Pennsylvania League

The Pennsylvania League was a six–team Independent level minor league baseball league that played in the 1903 and 1904 seasons. As reflected in the league name, the Pennsylvania League featured franchises based exclusively in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania League permanently folded after the 1904 season.

Pennsylvania League
ClassificationIndependent (1903–1904)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1903
Ceased1904
PresidentUnknown (1903–1904)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Carlisle* (1904)

History

The Pennsylvania League formed as Independent level minor league that played in 1903. The 1903 member teams, standings and statistics are unknown.[1]

The 1904 Pennsylvania League continued play as a six–team Independent league. The Pennsylvania League hosted franchises based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Chester, Pennsylvania, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Johnstown Johnnies), Oxford, Pennsylvania and Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Team records and statistics of the 1904 league are unknown.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Pennsylvania League permanently folded after the 1904 season.[5]

In 1905, Coatesville and the Johnstown Johnnies became charter members of the Tri-State League, which was an Independent eight–team league[9]

Pennsylvania League teams
Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Carlisle Carlisle, Pennsylvania Unknown 1904
Chester Chester, Pennsylvania Union Park[10] 1904
Coatesville Coatesville, Pennsylvania Unknown[11] 1904
Johnstown Johnnies Johnstown, Pennsylvania Point Stadium[12] 1904
Oxford Oxford, Pennsylvania Unknown 1904
Pottstown Pottstown, Pennsylvania Unknown 1904

Pennsylvania League overall standings

The 1903 and 1904 Pennsylvania League records are unknown. The order of the 1904 standings is listed as Carlisle in the first place line, followed by Chester, Coatesville, Johnstown Johnnies, Oxford and Pottstown, which is also alphabetical.[5]

1904
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Carlisle0000.0000NA
Chester0000.0000NA
Coatesville0000.0000NA
Johnstown Johnnies0000.0000NA
Oxford0000.0000NA
Pottstown0000.0000NA

Notable alumni

References
  1. "1903 Pennsylvania League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1904 Carlisle Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "1904 Chester Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1904 Coatesville Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "1904 Pennsylvania League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "1904 Johnstown Johnnies Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "1904 Oxford Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "1904 Pottstown Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. "1905 Tri-State League (PA) (TSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Union Park in Chester, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1908 Coatesville minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Point Stadium in Johnstown, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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