Western Pennsylvania League
The Western Pennsylvania League was a Class D level minor league baseball league consisting of teams based in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland that played during the 1907 season.[1]
| Classification | Class D (1907) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| Inaugural season | 1907 |
| Ceased | 1907 |
| President | Alex J. Lawson (1907) Charles B. Powers (1907) |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Fairmont Champions(1907) |
History
The Class D level Western Pennsylvania League began the 1907 season with eight teams. The Beaver Falls Beavers, Butler White Sox, Clarksburg Bees, Connellsville Cokers, Fairmont Champions, Greensburg Red Sox, Scottdale Giants and the Latrobe, Pennsylvania team were charter members.
On May 28, 1907, the Latrobe team was forfeited to the league. The Cumberland Rooters took its place, but that team moved to Piedmont, West Virginia on June 27, then to Somerset, Pennsylvania on July 11. It eventually folded altogether later that month. On August 1, the Kittanning Infants entered the league, but disbanded, along with Beaver Falls, on August 11, 1907. Greensburg disbanded on August 25, 1907. Fairmont finished in first place with a 68–36 record.[2] Jim Clark, Dick Hoblitzell and Reddy Mack played in the league.
A league by the same name existed in the late 1889.
1907 Western Pennsylvania League standings
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Champions | 68 | 36 | .654 | – | Reddy Mack |
| Butler White Sox | 58 | 44 | .569 | 9.0 | Al Lawson / Jake Jacobsen Eddie Linneborn / Bill Harkins |
| Scottdale Giants | 48 | 49 | .495 | 16.5 | Billy Earle / Duff Buttermore |
| Clarksburg Bees | 50 | 54 | .481 | 18.0 | Tom Hulings Tom Essler / Bull Smith |
| Greensburg Red Sox | 42 | 50 | .457 | 20.0 | George Lawson Bill Powell / Lefty Wallace |
| Connellsville Cokers | 44 | 59 | .427 | 23.5 | Bill Malarkey Denny O'Hara / [Jack Dolan |
| Beaver Falls Beavers | 41 | 36 | .532 | NA | Charles Jewell / Harry Pfeiffer |
| Latrobe / Cumberland Rooters / Piedmont / Somerset | 18 | 46 | .281 | NA | S. Whaley / William Morrow Tom Dillon / Don Curtis / Bill Malarkey |
| Kittanning Infants | 2 | 5 | .286 | NA | Bill Malarkey |
The Latrobe (7–10) franchise was forfeited to the league May 28. The league then awarded it to Cumberland. Cumberland (5–20) moved to Piedmont (4–6) June 27, then to Somerset (0–5) July 11. It disbanded later that month.
Kittanning entered the league August 1. Beaver Falls and Kittanning withdrew August 11.
Greensburg disbanded August 25
References
- "Western Pennsylvania League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Second and Third Editions