Wheeling Stogies
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Wheeling, WV
- League: Interstate League 1899-1900; Western Association 1901; Central League 1903-1912; Interstate League 1913; Central League 1915-1916; Middle Atlantic League 1925-1931, 1933-1934
- Affiliation: Detroit Tigers 1930; New York Yankees 1933-1934
- Ballpark:
1905 saw the Wheeling Stogies win the Central League title with a 81-56 record, beating out the Grand Rapids Orphans by a 3.5 game margin.
Walter Miller of Wheeling was the only Stogie to show up in the
individual statistics leaders. He pitched his way to a 21-10 record for a .677 winning pct.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 58-81 | 6th | Pop Lytle / Tom Nicholson | none | |
| 1900 | 76-58 | 4th | E.B. Lytle / Pete Healey | ||
| 1901 | 48-51 (70-64 overall) | 4th | George Ellis / Bill White | none | Grand Rapids (22-13) moved to Wheeling June 3 |
| 1903 | 69-68 | 4th | Barley Kain / Ted Price | none | |
| 1904 | 72-65 | 4th | Ted Price | none | |
| 1905 | 81-56 | 1st | William Schriver | none League Champs | |
| 1906 | 75-77 | 5th | William Schriver | none | |
| 1907 | 77-57 | 2nd | Ted Price | none | |
| 1908 | 44-95 | 8th | Ted Price / Tom Fleming | none | |
| 1909 | 83-50 | 1st | Bill Phillips | none League Champs | |
| 1910 | 52-82 | 8th | Bill Phillips | none | |
| 1911 | 56-73 | 6th | Roy Montgomery | none | |
| 1912 | 66-61 | 6th | J.E. Anderson | none | |
| 1913 | 32-47 | 6th | Ray Ryan | League disbanded July 21 | |
| 1915 | 50-76 | 7th | C.S. "Pop" Shriver / Arch Riley | none | |
| 1916 | 65-64 | 4th | Harry Smith | ||
| 1925 | 39-62 | 5th | Art Rooney / Frank Eastley | none | |
| 1926 | 44-64 | 8th | John Hummell | ||
| 1927 | 59-55 | 4th | Bobby Prysock | ||
| 1928 | 68-52 | 3rd | Bobby Prysock | Lost League Finals | |
| 1929 | 67-47 | 1st (t) | Pat Haley | Lost League Finals | |
| 1930 | 50-65 | 7th | Bobby Prysock | ||
| 1931 | 50-77 | 10th | Dan Tapson / Pat Haley | ||
| 1933 | 78-55 | 1st | Jack Sheehan | Lost League Finals | |
| 1934 | 39-81 | 8th | Jack Sheehan |
