Interstate League

Minor leagues in American baseball

For the football league, see Seaboard Football League.

Interstate LeagueSport| Minor league baseball

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Founded| 1896
First season| 1896
Ceased| 1952
No. of teams| 63
Country| United States
Most titles| Wilmington Blue Rocks (4)
Lancaster Red Roses (4)
Official website| None

The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.

## Early leagues

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Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active:

* 1896–1901: an unclassified loop with teams in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
* 1905-08; 1914-16: a Class D league with clubs in Pennsylvania and New York.
* 1913: a Class C league operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
* 1932: a Class D circuit based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In addition, a Class C level Interstate Association existed for one season, 1906, in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

## 1895 to 1900 Interstate League

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### Cities represented 1895 – 1900

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* Akron, OH: Akron 1895
* Anderson, IN: Anderson 1900
* Canton, OH: Canton Duebers 1895
* Columbus, OH: Columbus Buckeyes 1895, Columbus Senators 1899–1901
* Dayton, OH: Dayton Old Soldiers 1897–1898, Dayton Veterans 1899–1900, Dayton Old Soldiers 1901
* Findlay, OH: Findlay 1895
* Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne Farmers 1896, Fort Wayne Indians 1897–1900, Fort Wayne Railroaders 1901
* Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers 1898, Grand Rapids Furniture Makers 1899
* Jackson, MI: Jackson Wolverines 1896
* Kenton, OH: Kenton 1895
* Lima, OH: Lima 1895
* Mansfield, OH: Mansfield 1895, Mansfield Haymakers 1897–1900
* Marion, IN: Marion Glass Blowers 1900
* New Castle, PA: New Castle Quakers 1896–1900
* Saginaw, MI: Saginaw Lumbermen 1896
* Springfield, OH: Springfield Governors 1897–1898, Springfield Wanderers 1899
* Steubenville, OH: Steubenville Stubs 1895
* Toledo, OH: Toledo Swamp Angels 1896, Toledo Mud Hens 1896–1900
* Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: Twin Cities Twins 1895
* Washington, PA: Washington Little Senators 1896
* Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895–1897, Wheeling Stogies 1899–1900
* Youngstown, OH: Youngstown Puddlers 1896–1898, Youngstown Little Giants 1899–1900

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### Standings & statistics 1895 to 1900

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1895 Interstate League \- schedule
President: Howard H. Zeigler

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Twin Cities Twins | 38 | 22 | .633 | - | Jack Darrah
Wheeling Nailers | 34 | 22 | .607 | 2.0 | Ed Barrow
Findlay | 32 | 21 | .604 | 2.5 | Charles Stroebel / Howard Brandenberg
Kenton | 29 | 28 | .509 | 7.5 | Davis / Tony Zander
Columbus Buckeyes | 28 | 31 | .475 | 9.5 | Buck West
Steubenville Stubs /
Akron /
Lima | 21 | 39 | .350 | 17.0 | George Moreland /
George Rhue / Timothy Donovan
Canton Duebers | 11 | 15 | .423 | NA | Walter Goble
Lima
/ Mansfield | 8 | 23 | .258 | NA | Andy Sommers / Frank O'Brien

Canton disbanded June 2; Lima transferred to Mansfield May 5, Mansfield disbanded July 14; Steubenville transferred to Akron May 10; Akron transferred to Lima May 19, Lima disbanded July 15.
The league disbanded July 15

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Reddy Grey | Findlay | Runs | 64
Reddy Grey | Findlay | Hits | 80
Reddy Grey | Findlay | HR | 14

1896 Intestate League
President: Charles B. Powers

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Toledo Mud Hens | 86 | 46 | .652 | - | Charles Strobel / Frank Torreyson
Fort Wayne Farmers | 70 | 36 | .660 | 8.5 | George Tebeau
Wheeling Nailers | 57 | 60 | .487 | 18.5 | Issac Hughes / John Darrah
Youngstown Puddlers | 54 | 57 | .486 | 26.5 | Art Anderson / Charles Hazen
Jackson Wolverines | 53 | 56 | .486 | 18.5 | Alex McDonald / Leigh Lynch
New Castle Quakers | 53 | 59 | .473 | 20.0 | Jay Faatz / Malcolm Whitehill
Washington Little Senators | 43 | 70 | .381 | 30.5 | Byron McKeown
Saginaw Lumbermen | 40 | 73 | .354 | 33.5 | George Black

