Tri-State League (PA-DE-NJ)

From BR Bullpen

Yet another league to use the Tri-State League name, this one was in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. The league existed for three years as an independent (1904-1906), then joined Organized Baseball as a class B league from 1907-1914. Harrisburg, PA was represented for the full run of 1904-1914, while Trenton, NJ was represented for the whole Organized Baseball run (1907-1914). In 1909 and 1910, Wilmington, DE dropped out of the league, leaving this Tri-State League with only two states.

Contents 1 Cities Represented 2 Teams & Stats Indep. 2.1 1904 2.2 1905 2.3 1906 3 Teams & Stats Class B 3.1 1907 3.2 1908 3.3 1909 3.4 1910 3.5 1911 3.6 1912 3.7 1913 3.8 1914 4 Hall of Fame Alumni 5 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

• Allentown, PA: 1912-1914
• Altoona, PA: Altoona Mountaineers 1904-1909; Altoona Rams 1910-1912
• Atlantic City, NJ: 1912-1913
• Camden, NJ: Camden 1904
• Chester, PA: 1912
• Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Senators 1904-1914
• Johnstown, PA: Johnstown Johnnies 1905-1908; Johnstown Jawns 1909; Johnstown Johns 1910-1912
• Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Red Roses 1905-1912,1914
• Lebanon, PA: Lebanon 1904
• Reading, PA: Reading Pretzels 1907-1911; Reading Pretzels 1912; Reading Pretzels 1914
• Shamokin, PA: Shamokin 1905
• Trenton, NJ: Trenton Tigers 1907-1914
• Williamsport, PA: Williamsport Millionaires 1904-1910
• Wilmington, DE: Wilmington Peaches 1904-1908; Wilmington Chicks 1911-1914
• York, PA: York Penn Parks 1904; York White Roses 1905-1907; York White Roses 1909-1914

[edit] Teams & Stats Indep.

[edit] 1904

Tri-State League-Independent
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
York Penn Parks	64	40	.615	0	George Heckert
Williamsport Millionaires	61	46	.570	4.5	Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Senators	58	51	.532	8.5	Peter Agnew
Altoona Mountaineers	50	48	.516	11	Charles Carpenter
Lebanon	48	61	.440	18.5	Pop Kelchner
Wilmington Peaches	41	61	.402	22	Jess Frysinger
Camden #	4	19	.176	NA	Robert Black

#Camden disbanded early in the season. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Stoney McGlynn	York	W	30		Stoney McGlynn	York	Pct	.732; 30-11

[edit] 1905

Tri-State League-Independent
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Williamsport Millionaires	78	46	.629	0	Max Lindheimer
Johnstown Johnnies	78	47	.624	.5	Charles Atherton
York White Roses	78	49	.614	1.5	George Heckert
Harrisburg Senators	76	51	.595	3.5	Billy Hamilton
Coatsville / Shamokin #	56	69	.448	22.5	Percy Stetler
Altoona Mountaineers	52	73	.416	26.5	Germany Smith / J.R. Bockel
Lancaster Red Roses	51	76	.402	28.5	Frank Rinn / Jack Rothfus
Lebanon / Wilmington ##	33	91	.266	45	Charles Kelcher / Stirlith / Bussey / Smith

#Coatsville moved to Shamokin in August after playing a couple of games in Reading.
##Lebanon moved to Wilmington in July. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
William Matthews	York	W	27		Martin Glendon	Johnstown	Pct	.944; 17-1
Stoney McGlynn	York	IP	387

[edit] 1906

Tri-State League-Independent
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
York White Roses	75	52	.591	0	George Heckert
Williamsport Millionaires	72	55	.567	3	Jimmy Sebring / Harry Wolverton
Lancaster Red Roses	70	57	.551	5	Fred Crolius
Altoona Mountaineers	64	62	.508	10.5	Arthur Irwin
Harrisburg Senators	52	74	.413	22.5	Billy Hamilton
Johnstown Johnnies	47	80	.370	28	Art Hoelskoetter

