hits | 193 | Grand Island | ERA | 2.56 | |||
Norfolk | HR | 22 |
1932 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norfolk Elkhorns | 75 | 35 | .682 | 0 | |
Beatrice Blues | 59 | 46 | .562 | 13.5 | Dick Reichle / |
Grand Island Islanders | 59 | 52 | .532 | 16.5 | / Gus Getz |
North Platte Buffaloes | 49 | 61 | .454 | 26 | Frank Owens |
Lincoln Links | 45 | 60 | .429 | 27.5 | William Rumler / |
McCook Gererals | 37 | 70 | .346 | 36.5 | Gene Bailey / Jack Hruska |
Playoffs: Beatrice 2 games, Lincoln 1. Finals: Beatrice 4 games, Norfolk 3.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norfolk | BA | .355 | Norfolk | W | 24 | |||
Beatrice | Runs | 100 | McCook | SO | 261 | |||
Norfolk | Hits | 150 | Norfolk | ERA | 1.89 | |||
Beatrice | HR | 16 |
1933 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norfolk Elks | 60 | 45 | .571 | 0 | |
Beatrice Blues | 60 | 46 | .566 | .5 | |
Sioux Falls Canaries | 57 | 49 | .538 | 3.5 | |
Lincoln Links | 34 | 71 | .324 | 26 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett / |
Playoffs: Beatrice 5 games, Norfolk 4.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Gutteridge | Lincoln | BA | .360 | Sioux Falls | W | 20 | ||
Beatrice | Runs | 100 | Beatrice | SO | 195 | |||
Norfolk | Hits | 152 | Sioux Falls | ERA | 2.43 | |||
Howard Moore | Beatrice | HR | 19 |
1934 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincoln Links | 69 | 41 | .627 | 0 | / Pug Griffin |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 60 | 49 | .550 | 8.5 | |
Sioux Falls Canaries | 50 | 60 | .455 | 19 | |
Beatrice Blues | 38 | 67 | .362 | 28.5 |
Playoffs: None Scheduled
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norfolk | BA | .360 | Jack Farmer | Norfolk | W | 19 | ||
Lincoln | Runs | 99 | Tom Seats | Lincoln | SO | 221 | ||
George Silvey | Norfolk | Hits | 143 | Nels Potter | Lincoln | ERA | 1.71 | |
Beatrice | HR | 14 |
1935 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sioux Falls Canaries | 72 | 40 | .643 | 0 | |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 58 | 49 | .542 | 11.5 | |
Lincoln Links | 50 | 64 | .439 | 23 | |
Beatrice Blues | 42 | 69 | .378 | 29.5 | Charley Stis / Bennie Warren |
Attendance: Sioux Falls, 39,300
Playoffs: Norfolk 4 games, Sioux Falls 3.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beatrice | BA | .331 | Sioux Falls | W | 17 | |||
Beatrice | Runs | 100 | Orie Arntzen | Norfolk | SO | 184 | ||
Beatrice | Hits | 153 | Sioux Falls | ERA | 2.14 | |||
Beatrice | HR | 22 | Norfolk | RBI | 102 |
1936 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sioux Falls Canaries | 71 | 49 | .592 | 0 | |
Mitchell Kernels | 68 | 50 | .576 | 2 | Cliff Knox |
Norfolk Elks | 63 | 57 | .525 | 8 | |
Beatrice Blues | 56 | 65 | .463 | 15.5 | |
Lincoln Red Links # | 26 | 38 | .406 | NA | Pid Purdy |
Fairbury Jeffs # | 19 | 44 | .302 | NA | Eddie Brown |
#Lincoln and Fairbury disbanded July 16.
Attendance: Sioux Falls, 74,306
Playoffs: Sioux Falls 3 games, Beatrice 2: Mitchell 3 games, Norfolk 1.
Finals: Mitchell 4 games, Sioux Falls 2.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell | BA | .373 | Charlie Wagner | Sioux Falls | W | 21 | ||
Norfolk | Runs | 137 | Sioux Falls | SO | 267 | |||
Bert Haas | Beatrice | Hits | 178 | Charlie Wagner | Sioux Falls | ERA | 3.08 | |
Norfolk | HR | 29 | Norfolk | RBI | 128 |
1937 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sioux Falls Canaries | 83 | 36 | .697 | 0 | |
Mitchell Kernels | 75 | 41 | .647 | 6.5 | Cliff Knox |
Beatrice Blues | 54 | 61 | .470 | 27 | Lee Riley |
Norfolk Elks | 50 | 65 | .435 | 31 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Fairbury Jeffs | 48 | 70 | .407 | 34.5 | |
Grand Island Red Birds | 40 | 77 | .342 | 42 |
Attendance: Sioux Falls, 50,000
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Riley | Beatrice | BA | .372 | Charlie Wagner | Sioux Falls | W | 25 | |
Sioux Falls | Runs | 129 | Murry Dickson | Grand Island | SO | 209 | ||
Mitchell | Hits | 175 | Sioux Falls | ERA | 2.35 | |||
Mitchell | HR | 22 | Sioux Falls | RBI | 140 |
1938 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sioux City Cowboys | 70 | 47 | .598 | 0 | |
Norfolk Elkhorns | 67 | 49 | .578 | 2.5 | Elmer "Doc" Bennett |
Beatrice Blues | 62 | 54 | .534 | 7.5 | Lee Riley |
Lincoln Links | 52 | 64 | .448 | 17.5 | Pug Griffin |
Grand Island Cardinals | 49 | 67 | .422 | 20.5 | Joe Hassler |
Sioux Falls Canaries | 49 | 68 | .419 | 21 |