Ft. Wayne disbanded in early September Playoff: Toledo 4 games, Fort Wayne 0; won by forfeit since Fort Wayne has already disbanded

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Erve Beck | Toledo | BA | .371 |  | George Kelb | Toledo | W | 25
Erve Beck | Toledo | Runs | 101
Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 171
Jake Ganzel | New Castle | HR | 17

1897 Interstate League
President: Charles B. Powers

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Toledo Mud Hens | 83 | 43 | .659 | - | Charles Strobel
Dayton Old Soldiers | 74 | 51 | .592 | 8.5 | Frank Torreyson / Bill Armour
New Castle Quakers | 72 | 54 | .571 | 11.0 | Paul Russell / Hurd
Fort Wayne Indians | 63 | 59 | .516 | 18.0 | Fred Cooke
Mansfield Haymakers | 63 | 61 | .508 | 19.0 | Con Strothers / Barton Howard
Youngstown Puddlers | 59 | 66 | .472 | 23.5 | John Scheible / Edward Zinram
Springfield Governors | 46 | 79 | .368 | 36.5 | Harry Rinehart / Lew Whistler
Wheeling Nailers | 38 | 85 | .309 | 43.5 | William Harrington / Frank Torreyson

Playoff: Toledo 4 games, Dayton 2.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Bade Myers | Toledo | BA | .411 |  | Kid Keenan | Toledo | W | 20
Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 152 |  | Chase Alloway | Fort Wayne | ERA | 1.00
Bob Gilks | Toledo | Hits | 208 |  | John Blue | Toledo | Pct | .857; 18-3
Dummy Kihm | Fort Wayne | HR | 17
Joe Reiman | Dayton | HR | 17
Joe Werrick | Mansfield | HR | 17
Jimmy Cooper | Youngstown | SB | 77

1898 Interstate League \- schedule
President: Charles B. Powers

Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Dayton Old Soldiers | 84 | 65 | .564 | - | Bill Armour
Toledo Mud Hens | 86 | 68 | .558 | 0.5 | Charles Strobel
Springfield Governors | 81 | 66 | .551 | 2.0 | Lew Whistler
New Castle Quakers | 81 | 69 | .540 | 3.5 | Pop Lytle
Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 11.5 | Frank Torreyson
Mansfield Haymakers | 71 | 75 | .486 | 11.5 | Barton Howard
Fort Wayne Indians | 71 | 84 | .458 | 16.0 | Fred Cooke /
Eddie O'Meara / George Geer
Youngstown Puddlers | 53 | 96 | .356 | 31.0 | George Geer /
Paul Russell / Robert Pender

No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Bill Hartman | Toledo | BA | .340 |  | Bob Ewing | Toledo | W | 25
Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 167 |  | Charlie Ferguson | Toledo | W | 25
Bill Hartman | Toledo | Hits | 214 |  | Charles Smith | New Castle | SO | 184
Joe Reiman | Dayton | HR | 14 |  | Nick Altrock | Grand Rapids | Pct | .850; 17-3
Thayer Torreyson | Grand Rapids | SB | 73

1899 Interstate League \- schedule
President: Charles B. Powers

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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New Castle Quakers | 87 | 53 | .621 | - | Pat Wright
Mansfield Haymakers | 86 | 54 | .614 | 1.0 | Dan Lowney
Fort Wayne Indians | 82 | 58 | .586 | 5.0 | Jack Glasscock
Toledo Mud Hens | 82 | 58 | .586 | 5.0 | Charles Strobel
Youngstown Little Giants | 60 | 79 | .432 | 26.5 | Harry Truby / Jimmy McAleer
Wheeling Stogies | 58 | 81 | .417 | 28.5 | Pop Lytle / Tom Nicholson
Dayton Veterans | 55 | 85 | .393 | 32.0 | Bill Armour
Grand Rapids Furniture Makers /
Columbus Senators /
Springfield Wanderers | 49 | 91 | .350 | 38.0 | Frank Torreyson

