Pennsylvania State League
The Pennsylvania State League played from 1892-1895, then changed into the first Atlantic League.
Cities represented
- Allentown, PA: Allentown Colts 1892-1893; Allentown Kelly's Killers 1894; Allentown Goobers 1895; Allentown 1895
- Altoona, PA: Altoona 1892; Altoona Mud Turtles 1893; Altoona 1894
- Ashland, PA: Ashland 1894
- Carbondale, PA: Carbondale Anthracites 1895
- Danville, PA: Danville 1892-1893
- Easton, PA: Easton 1893-1894; Easton 1894
- Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Hustlers 1893; Harrisburg Senators 1894-1895
- Hazleton, PA: Hazleton Barons 1894; Hazleton Quay-kers 1895
- Johnstown, PA: Johnstown Johnnies 1892; Johnstown Terrors 1893
- Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Chicks 1894-1895
- Lebanon, PA: Lebanon Pretzel Eaters 1892
- Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Colts 1894
- Pottsville, PA: Pottsville Colts 1894-1895
- Reading, PA: Reading Actives 1892; Reading Actives 1893-1895; Reading 1895
- Scranton, PA: Scranton Miners 1892-1893; Scranton Indians 1894
- Shenandoah, PA: Shenandoah 1894; Shenandoah Huns 1895
- Wilkes-Barre, PA: Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons 1892
- York, PA: York White Roses 1893
Teams and standings
1892-1895
1892 Pennsylvania State LeaguePresident: J. Monroe Kreiter
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | 24 | 9 | .727 | 0 | James Randall |
Allentown Colts | 24 | 12 | .667 | 1.5 | John Hanlon |
Altoona | 23 | 15 | .606 | 3.5 | Alexander Donahue |
Johnstown Johnnies | 21 | 15 | .583 | 4.5 | Thayer Torreyson |
Danville | 9 | 22 | .290 | 14 | NA |
Scranton Miners | 5 | 26 | .161 | 18 | NA |
Reading Actives # | 8 | 11 | .445 | NA | NA |
Lebanon Pretzel Eaters # | 4 | 8 | .333 | NA | Bill Sharsig |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
John Coleman | Lebanon | BA | .362 | George Shaffer | Altoona | Hits | 99 | |
George Shaffer | Altoona | Runs | 60 | Jack Drauby | Wilkes-Barre | Runs | 60 |
1893 Pennsylvania State League
President: Henry B. Diddlebock
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
Easton | 70 | 36 | .660 | 0 | Jay Faatz |
Johnstown Terrors | 62 | 39 | .614 | 5.5 | Thayer Torreyson |
Altoona Mud Turtles | 57 | 41 | .582 | 9 | Alexander Donahue |
Allentown Colts | 57 | 46 | .563 | 11.5 | John Hanlon |
Harrisburg Hustlers | 49 | 52 | .485 | 18.5 | Felix Marks |
York White Roses | 51 | 55 | .481 | 19 | William Stevens / Bill Sharsig |
Scranton Miners | 45 | 57 | .441 | 23 | Martin Swift |
Danville / Reading Actives # | 16 | 81 | .165 | 49.5 | Art McCoy / Elias Maier / William Whitman |
Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
Fred Betts | Easton | BA | .402 | John Lyston | Altoona/Harrisburg | W | 24 | |
Herman Pitz | Scranton | Runs | 127 | Jack Fee | Scranton/Allentown | SO | 134 | |
Fred Betts | Easton | Hits | 150 | Henry Miller | Harrisburg | Pct | .762: 16-5 | |
Scoops Carey | Altoona | HR | 10 | John Slagle | Easton | Pct | .762: 16-5 | |
Ace Stewart | Easton | HR | 10 | - | - | - | - |
1894 Pennsylvania State League
Presidents: E.K. Meyers / A.L. Johnson / John H. Hanlon
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
Pottsville Colts | 62 | 44 | .585 | 0 | Phenomenal Smith |
Harrisburg Senators | 56 | 45 | .554 | 3.5 | Jack Huston |
Reading Actives | 61 | 50 | .550 | 3.5 | William Whitman |
Allentown / Easton / Ashland #### | 53 | 46 | .535 | 5.5 | King Kelly / John Milligan |
Hazleton Barons | 53 | 53 | .500 | 9 | Bill Sharsig |
Scranton Indians / Shenandoah ### | 55 | 55 | .500 | 9 | Jim Brennan |
Altoona / Lancaster Chicks ## | 51 | 54 | .486 | 10.5 | A.T. Bentley / Jim Donahue |
Easton / Philadelphia Colts # | 40 | 74 | .351 | 26 | Bill Parks / Charlie Levis |
- #Altoona moved to Lancaster July 7.
- ##Scranton was replaced by Shenandoah August 12.
- ###Allentown was replaced by Easton August 16; Easton moved to Ashland Sept. 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
John Walters | Allentown | BA | .383 | Bill Massey | Scranton/Philadelphia | Hits | 176 | |
Tom Golden | Pottsville | Runs | 145 | Henry Cole | Altoona/Lancaster | HR | 21 |
1895 Pennsylvania State League
Presidents: John H. Hanlon
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
Hazleton Quay-kers | 61 | 44 | .581 | 0 | Bill Sharsig |
Carbondale Anthracites | 55 | 48 | .533 | 5 | M. Swift |
Lancaster Chicks | 49 | 54 | .476 | 11 | A.T. Bentley |
Pottsville Colts / Allentown / Reading ##### | 44 | 64 | .407 | 18.5 | Phenomenal Smith |
Allentown Goobers #### | 29 | 28 | .509 | NA | John Milligan |
Reading ### | 37 | 27 | .578 | NA | William Whitman |
Harrisburg Senators ## | 19 | 16 | .543 | NA | Frank Seiss / Jim Donahue |
Shenandoah Huns # | 1 | 14 | .067 | NA | Jim Brennan / Charlie Levis |
- #Harrisburg disbanded June 20.
- ##Reading disbanded July 20..
- ###Allentown disbanded July 24.
- ####Pottsville moved to Allentown July 27.Allentown moved to Reading August 10.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
John Milligan | Allentown/Reading | BA | .457 | Bill Massey | Carbondale | Hits | 174 | |
Gus Moran | Hazleton | Runs | 139 | - | - | - | - |