Mountain States League (1911–12)

The Mountain States League was a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the United States from 1911 to 1912. The league previously operated as the Virginia Valley League in 1910. Its teams hailed from Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.

This article is about the original Mountain States League that operated from 1911 to 1912. For league that operated from 1948 to 1954, see Mountain States League (1948–54). For the league of a similar name that operated from 1937 to 1942, see Mountain State League.
Mountain States League
FormerlyVirginia Valley League
ClassificationClass D (1911–1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1911
Ceased1912
Replaced byMountain States League (1948–1954)
PresidentLon H. Barringer (1911)
S. J. Wright (1912)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Montgomery Miners (1911)
Ironton Forgers (1912)

History

During the 1911 season, season ended on September 12, 1911 after an investigation ordered by the National Association disclosed two cases of improper conduct in late season games to prevent Middleport-Pomeroy from winning the second half title. These games were later deducted at the fall meeting.[1][2]

In 1912, the league folded during the season. After numerous teams had folded, the league stopped play on July 8, 1912, with the Ironton Forgers in 1st place.[1][2]

After a three decade hiatus, the league revived in 1948, becoming the Mountain States League (1948–1954).[3]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1911 Mountain States League
schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Montgomery Miners6753.558-Ralph Fleming / Henry Runser
Huntington Blue Sox6350.5580.5Albert Knoessell
Ashland-Catlettsburg Twins6355.5343.0James Kitler
Gallipolis /
Middleport & Pomeroy		5960.4967.5Reddy Mack
Charleston Senators5758.4967.5George Bigbee /
Willoughby / H. Hollis
Ironton Nailers4477.36423.5John Benny / Claude McCarty

Point Pleasant-Gallipolis (16-32) moved to Middleport-Pomeroy July 1
The season ended September 12

Player Statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgBA.336George BaumgardnerHuntingtonW24
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgRuns99Goat CochranMontgomeryW24
Earl StewardAshland-CatlettsburgHits147George BaumgardnerHuntingtonSO292
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgHR17George BaumgardnerHuntingtonPct.727; 24-9

1912 Mountain States League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Ironton Forgers3512.745-Peg Moore
Ashland-Catlettsburg Twins2619.5788.0James Kitler
Huntington Blue Sox2720.5748.0Albert Knoessell
Williamson1130.26821.0Henry Runser
Charleston Senators1822.450NACharles Stockton
Middleport & Pomery /
Montgomery Miners		1024.294NAReddy Mack

Middleport-Pomeroy (7–21) moved to Montgomery June 16; Montgomery disbanded June 29; Charleston disbanded July 1; Ashland-Catlettsburg and Huntington disbanded July 8, ending the season.

References
  • "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  • Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.
  1. 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)
  2. "1911 Mountain States League (MSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
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