Grand Rapids moved to Columbus July 20, then to Springfield July 30.
No Playoffs were held.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Billy Taylor | Young/Grand/Wheel | BA | .331 |  | Roscoe Miller | Mansfield | W | 28
Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 117 |  | Theodore Guese | Fort Wayne | Pct | .714; 25-10
Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 185
Erve Beck | Toledo | HR | 25
Jerry McDonough | Toledo | SB | 89

1900 Interstate League
President: Charles B. Powers

Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Dayton Veterans | 90 | 43 | .677 | - | Bill Armour
Fort Wayne Indians | 85 | 53 | .616 | 7.5 | Jack Glasscock / Joe Hubbard
Toledo Mud Hens | 81 | 58 | .583 | 12.0 | Charles Strobel
Wheeling Stogies | 76 | 58 | .568 | 14.5 | Pop Lytle / Pete Healy
Mansfield Haymakers | 67 | 68 | .496 | 24.0 | Dan Lowney
Columbus Senators /
Anderson | 58 | 78 | .427 | 33.5 | Jesse Quinn
Youngstown / Marion Glass Blowers | 44 | 92 | .324 | 47.5 | Mike J. Finn / Pat Wright
New Castle Quakers | 44 | 95 | .317 | 49.0 | Pat Wright / Jack Wadsworth

Columbus (51-63) moved to Anderson, Indiana, August 22; Youngstown (28-67) moved to Marion August 5.
Playoff: Fort Wayne 4 games, Dayton 3.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Erve Beck | Toledo | BA | .360 |  | Cy Swaim | Fort Wayne | W | 24
Otto Krueger | Fort Wayne | Runs | 131 |  | Bumpus Jones | Fort Wayne | Pct | .786; 11-3
Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 207
Ed Bradley | Columbus/Anderson | HR | 18

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## 1905 to 1908 Interstate League

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### Cities represented 1905 – 1908

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* Bradford, PA: Bradford Drillers 1905–1908
* Coudersport, PA: Coudersport Giants 1905
* DuBois, PA: DuBois Miners 1905–1907
* Erie, PA: Erie Fishermen 1905,1907–1908, Erie Sailors 1906
* Franklin, PA: Franklin Millionaires 1907–1908
* Hornell, NY: Hornell Pigmies 1906
* Jamestown, NY: Jamestown Hill Climbers 1905
* Kane, PA: Kane Mountaineers 1905–1907
* Oil City, PA: Oil City Cubs 1907–1908
* Oil City-Jamestown, PA/NY: Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays 1906
* Olean, NY: Olean Refiners 1905–1907; Olean Candidates 1908
* Patton, PA: Patton 1906
* Punxsutawney, PA: Punxsutawney Policemen 1906–1907
* Warren, PA: Warren Blues 1908

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### Standings & statistics 1905 to 1908

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1905 Interstate League
President: Frank Baumeister / George F. Rindernecht

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Coudersport Giants | 59 | 38 | .608 | - | Harry Knight / John Lawley
Erie Fishermen | 58 | 39 | .598 | 1.0 | Daniel Koster /
Bob McLaughlin / Jack Burke
Olean Refiners | 54 | 50 | .519 | 8.5 | Al Lawson / Eddie Foster
Bradford Drillers | 46 | 54 | .460 | 14.5 | William Leary / Frederick Paige
Kane Mountaineers | 40 | 56 | .417 | 18.5 | C.R. Eichelberger
Jamestown Hill Climbers /
DuBois Miners | 40 | 60 | .400 | 20.5 | J. Lawrence Alexander /
Paul Wrath / Menzo Sibley

Jamestown (18–23) Moved to DuBois July 12.
No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Duke Servaitius | Kane | BA | .352
Julius Streib | Coudersport | Runs | 63