Playoffs: Norfolk 4 games, Sioux City 2.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Riley | Beatrice | BA | .365 | Don Fisher | Sioux Falls | W | 21 | |
Sioux City | Runs | 124 | Don Fisher | Sioux Falls | SO | 242 | ||
Lincoln | Runs | 124 | Sioux Falls | ERA | 2.33 | |||
Norfolk | Hits | 161 | Lee Riley | Beatrice | RBI | 122 | ||
Sioux City | HR | 19 |
1956-1959[]
Cities Represented[]
- Grand Island, NE: Grand Island Athletics 1956-1959
- Hastings, NE: Hastings Giants 1956-1959
- Holdrege, NE: Holdrege White Sox 1956-1959
- Kearney, NE: Kearney Yankees 1956-1959
- Lexington, NE: Lexington Red Sox 1956-1958
- McCook, NE: McCook Braves 1956-1959
- North Platte, NE: North Platte Indians 1956-1959
- Superior, NE: Superior Senators 1956-1958
Teams and Statistics 1956-1959[]
1956 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lexington Red Sox | 41 | 22 | .651 | 0 | 28,393 | Danny Doyle |
Grand Island Athletics | 35 | 28 | .556 | 6 | 30,915 | Art Mazmanian |
Kearney Yankees | 35 | 28 | .556 | 6 | 30,943 | Randy Gumpert |
McCook Braves | 35 | 28 | .556 | 6 | 32,224 | Bill Steinecke |
Superior Senators | 34 | 29 | .540 | 7 | 22,860 | |
Holdrege White Sox | 33 | 30 | .524 | 8 | 24,326 | Skeeter Scalzi |
North Platte Indians | 24 | 39 | .381 | 17 | 28,578 | Spencer Harris |
Hastings Giants | 15 | 48 | .238 | 26 | 28,713 | Gene Thompson |
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Fries | Kearney | BA | .394 | Lexington | W | 11 | ||
Deron Johnson | Kearney | Runs | 70 | Richard Allen | McCook | W | 11 | |
Jimmie Hall | Superior | Runs | 87 | Gary Peters | Holdrege | SO | 142 | |
Deron Johnson | Kearney | RBI | 78 | Lexington | ERA | 1.76 | ||
Deron Johnson | Kearney | HR | 24 |
1957 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Island Athletics | 33 | 22 | .600 | 0 | 26,982 | Art Mazmanian |
Holdrege White Sox | 33 | 23 | .589 | .5 | 21,581 | |
Lexington Red Sox | 33 | 23 | .589 | .5 | 24,218 | Jack Kaiser |
Kearney Yankees | 30 | 26 | .536 | 3.5 | 23,349 | Randy Gumpert |
Hastings Giants | 29 | 26 | .527 | 4 | 21,863 | Leo Schrall |
McCook Braves | 27 | 29 | .482 | 6.5 | 25,844 | Bill Steinecke |
Superior Senators | 27 | 29 | .482 | 6.5 | 19,796 | |
North Platte Indians | 11 | 45 | .196 | 22.5 | 21,207 | Rudy York |
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holdrege | BA | .366 | Lexington | W | 11 | |||
Holdrege | Runs | 58 | Kearney | SO | 149 | |||
Lexington | Hits | 71 | Kearney | ERA | 1.68 | |||
Kearney | RBI | 59 | Kearney | HR | 17 |
1958 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Platte Indians | 41 | 22 | .651 | 0 | 18,766 | |
McCook Braves | 40 | 23 | .635 | 1 | 17,372 | Bill Steinecke |
Grand Island Athletics | 33 | 30 | .524 | 8 | 18,762 | Art Mazmanian |
Kearney Yankees | 33 | 30 | .524 | 8 | 14,147 | Randy Gumpert |
Lexington Red Sox | 30 | 33 | .476 | 11 | 12,838 | Jack Kaiser |
Holdrege White Sox | 29 | 34 | .460 | 12 | 11,565 | George Noga |
Hastings Giants | 24 | 39 | .381 | 17 | 11,522 | Leo Schrall |
Superior Senators | 22 | 41 | .349 | 19 | 8,953 | Hal Keller |
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Island | BA | .393 | McCook | W | 10 | |||
North Platte | Runs | 68 | North Platte | W | 10 | |||
Jerry McNertney | Holdrege | Hits | 84 | Bill Spanswick | Lexington | SO | 1.42 | |
North Platte | RBI | 72 | Kearney | ERA | 2.25 | |||
North Platte | HR | 12 |
1959 Nebraska State League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCook Braves | 43 | 19 | .694 | 0 | 19,788 | Bill Steinecke |
Holdrege White Sox | 39 | 23 | .629 | 4 | 11,963 | |
Grand Island Athletics | 32 | 30 | .516 | 11 | 16,716 | Art Mazmanian |
Kearney Yankees | 27 | 35 | .435 | 16 | 13,141 | Jim Gleeson |
Hastings Giants | 23 | 39 | .371 | 20 | 10,235 | Leo Schrall |
North Platte Indians | 22 | 40 | .355 | 21 | 14,275 |
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kearney | BA | .319 | Grand Island | W | 11 | |||
McCook | Runs | 63 | McCook | SO | 136 | |||
Woody Huyke | Hastings | Hits | 71 | McCook | ERA | 2.13 | ||
Boyd Coffie | Kearney | RBI | 63 | Woody Huyke | Hastings | HR | 12 |
Related Sites[]
Nebraska Minor League Baseball History
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nebraska State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nebraska State League (B) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
Sources[]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
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