Addison White Sox

The Addison White Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Addison, New York. In 1904 and 1905, Addison based teams played as members of the Independent level Southern Tier League. In 1905, Addison partnered with Wellsville, New York, playing as the "Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers".

Addison White Sox
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1904–1905)
LeagueSouthern Tier League (1904–1905)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1904
Team data
NameAddison White Sox (1904)
Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers (1905)
BallparkUnknown (1904–1905)

History

The 1904 Addison White Sox began minor league play, as Addison became charter members of the Southern Tier League. The league formed as Independent level minor league, with the Corning White Ponies, Coudersport, Elmira, Hornellsville Maple Cities, Penn Yan Grape Pickers and Wellsville Oil Drillers teams joining Addison as charter members. League standings in some references list Hornellsville as the first place team, but August 20 newspaper accounts show Addison in first place with a 22–11 record and Harnellsville in fifth place with a 12–22 record. The league was also referred to as the "Southern Tier Association." The 1904 Addison manager was Bill Heine.[1][2][3][4][5]

The 1905 Southern Tier League continued play as a four–team Independent league. The four teams included the Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers, playing under returning manager Bill Hiene, as Addison partnered with neighboring Wellsville, New York. The Corning Glassblowers, Elmira and Hornellsville Blue Birds completed the league teams. The 1905 standings and statistics are unknown.[6][7]

The Southern Tier League permanently folded as a minor league after the 1905 season. A league with the same name later played as a semi–pro league.[6][8]

Addison, New York has not hosted another minor league team.[9]

The ballpark

The name of the Addison minor league home ballpark is not directly referenced.[10]

Canisteo River Valley from Pinnacle State Park, Addison, New York

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19041Addison White SoxIndependentSouthern Tier League
19051Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/notes
190422–111st*Bill HeineAugust 20 standings[4]
190500–00NABill Heine1905 standings unknown

Notable alumni

See also

Addison White Sox players
Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers players

References
  1. "1904 Southern Tier League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1904 Southern Tier Association (STA) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Syracuse Post Standard Archives, Jul 13, 1904, p. 3". NewspaperArchive.com. July 13, 1904.
  4. "Clipped From Democrat and Chronicle". August 21, 1904. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "1904 Addison White Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "1905 Southern Tier League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "1905 Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "CNY Local History". July 29, 2015.
  9. "Addison, New York Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. "1905 Addison-Wellsville Tobacco Strippers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
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