Delta League

The Delta League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1904 season. The six–team Delta League consisted of franchises based in Mississippi. The Delta League permanently folded after completing the 1904 season, in which Clarksdale captured the league championship.

Delta League
ClassificationClass D (1904)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1904
Ceased1905
PresidentS.L. Dodds (1904)
V.M. Scanlan (1904)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Clarksdale (1904)

History

The Delta League began play on May 9, 1904, as four charter members formed for the 1910 Class D level League. The Delta League started the season with the Brookhaven, Mississippi team, Clarksdale (baseball) team, Jackson Senators and Yazoo City Zoos were the four charter members. On May 16, 1904, teams from Canton, Mississippi and Hattiesburg, Mississippi were added to the league after the season started. The 1904 league presidents were S.L. Dodds and V.M. Scanlan.[1][2][3]

The league schedule ended on September 3, 1904. The final Delta League standings were led by the first place Clarksdale team, who ended with a record of 67–31, finishing 4.0 games ahead of the second place Yazoo City Zoos (62–34). They were followed by followed by third place Canton (43–45), the Jackson Senators (47–53), Hattiesburg (36–49) and Brookhaven (27–70) in the six–team league. The league did not have playoffs in 1904.[3][4]

The Delta League permanently folded after playing their only season in 1904. Sources indicate the league formed in 1905, but no teams or statistics are known for a 1905 Delta League season.[1][5][6]

1904 Delta League teams
Team name City represented Ballpark Year active
Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS Unknown[7] 1904
Canton Canton, MS Red Bud Park[8] 1904
Clarksdale Clarksdale, MS Unknown[9] 1904
Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, MS Unknown[10] 1904
Jackson Senators Jackson, MS Athletic Park[11] 1904
Yazoo City Zoos Yazoo City, MS Unknown[12] 1904

Standings and statistics

1904 Delta League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Clarksdale6731.684–William Gaston
Yazoo City Zoos6234.6464.0Wilson
Canton4345.48919.0Freeman
Jackson Senators4753.47021.0H. Foster
Hattiesburg3649.42424.5Cooney Best
Brookhaven2770.27839.5NA
Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Harry VitterCantonBA.330Baxter SparksYazoo CityW25
H. FosterJacksonRuns83Harry KaneClarksdaleSO131
William GastonClarksdaleHits91Harry KaneClarksdalePct.857; 18–3

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References
  1. "Delta League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  3. "1904 Delta League (DL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. "1904 Delta League (DL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "Delta League (DL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1905 Delta League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Unknown in Brookhaven, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "Red Bud Park in Canton, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "Unknown in Clarksdale, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Unknown in Hattiesburg, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "Athletic Park in Jackson, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Unknown in Yazoo City, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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