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Chick Hartley	Lancaster	BA	.307		Stoney McGlynn	York	Wins	36
Mike O'Neill	York	Hits	157		Stoney McGlynn	York	SO	206
Tom O'Hara	Lancaster	Runs	90		Stoney McGlynn	York	Pct	.783; 36-10
Bob Unglaub	Williamsport	HR	14		Stoney McGlynn	York	IP	412

[edit] Teams & Stats Class B

[edit] 1907

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Williamsport Millionaires	86	38	.694	0	Harry Wolverton
Harrisburg Senators	79	47	.627	8	George Heckert
Lancaster Red Roses	73	53	.579	14	Pop Foster
Trenton Tigers	70	54	.565	16	John Carney
Altoona Mountaineers	61	61	.500	24	Arthur Irwin / John Farrell
Johnstown Johnnies	46	77	.374	39.5	Atherton /Daly / Fred Raymer
Wilmington Peaches	43	79	.352	42	Connolly / Atherton / Grady
York / Reading #	38	87	.304	48.5	Curt Weigand

#York moved to Reading July 24. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jim Delahanty	Williamsport	BA	.355		Rube Vickers	Williamsport	W	25
Joe Hennessey	Williamsport	Runs	91		Slim Sallee	Williamsport	Pct	.815; 22-5
Mike O'Neill	Harrisburg	Hits	143		Kip Selbach	Harrisburg	HR	7

[edit] 1908

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Williamsport Millionaires	82	45	.646	0	Harry Wolverton
Harrisburg Senators	80	47	.630	2	George Heckert
Lancaster Red Roses	72	55	.567	10	Pop Foster
Reading Pretzels	67	60	.528	15	Red Owens / Curt Weigand
Johnstown Johnnies	64	63	.504	18	Edward Ashenbach
Trenton Tigers	54	73	.425	28	John Carney
Altoona Mountaineers	49	78	.386	33	John Farrell
Wilmington Peaches	40	87	.315	42	Mike Grady / Red Waller /John O'Rourke

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Harry Wolverton	Williamsport	BA	.349		Jack Warhop	Williamsport	W	29
Dave Shean	Williamsport	Runs	97		Harry Krause	Harrisburg	Pct	.810; 17-4
Frank Huelsman	Harrisburg	Hits	153		Dick Egan	Harrisburg	SB	93
Charlie Johnson	Johnstown	HR	9

[edit] 1909

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lancaster Red Roses	75	39	.658	0	Marty Hogan
Reading Dutchmen	71	43	.623	4	Pop Foster
Williamsport Millionaires	61	53	.535	14	Bill Coughlin
Altoona Mountaineers	59	55	.518	16	Edward Ashenbach
Johnstown Johnnies	57	57	.500	18	Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Senators	49	65	.430	26	George Heckert
Trenton Tigers	43	71	.377	32	Percy Stetler / George Magoon
York White Roses	41	73	.360	34	Doc Reisling / Ed Poole

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Pete Lister	Williamsport	BA	.350		Stan Coveleski	Lancaster	W	23
Morrie Rath	Reading	Runs	98		A.P. Dank	Reading	Pct	.917; 11-1
Rip Cannell	Williamsport	Hits	145		Doc Marshall	Lancaster	SB	71
Tom O'Hara	Williamsport	Hits	145		Mert Whitney	Hartford	HR	10

[edit] 1910

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Altoona Rams	72	38	.655	0	Henry Ramsey
Lancaster Red Roses	63	47	.573	9	Marty Hogan
Williamsport Millionaires	60	50	.545	12	Bill Coughlin
Trenton Tigers	58	52	.527	14	George Heckert
Johnstown Johnnies	55	57	.491	18	Bert Conn
Harrisburg Senators	52	59	.468	20.5	Kip Selbach
Reading Pretzels	45	65	.409	27	Harry Barton
York White Roses	37	74	.333	35.5	Louis Simmel / Jacob Weitzel / Curt Weigand