1906 Interstate League
President: George F. Rindernecht

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Erie Sailors | 65 | 41 | .613 | - | Tom O'Hara
Punxsutawney Policemen | 53 | 45 | .541 | 8.0 | W.J. Brown
Bradford Drillers | 61 | 53 | .535 | 8.0 | Thomas News
DuBois Miners | 52 | 52 | .500 | 12.0 | James Breen / Ed Larkin
Kane Mountaineers | 58 | 58 | .500 | 12.0 | James Collopy
Hornell Pigmies /
Patton | 53 | 56 | .486 | 13.5 | John Quinn
Olean Refiners | 50 | 62 | .446 | 18.0 | John Ziegler / John Dailey
Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays | 44 | 69 | .389 | 24.5 | Alfred Lawson / C.L. Rexford

Hornell (35–31) moved to Patton August 6.
No Playoffs Scheduled. No player statistics available.

1907 Interstate League
schedule
President: Frank Baumeister

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Erie Fishermen | 64 | 51 | .557 | - | Thomas Reynolds
Bradford Drillers | 63 | 54 | .538 | 2.0 | Eddie Foster
Franklin Millionaires | 51 | 52 | .495 | 7.0 | L.L. Jacklin / George Rinderknecht
Oil City Cubs | 54 | 57 | .486 | 8.0 | James Collopy
DuBois Miners | 36 | 26 | .581 | NA | Ed Larkin
Kane Mountaineers | 17 | 26 | .395 | NA | Pop Kelchner
Olean Refiners | 12 | 35 | .255 | NA | Joe Flynn
Punxsutawney Policemen | 33 | 26 | .559 | NA | Milt Montgomery / W.J. Brown

Kane disbanded July 16; Olean disbanded July 18; Punxsutawney disbanded August 3; DuBois disbanded August 5.
The league played a third season, August 7 through September 8, won by Bradford.
Oil City was declared the first half champion because DuBois disbanded. Playoff: Oil City 4 games, Bradford 3.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Jake Weimer | DuBois/Oil City | BA | .338 |  | Doc Hazleton
Bill Kirwin
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Bradford | W | 16

Ben Jewell | Oil City | Runs | 66 |  | Jiggs Parson | Oil City | Pct | .750; 15–5
Earl Sykes | Oil City | Hits | 108 |

1908 Interstate League
President: C.L. Rexford

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Olean Candidates | 16 | 2 | .882 | - | Percy Stetler
Warren Blues | 11 | 8 | .500 | 6.5 | Thomas McNeal
Bradford Drillers | 12 | 9 | .650 | 3.5 | George Rinderknecht
Franklin Millionaires | 8 | 13 | .333 | 9.5 | Bill Smith
Oil City Cubs | 6 | 11 | .316 | 10.0 | C.L. Rexford / James Collopy
Erie Fishermen | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10.5 | Frank Baumeister

The league disbanded June 5.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Jake Weimer | Olean | BA | .461 |  | Tom Fleming | Olean | W | 6
Bill Price | Olean | Runs | 27 |  | Tom Fleming | Olean | Pct | 1.000; 6–0
Jake Weimer | Olean | Hits | 30
Jake Weimer | Olean | HR | 3

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## 1913 Interstate League

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### Cities represented 1913

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* Akron, OH: Akron Giants 1913
* Canton, OH: Canton Senators 1913
* Columbus, OH: Columbus Cubs 1913
* Erie, PA: Erie Sailors 1913
* Steubenville, OH: Steubenville Stubs 1913
* Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Stogies 1913
* Youngstown, OH: Youngstown Steelmen 1913
* Zanesville, OH: Zanesville Flood Sufferers 1913

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### Standings & statistics 1913

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1913 Interstate League
schedule
President: C.L. Rexford

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Erie Sailors | 57 | 21 | .731 | - | Larry Quinlan
Akron Giants | 47 | 32 | .595 | 10.5 | Johnny Siegle
Youngstown Steelmen | 43 | 33 | .566 | 13.0 | Curley Blount
Columbus Cubs | 37 | 38 | .493 | 18.5 | Lee Fohl
Steubenville Stubs | 31 | 42 | .425 | 22.5 | Roy Montgomery
Wheeling Stogies | 32 | 47 | .405 | 25.5 | Ray Ryan
Canton Senators | 29 | 44 | .397 | 25.5 | Bade Myers
Zanesville Flood Sufferers | 27 | 46 | .370 | 27.5 | Marty Hogan

