Louisiana State Baseball League

The Louisiana State League was a minor league baseball league, with league franchises based in Louisiana. The league had two incarnations, each lasting for one year. The league fielded teams in both 1915 and 1920.[1]

Louisiana State League
ClassificationClass D (1915, 1920)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1915
CeasedJuly 14, 1920
PresidentJay Davidson (1920)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Oakdale Lumberjacks (1920)

History

The teams and standings of the 1915 league are unknown.[2]

The 1920 league was a six–team Class D level minor league based in Louisiana, United States.[3]

The League began play on April 20, 1920 and permanently folded on July 14, 1920.[4] The Oakdale Lumberjacks were in 1st place with a 37–24 overall record when the league folded.[5] Oakdale had won the first–half title and the Abbeville Sluggers had the best second–half record when the league folded. The New Iberia and Rayne franchised had simultaneously folded on July 6, 1920.[6] Oakdale had a record of 37–24, playing under manager Louis Bremerhof, when the Louisiana State League League folded. The Lumberjackes finished 1.0 game ahead 2nd place New Iberia Sugar Boys (36–25). They were followed by the Lafayette Hubs (36–31), Abbeville Sluggers (33–35), Rayne Rice Birds (30–33) and Alexandria Tigers (23–47) in the final 1920 Louisiana State League standings.[7][8]

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1920 Louisiana State League - schedule

Team standingsWLGBPct.Manager
Oakdale Lumberjacks3724.607-Lew Bremerhoff
Lafayette Hubs3631.5374.0Charlie French / Buck Danville
Abbeville Sluggers3335.4857.5F. DeMay /
Lefty Hebert / Schaffer
Alexandria Tigers2347.32919.5John Carbo /
G. Harris / Henry Chelette
Rayne Rice Birds3033.476NAG.C. Kitty Knight
New Iberia Sugar Boys3625.590NADan Gandolfi

Oakdale lost seven wins due to ineligible players.
Rayne and New Iberia disbanded July 6.
The league disbanded July 15.

[8]

References

  1. "Louisiana State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  2. "1915 Louisiana State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Worth, Richard (26 February 2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. pp. 200, 201. ISBN 9780786468447.
  4. "1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1920 Oakdale Lumberjacks minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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