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Rip Cannell	Williamsport	BA	.355		Elmer Steele	Altoona	W	25
Bob Coulson	Altoona	Runs	81		Elmer Steele	Altoona	Pct	.781; 25-7
Rip Cannell	Williamsport	Hits	129		Scotty Ingerton	Altoona	HR	10
Jack Ness	Williamsport	Hits	129

[edit] 1911

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Reading Pretzels	74	35	.679	0	Harry Barton
Trenton Tigers	65	46	.586	10	George Heckert
Johnstown Johnnies	57	49	.538	15.5	Bert Conn
Lancaster Red Roses	54	54	.500	19.5	Marty Hogan
Altoona Rams	51	56	.477	22	Henry Ramsey
York White Roses	50	58	.463	23.5	Curt Weigand
Harrisburg Ponies	47	61	.435	26.5	Kip Selbach
Wilmington Chicks	34	73	.318	39	Pete Cassidy / Tom Bannon

Playoff: Trenton 4 games, Reading 3. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bud Davis	Trenton	BA	.363		Jake Northrop	Reading	W	27
Al Jube	Reading	Runs	88		Jake Northrop	Reading	Pct	.871; 27-4
George Cochran	Reading	Hits	144		George Cochran	Reading	HR	12

[edit] 1912

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Harrisburg Senators	75	37	.670	0	George Cochran
Allentown	65	47	.580	10	Bill Coughlin
Trenton Tigers	61	51	.545	14	George Heckert
Lancaster Lanks / Atlantic City##	59	52	.532	15.5	John Castle
Wilmington Chicks	58	54	.518	17	Jim Jackson
Altoona Rams / Reading Pretzels #	52	59	.468	22.5	Charlie Babb
York White Roses	45	65	.409	29	Jack Manning
Johnstown Johnnies / Chester ###	31	81	.277	44	Bert Conn / Curt Wiegand

#Altoona moved to Reading June 13.
##Lancaster moved to Atlantic City June 18.
###Johnstown moved to Chester August 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Charlie Johnson	Trenton	BA	.403		Buck Stanley	Atlantic City	W	23
Bill Clay	Trenton	Runs	114		John Fox	Harrisburg	Pct	.909; 10-1
Charlie Johnson	Trenton	Hits	161		Mert Whitney	Trenton	HR	15

[edit] 1913

Tri-State League-Class B
President: Charles F. Carpenter

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Wilmington Chicks	66	45	.595	0	Jim Jackson
Allentown	59	52	.532	7	Bill Coughlin
Harrisburg Senators	59	52	.532	7	George Cochran
York White Roses	59	52	.532	7	George Heckert
Trenton Tigers	50	61	.450	16	Bert Conn
Atlantic City	42	73	.365	26	John Castle

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
John Cavanaugh	York	BA	.357		Allen Russell	Wilmington	W	22
Jim Murray	Allentown	Runs	92		Jim Scott	Allentown	Pct	.792; 19-5
John Cavanaugh	York	Hits	153		Harry Fritz	Wilmington	HR	7

[edit] 1914

Tri-State League-Class B
President: George M. Graham

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Harrisburg Senators	78	32	.709	0	George Cochran
Allentown	75	35	.682	3	John Castle
Reading Pretzels	59	51	.536	19	Izzy Hoffman
Wilmington Chicks	47	62	.431	30.5	Jim Jackson
Trenton Tigers	44	66	.400	34	Zeke Wrigley / Pop Foster
York / Lancaster#	26	83	.218	51.5	George Heckert / Eddie Hooper

#York moved to Lancaster July 8. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Pop Foster	Trenton	BA	.388		Joe Chabek	Harrisburg	W	28
Jim Murray	Allentown	Runs	95		Joe Chabek	Harrisburg	Pct	.903; 28-3
Jim Murray	Allentown	Hits	155		Charlie Miller	Harrisburg	HR	7

[edit] Hall of Fame Alumni

• Frank Baker, 1908 Reading Pretzels
• Stan Coveleski, 1909-1911 Lancaster Red Roses; 1912 Atlantic City
• Billy Hamilton, 1905-1906 Harrisburg Senators

[edit] Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
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