Zanesville disbanded July 13.
The league disbanded July 21.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Tom Sheehan | Youngstown | BA | .355 |  | Lou Schettler | Erie | W | 14
John Dawson | Erie | Runs | 67 |  | Clark Sterzer | Erie | SO | 121
Tom Sheehan | Youngstown | Hits | 106 |  | Lou Schettler | Erie | Pct | .824; 14-3
Art Watson | Steubenville | HR | 6

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## 1914 to 1916 Interstate League

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### Cities represented 1914 – 1916

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* Bradford, PA: Bradford Drillers 1914–1916
* Erie, PA: Erie Sailors 1916
* Hornell, NY: Hornell Green Sox 1914, Hornell Maple Leafs 1915
* Jamestown, NY: Jamestown Giants 1914, Jamestown Rabbits 1915
* Johnsonburg, PA: Johnsonburg Johnnies 1916
* Olean, NY: Olean Refiners 1914, Olean White Sox 1915–1916
* Ridgway, PA: Ridgway 1916
* St. Marys, PA: St. Marys Saints 1916
* Warren, PA: Warren Bingoes 1914–1915, Warren Warriors (1916)
* Wellsville, NY: Wellsville Rainmakers 1914–1916

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### Standings & statistics 1914-1916

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1914 Interstate League
Presidents: Milton A. Jordan / W. Duke Jr.

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Jamestown Giants | 59 | 40 | .596 | - | Joe Lohr
Bradford Drillers | 59 | 42 | .584 | 1.0 | Art Goodwin / Duke Servatius
Warren Bingoes | 57 | 45 | .559 | 3.5 | Bill Webb
Olean Refiners | 43 | 53 | .448 | 14.5 | Harry Giles / Joe Reynolds
Wellsville Rainmakers | 41 | 60 | .406 | 19.0 | William Clarke / Elmer Bliss
Hornell Green Sox | 39 | 58 | .402 | 19.0 | John O'Keefe / Albert Barrett
Joe Prozeller

Playoff: Jamestown 4 games, Bradford 3.
No Individual Statistics Available.

1915 Interstate League
President: James A. Lindsey

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Wellsville Rainmakers | 54 | 32 | .628 | - | Joe Lohr
Olean White Sox | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | Gus Dundon
Bradford Drillers | 42 | 42 | .500 | 11.0 | Duke Servatius / Ray Topham
Hornell Maple Leafs | 38 | 51 | .427 | 14.5 | Joe Prozeller / Lenny Burrell
Warren Bingoes | 33 | 50 | .398 | 16.5 | R.W. Archer / George Bell
Jamestown Rabbits | 28 | 42 | .400 | 18.0 | Bill Webb

Jamestown disbanded August 14.
Playoff: None; Olean refused to engage in a playoff, claiming that Jamestown's second half games should have been thrown out for failing to complete the schedule and Olean should have won both halves. The claim was denied and the title was awarded to Wellsville.[1]

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Bill Colligan | Olean | BA | .322 |  | Everett Keener | Wellsville | W | 14
Bill Colligan | Olean | Runs | 62 |  | Lefty Webb | James/Hornell | W | 14
Joe Apple | Wellsville | Runs | 62 |  | Lefty Webb | James/Hornell | SO | 152
John Steinfeldt | Wellsville | Hits | 101 |  | Everett Keener | Wellsville | Pct | .778; 14-4
Charlie Moran | Warren | HR | 3 |

1916 Interstate League
schedule
President: James A. Lindsey

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Ridgway | 56 | 24 | .700 | - | Izzy Hoffman
St. Marys Saints | 49 | 30 | .620 | 6.5 | Curley Blount
Bradford Drillers | 45 | 38 | .542 | 12.5 | Larry Schlafly
Wellsville Rainmakers | 27 | 48 | .360 | 26.5 | Joe Lohr
Johnsonburg Johnnies | 27 | 49 | .355 | 27.0 | Thomas Jones
Warren Warriors | 24 | 19 | .558 | NA | Frank Shaughnessy
Erie Sailors | 26 | 37 | .413 | NA | Bill Bradley
Olean White Sox | 16 | 25 | .390 | NA | Gus Dundon

