Pennsylvania–West Virginia League

The Pennsylvania–West Virginia League was a professional minor league baseball league that consisted of teams based in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It played from 1908 to 1909 as a Class D level league and again in 1914 as an Independent league.[1]

Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
ClassificationClass D (1908–1909)
Independent (1914)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1908
Ceased1914
PresidentJames D. Groninger (1908–1909)
Hugh A. McKinnon (1914)
No. of teams9
CountryUnited States
Most titles1
Clarksburg Drummers (1908)
Uniontown Coal Barons (1909)
Connellsville Cokers (1914)
Related
competitions
Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League

Teams

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League champions

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  • Clarksburg was the league champion in 1908
  • Uniontown was the league champion in 1909
  • The 1914 league champion were the Connellsville Cokers.[2]

Standings & statistics

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1908 to 1909

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1908 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons 68 41 .624 Frank Sisley
Clarksburg Drummers 71 48 .597 2.0 Lucas Hogue / Ferdinand Drumm
Charleroi Cherubs 56 53 .514 12.0 Arch Osborne
Connellsville Cokers 54 56 .491 14.5 H.E. Irwin /
W. Marietta / Milt Montgomery
Fairmont Badies 55 64 .462 18.0 Thomas Haymond /
Reddy Mack / Walter Snodgrass
Scottdale Millers /
Grafton Wanderers
36 78 .316 34.5 Duff Buttermore

Scottdale (24–46) moved to Grafton July 21.
Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot
Joe Phillips Uniontown BA .307
Elmer Jacobson Scottdale/Grafton Hits 119
Fred Dawson Clarksburg Runs 80

1909 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons 63 44 .589 Frank Sisley /
Charles McCloskey
Fairmont Champions 58 50 .537 5.5 Louis Hunt
Grafton 56 54 .509 8.5 Duff Buttermore
Connellsville Cokers 53 56 .486 11.0 Alexander Sweeney
Clarksburg Bees 22 31 .415 NA Fedinand Drumm
Charleroi /
Parkersburg Parkers
16 33 .327 NA Fred Osborne /
Frank McHale

Charleroi (13–25) moved to Parkersburg June 30, Parkersburg was dropped July 10, when Clarksburg disbanded.
Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Waldo Jackley Fairmont BA .326 Joe Phillips Uniontown W 29
Del Gainer Grafton Runs 59 Joe Phillips Uniontown Pct .806; 29–7
Joe Phillips Uniontown Hits 127

1914

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1914 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Connellsville Cokers 5 1 .833 James Mack
Fairmont 3 2 .600 1.5 George Needham
McKeesport Royals 2 2 .500 2.0 NA
Clarksburg Bees 3 4 .429 2.5 Hugh Shannon
Charleroi 2 3 .400 2.5 Charles O'Day
Uniontown 2 5 .286 3.5 Fred Paige

McKeesport and Charleroi disbanded May 26. The league collapsed June 1.
President McKinnon resigned May 25 when the league declined to be affiliated with the independent major Federal League, after having been denied protection by the National Board.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.