Utah–Idaho League


TheUtah–Idaho League was a six-team minor league baseball organization founded in 1926 as a class C league. The Pacific Coast League used the Utah-Idaho for player development, but travel costs in the mountainous territory plagued the league and it shut down after the 1928 season.

Cities represented

1926

Utah–Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye
TeamWLPct.GBManager
Idaho Falls Spuds7539.6580Bill Leard / Danny Collins
Twin Falls Bruins6350.55811.5Carl Zamlock
Pocatello Bannocks5853.52315.5Al Bonner / Bert McIvor / Doug Taitt
Logan Collegians4865.42526.5Harry Wolter / Nick Williams / Nate Shandling
Salt Lake City Bees5270.42627Bud Orr / Bert Whaling / Chet Chadbourne
Ogden Gunners4665.41427.5Ray Bates / Dad Gimlin / Guy Cooper
No Playoff Scheduled.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Charles KingLoganBA.402Robert HurstIdaho FallsW22
Roy JohnsonIdaho FallsRuns133Bruce CunninghamPocatelloSO140
Eddie RoseIdaho FallsHits177Guy MorrisonIdaho FallsERA2.83
Larman CoxOgdenHR20----

1927

Utah–Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye
TeamWLPct.GBManager
Ogden Gunners5845.5630Art Murphy / Del Baker
Salt Lake City Bees5950.5412Harry O'Neill
Idaho Falls Spuds5247.5254Dan O'Leary
Logan Collegians4951.4907.5Harry Wolter
Pocatello Bannocks4850.4907.5Ivy Olson
Twin Falls Bruins4063.38818Curly Gardiner / Bill Leard
Playoff: Idaho Falls 4 games, Pocatello 3.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Wally BergerPocatelloBA.385George HollersonSalt Lake CityW18
John SchinskiLoganRuns93Dave SalazarPocatelloSO129
R. Dennis GearronLoganRuns93George HollersonSalt Lake CityERA2.52
Ira CaffeySalt Lake CityHits152Wally BergerPocatelloHR24

1928

Utah–Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye
TeamWLPct.GBManager
Salt Lake City Bees6849.5810Bobby Coltrin
Boise Senators6055.5227Harry O'Neill
Pocatello Bannocks5758.49610Jack Roche
Ogden Gunners5759.49110.5Del Baker
# Twin Falls Bruins2929.500NABill Leard
# Idaho Falls Spuds1738.309NAPete Maloney
# Twin Falls & Idaho Falls disbanded July 5, at the end of the first half.
Playoff: Salt Lake City 4 games, Boise 1.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinBA.385Val GlynnSalt Lake CityW16
Arthur ParkerPocatelloRuns111Curt DavisSalt Lake CityW16
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinHits167George HollersonBoiseW16
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinHR26Lefty GomezSalt Lake CitySO172
George HollersonBoiseERA3.34-----