Olean disbanded July 12.
Warren disbanded August 4; none of its second half games (6-9) were counted.
Erie disbanded August 9.
Games thrown out: Wins: Warren 6, Wellsville 3, Bradford 2, Erie 2, St. Marys 1, Johnsonburg 1; Losses: Warren 9, Wellsville 4, St. Marys 1.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Jacob Jennis | Bradford | BA | .357 |  | John Verbout | St. Marys | W | 18
Sam McConnell | Ridgway | Runs | 64 |  | Al Braithwood | Bradford | So | 133
Jim McCabe | Ridgway | Hits | 95 |  | Bill Chapelle | Wells/Ridg | Pct | .800; 12-3
John Gilmore | Warr/St.Ma/Wells | HR | 4
Frank Gleich | Erie | HR | 4

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## 1932 Interstate League

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### Cities represented 1932

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* Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Red Sox 1932
* Norristown, Pennsylvania: Norristown 1932
* Pottstown, Pennsylvania: Pottstown Legionaires 1932
* Slatington, Pennsylvania: Slatington Dukes 1932
* St. Clair, Pennsylvania: St. Clair Saints 1932
* Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Stroudsburg Poconos 1932
* Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: Tamaqua Dukes 1932
* Washington, New Jersey: Washington Potomacs 1932

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### Standings & statistics 1932

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1932 Interstate League
President: William J. Willenbecher

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Stroudsburg Poconos | 19 | 7 | .731 | - | Ed Murphy
Pottstown Legionaires | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1.0 | Earl Potteiger
Norristown /
St. Clair Saints | 11 | 10 | .524 | 8.5 | Steve Yerkes
Tamaqua Dukes /
Slatington Dukes | 10 | 16 | .385 | 9.0 | Lee Strait
Washington Potomacs | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9.0 | Edward Neff
Lancaster Red Sox | 7 | 16 | .304 | 10.5 | Bud Shaw /
Jimmy Sheckard / Otto Sandberger

Pottstown disbanded in June, reorganized and re-formed June 17; disbanded again causing the league to fold; Norristown (2-4) moved to St. Clair May 28, then disbanded June 12; Tamaqua (8-12) moved to Slatington June 8; Lancaster disbanded June 17.
The league disbanded June 20.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Dom Dallessandro | Norris/St.Cla | BA | .418 |  | Ed Cole | Stroudsburg | W | 7
Mickey Haslin | Stroudsburg | BA | .418 |  | Matt Ramsey | Pottstown | W | 7
Frank DeManicore | Stroudsburg | Runs | 39 |  | Jack Crimmins | Tama/Slating | SO | 47
Mickey Haslin | Stroudsburg | Hits | 48 |  | Matt Ramsey | Pottstown | Pct | .875; 7-1
Frank DeManicore | Stroudsburg | HR | 7
Mickey Haslin | Stroudsburg | HR | 7
Paul Piontek | Stroudsburg | HR | 7
Paul Piontek | Stroudsburg | RBI | 37

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## 1939–1952

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Interstate LeagueSport| Baseball

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Founded| 1939
First season| 1939
Ceased| 1952
No. of teams| 4 (1939)
8 (1940–1941) (1946–1952)
6 (1942–1945)
Country|  United States
Last
champion(s)| Hagerstown Braves
Most titles| Wilmington Blue Rocks (4)
Lancaster Red Roses (4)
Official website| None

The longest tenured version of the Interstate League was the last incarnation, which played in the Mid-Atlantic states from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor leagues to operate continuously during the World War II period.

This circuit, which began as Class C and was upgraded to Class B in 1940, typically had teams in Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Sunbury, all in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown, Maryland; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. Its final champion was the Hagerstown Braves, a Boston Braves affiliate. That season, the York White Roses led the league in attendance, attracting over 78,000 fans.

