Buckeye League

The Buckeye League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1915 season. The six–team Buckeye League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Ohio. The Buckeye League played just a portion 1915 season before permanently folding. The Lima Boosters were the league champions in the shortened season.

Buckeye League
ClassificationClass D (1915)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural seasonMay 19, 1915
CeasedJuly 5, 1915
PresidentAl Lawson (1915)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Lima Boosters (1915)

History

The Buckeye League began play in the 1915 season, formed as a Class D level league, with Al Lawson serving as league president.[1]

The 1915 Buckeye League was a six–team league that began play on May 19, 1915.[2] The league was formed with teams representing Akron Ohio (Akron Rubbermen), Canton, Ohio, (Canton Giants), Findlay, Ohio (Findlay Finns), Lima, Ohio (Lima Boosters), Marion, Ohio (Marion Senators) and Newark, Ohio (Newark New Socks).[3] During the season, both the Marion and Canton franchises disbanded on June 11, 1915. The Buckeye League, with four remaining teams, permanently disbanded on July 5, 1915.[1][4][5]

The Lima Boosters, with an average roster age of 34.8 were in first place when the Buckeye League folded on July 5, 1915.[6] Lima finished with a record of 25–18, playing under manager Sandy Murray.[7] Lima was followed by the Findlay Finns (22–19), Akron Rubbermen (22–21) and Newark New Socks (14–24) in the final standings. The Marion Senators had a record of 10–5 and the Canton Giants were 5–11 when they both folded on June 11, 1915.[3][1][8][9]

The Buckeye League never played again as a minor league after folding in 1915.[1]

Buckeye League teams
Team name City represented Ballpark Year
Akron Rubbermen Akron, Ohio League Park I[10] 1915
Canton Giants Canton, Ohio Meyer's Lake Park[11] 1915
Findlay Finns Findlay, Ohio Athletic Park[12] 1915
Lima Boosters Lima, Ohio San Felice Park
Murphy Street Park[13][14]		 1915
Marion Senators Marion, Ohio Lincoln Park[15] 1915
Newark New Socks Newark, Ohio Wehrle Park[16] 1915

Standings & statistics

1915 Buckeye League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Lima Boosters2518.581–Sandy Murray
Findlay Finns2219.5372.0Ollie Chapman
Akron Rubbermen2221.5123.0Al Newnham
Newark New Socks1424.3688.5Erv Wratten
Marion Senators105.667NABuzz Wetzel
Canton Giants511.313NABill Prout / Charles Skelley

Marion and Canton disbanded June 11
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
The league disbanded July 5.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill MundyCanton/AkronBA.355Red HartFindlayW15
Newt JaekelAkronRuns35Bill ReynoldsLimaSO110
Sandy MurrayLimaHits52Red HartFindlayPct.882; 15-2
Don CostelloFindlayHR4Ben EganFindlayHR4

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References
  1. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  2. "1915 Buckeye League (BL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "1915 Buckeye League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "Local Sports History". June 6, 2020.
  5. "Canton Daily News Newspaper Archives, May 15, 1915, p. 14". NewspaperArchive.com. May 15, 1915.
  6. "1915 Lima Boosters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "1915 Lima Boosters Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1915 Buckeye League (BL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "1915 Canton Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. "League Park I in Akron, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "Meyer's Lake Park in Canton, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Athletic Park in Findlay, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. "San Felice Park in Lima, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  14. "Murphy Street Park in Lima, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  15. "Lincoln Park in Marion, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  16. "Wehrle Park in Newark, OH history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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