Western Pennsylvania League

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Western Pennsylvania League
SportBaseball
Founded1907
Ceased1907
No. of teams9
CountryUSA
Last
champion(s)		Fairmont Champions

The Western Pennsylvania League was a Class D level minor league baseball league consisting of teams based in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland that played during the 1907 season.[1]

History[]

The Class D level Western Pennsylvania League began the 1907 season with eight teams. The Beaver Falls Beavers, Butler White Sox, Clarksburg Bees, Connellsville Cokers, Fairmont Champions, Greensburg Red Sox, Scottdale Giants and the Latrobe, Pennsylvania team were charter members.

On May 28, 1907, the Latrobe team was forfeited to the league. The Cumberland Rooters took its place, but that team moved to Piedmont, West Virginia on June 27, then to Somerset, Pennsylvania on July 11. It eventually folded altogether later that month. On August 1, the Kittanning Infants entered the league, but disbanded, along with Beaver Falls, on August 11, 1907. Greensburg disbanded on August 25, 1907. Fairmont finished in first place with a 68–36 record.[2] Jim Clark, Dick Hoblitzell and Reddy Mack played in the league.

A league by the same name existed in the late 1889.

1907 Western Pennsylvania League standings[]

Presidents: Alex J. Lawson / Charles B. Powers

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Fairmont Champions 68 36 .654 - Reddy Mack
Butler White Sox 58 44 .569 9.0 Al Lawson / Jake Jacobsen
Eddie Linneborn / Bill Harkins
Scottdale Giants 48 49 .495 16.5 Billy Earle / Duff Buttermore
Clarksburg Bees 50 54 .481 18.0 Tom Hulings
Tom Essler / Bull Smith
Greensburg Red Sox 42 50 .457 20.0 George Lawson
Bill Powell / Lefty Wallace
Connellsville Cokers 44 59 .427 23.5 Bill Malarkey
Denny O'Hara / [Jack Dolan
Beaver Falls Beavers 41 36 .532 NA Charles Jewell / Harry Pfeiffer
Latrobe / Cumberland Rooters /
Piedmont / Somerset		 18 46 .281 NA S. Whaley / William Morrow
Tom Dillon / Don Curtis / Bill Malarkey
Kittanning Infants 2 5 .286 NA Bill Malarkey

The Latrobe (7-10) franchise was forfeited to the league May 28. The league then awarded it to Cumberland. Cumberland (5-20) moved to Piedmont (4-6) June 27, then to Somerset (0-5) July 11. It disbanded later that month.
Beaver Falls and Kittanning withdrew August 11. Kittanning entered the league August 1.
Greensburg disbanded August 25[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Western Pennsylvania League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Second and Third Editions
  3. ^ "Western Pennsylvania League - BR Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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