### Cities/Teams/Years

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Cities represented | Teams | Major League Affiliate | Year(s)

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Allentown, Pennsylvania | Allentown Dukes | Boston Braves | 1939
Allentown Fleetwings | St. Louis Cardinals | 1940
Allentown Wings | Philadelphia Phillies (1941)
St. Louis Cardinals (1942–43) | 1941–43
Allentown Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | 1944–52
Bridgeport, Connecticut | Bridgeport Bees | Boston Braves | 1941
Hagerstown, Maryland | Hagerstown Owls | Detroit Tigers (1941–44) (1947–48)
Chicago Cubs (1945–46)
Washington Senators (1949) | 1941–49
Hagerstown Braves | Boston Braves | 1950–52
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Harrisburg Senators | Pittsburgh Pirates (1941–42)
Cleveland Indians (1946–51)
Philadelphia Athletics (1952) | 1940–42, 1946–52
Hazleton, Pennsylvania | Hazleton Mountaineers | Unaffiliated | 1939–40
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Lancaster Red Roses | Philadelphia Athletics (1944–47)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1948–52) | 1940–52
Reading, Pennsylvania | Reading Chicks | Unaffiliated | 1940
Reading Brooks | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1941
Salisbury, Maryland | Salisbury Athletics | Philadelphia Athletics | 1951
Salisbury Reds | Cincinnati Reds | 1952
Sunbury, Pennsylvania | Sunbury Senators | Unaffiliated | 1939
Sunbury Indians | Unaffiliated | 1940
Sunbury Yankees[3] | New York Yankees | 1946–47
Sunbury Reds | Cincinnati Reds | 1948–49
Sunbury Athletics | Philadelphia Athletics | 1950
Sunbury Giants | New York Giants | 1951–52
Trenton, New Jersey | Trenton Senators | Unaffiliated | 1939–41
Trenton Packers | Philadelphia Phillies (1942–43)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1944) | 1942–44
Trenton Spartans | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1945
Trenton Giants | New York Giants | 1946–50
Wilmington, Delaware | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Philadelphia Athletics (1940–43)
Philadelphia Phillies (1944–52) | 1940–52
York, Pennsylvania | York Bees | Boston Braves | 1940
York White Roses | Pittsburgh Pirates (1943–50)
St. Louis Browns (1952) | 1943–52

### League champions

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Season  | Interstate League champion  | Interstate League runner-up  | Other postseason participants

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1939  | Allentown Dukes  | Sunbury Senators  | Trenton Senators
1940  | Lancaster Red Roses  | Reading Chicks  | Trenton Senators; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1941  | Harrisburg Senators  | Trenton Senators  | Hagerstown Owls; Reading Brooks
1942  | Wilmington Blue Rocks  | Hagerstown Owls  | Harrisburg Senators; Allentown Wings
1943  | Lancaster Red Roses  | York White Roses  | Hagerstown Owls; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1944  | Lancaster Red Roses  | Allentown Cardinals  | Wilmington Blue Rocks; York White Roses
1945  | Lancaster Red Roses  | Allentown Cardinals  | Trenton Spartans; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1946  | Harrisburg Senators  | Wilmington Blue Rocks  | Hagerstown Owls; Allentown Cardinals
1947  | Wilmington Blue Rocks  | Allentown Cardinals  | Trenton Giants; Harrisburg Senators
1948  | Trenton Giants  | York White Roses  | Wilmington Blue Rocks, Sunbury Reds
1949  | Trenton Giants  | Harrisburg Senators  | Allentown Cardinals; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1950  | Wilmington Blue Rocks  | Hagerstown Braves  | Harrisburg Senators; Trenton Giants
1951  | Wilmington Blue Rocks  | Sunbury Giants  | Hagerstown Braves; Allentown Cardinals
1952  | Hagerstown Braves  | Lancaster Red Roses  | York White Roses, Allentown Cardinals

## Individual records

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### Hitting

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* Games: 142, Steve Flipowicz, Sunbury (1947)
* Batting Average: .428, Woody Wheaton, Hazelton (1939)
* At Bats: 593, Robert Mays, Hagerstown (1943)
* Runs: 128, Nellie Fox, Lancaster (1945)
128, Richard Burgett, Allentown (1946)
* Hits: 220, George Kell, Lancaster (1943)
* Runs Batted In: 144, Edward Sanicki, Wilmington (1946)
* Doubles: 52, Bob Maier, Hagerstown (1943)
* Triples: 24, Harold Bamberger, Trenton (1947)
24, Charley Neal, Lancaster (1951)
* Home Runs: 37, Edward Sanicki, Wilmington (1947)
* Extra Base Hits: 73, John Capra, Allentown (1944)
* Total Bases: 320, Del Ennis, Trenton (1943)
* Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 22, Harold Nerino, Sunbury (1940)
22, Bill Cox, Harrisburg (1941)
22, Edward Nowak, Hagerstown (1945)
* Sacrifices: 24, Harvey Johnson, Harrisburg (1941)
* Stolen Bases: 47, Joseph Schmidt, Wilmington (1946)
* Walks: 130, Guy Glaser, Wilmington (1945)
* Hit By Pitch: 23, Nellie Fox, Lancaster (1945)
* Struck Out: 123, Peyton Rambin, Trenton (1949)

### Pitching

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* Games: 49, George Eyrich, Wilmington (1948)
* Complete Games: 29, Charles Bowles, Lancaster (1943)
29, Norman Shope, York (1944)
* Wins: 24, Daniel Lewandowski, Allentown (1951)
* Losses: 21, Wilson Emmerick, Allentown (1943)
* Best Percentage: .880 (22-3), Anderson Bush, Hagerstown (1951)
* Earned Run Average: 1.44, Royce Lint, Harrisburg (1942)
* Innings Pitched: 260, Charles Miller, Hagerstown (1943)
* Win Streak: 13, Woody Wheaton, Lancaster (1943)
* Shutouts: 7, John Burrows, Wilmington (1942),
* Strikeouts: 278, Andy Tomasic, Trenton (1947)
* Bases on Balls: 165, Dick Libby, Sunbury (1948)
* Wild Pitches: 19, Joseph Slotter, Hagerstown (1944)

### No-hitters

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Year | Date | Pitcher | Team | Opposition | Score | Notes

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1940 | July 2 | Don Kepler | Sunbury | York | 6-0 | 7 innings
1942 | August 24 | Jack Casey | Trenton | Hagerstown | 2-3 | lost game
1943 | July 1 | Steve Gerkin | Lancaster | Trenton | 4-0 | 7 innings
1944 | June 25 | Hal Kelleher | Trenton | York | 6-0 | 7 innings
1946 | June 10 | Whitey Konikowski | Trenton | Harrisburg | 4-0 | 7 innings
1949 | May 7 | Tony West | Trenton | Westbury | 11-0 |
1950 | June 11 | Joe Micciche | Trenton | Harrisburg | 9-0 |
1950 | August 25 | Tony Segzda | York | Sunbury | 6-0 |
1951 | April 28 | Keith Kelley | Lancaster | Wilmington | 10-0 |
1951 | June 14 | William Minton | Salisbury | Harrisburg | 0-2 | lost game
1951 | July 18 | Tom Casagrande | Wilimington | York | 0-1 | 11 innings; lost game
1951 | July 28 | Ernest Nichols | Lancaster | Salisbury | 6-2 |
1951 | August 20 | Tom Casagrande | Wilmington | Harrisburg | 4-0 | 7 innings
1952 | June 5 | Bob Berresford | Harrisburg | Wilmington | 1-0 |
1952 | August 6 | Doug Gostlin | Lancaster | Sunbury | 1-0 |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
2. ^ a b "1932 Interstate League".
3. ^ "Ed Baker presents Mike Daddario's Sunbury Memorial Field - Sunbury Pennsylvania - Former Home of the Sunbury Reds". www.digitalballparks.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008.

## Further reading

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* Johnson, Lloyd and Wolff, Miles, editors: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina Publisher: Baseball America, 2007. Format: Hardback, 767 pp. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6

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