Interstate League

Minor leagues in American baseball


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::summary Minor leagues in American baseball ::

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FieldValue
titleInterstate League
sportMinor league baseball
founded1896
inaugural1896
teams63
countryUnited States
most_champsWilmington Blue Rocks (4)
Lancaster Red Roses (4)
folded1952
websiteNone
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| title = Interstate League | current_season = | logo = | pixels = | caption = | Formerly = | sport =Minor league baseball | founded =1896 | fame = | motto = | inaugural =1896 | teams =63 | country =United States | champion = | most_champs =Wilmington Blue Rocks (4) Lancaster Red Roses (4) | qualification = | folded =1952 | website =None | singles = | ceo = | Director = | TV = | related_comps = | Founder =

The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.

Early leagues

Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active:

  • 1896–1901: a Class B circuit with teams in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
  • 1905-08; 1914-16: a Class D league with clubs in Pennsylvania and New York.
  • 1913: a Class C league operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
  • 1932: a Class D circuit based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In addition, a Class C level Interstate Association existed for one season, 1906, in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

1895 to 1900 Interstate League

Cities represented 1895 – 1900

Standings & statistics 1895 to 1900

1895 Interstate League - schedule President: Howard H. Zeigler ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Twin Cities Twins3822.633-Jack Darrah
Wheeling Nailers3422.6072Ed Barrow
Findlay3221.604Charles Stroebel / Howard Brandenberg
Kenton2928.509Davis / Tony Zander
Columbus Buckeyes2831.475Buck West
Steubenville Stubs /
Akron /
Lima2139.35017George Moreland / George Rhue
Timothy Donovan
Canton Duebers1115.423NAWalter Goble
Lima
/ Mansfield823.258NAAndy Sommers / Frank O'Brien
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTot
Reddy GreyFindlayRuns64
Reddy GreyFindlayHits80
Reddy GreyFindlayHR14
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1896 Intestate League President: Charles B. Powers ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Toledo Mud Hens8646.652-Charles Strobel / Frank Torreyson
Fort Wayne Farmers7036.660George Tebeau
Wheeling Nailers5760.48718½Issac Hughes / John Darrah
Youngstown Puddlers5457.48618½Art Anderson / Charles Hazen
Jackson Wolverines5356.48618½Alex McDonald / Leigh Lynch
New Castle Quakers5359.47320Jay Faatz / Malcolm Whitehill
Washington Little Senators4370.38130½Byron McKeown
Saginaw Lumbermen4073.35433½George Black
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Erve BeckToledoBA.371George KelbToledoW
Erve BeckToledoRuns101
Erve BeckToledoHits171
Jake GanzelNew CastleHR17
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1897 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Toledo Mud Hens8343.659-Charles Strobel
Dayton Old Soldiers7451.592Frank Torreyson / Bill Armour
New Castle Quakers7254.57111Paul Russell / Hurd
Fort Wayne Indians6359.51618Fred Cooke
Mansfield Haymakers6361.50819Con Strothers / Barton Howard
Youngstown Puddlers5966.47223½John Scheible / Edward Zinram
Springfield Governors4679.36836½Harry Rinehart / Lew Whistler
Wheeling Nailers3885.30943½William Harrington / Frank Torreyson
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bade MyersToledoBA.411Kid KeenanToledoW
Bill HartmanToledoRuns152Chase AllowayFort WayneERA
Bob GilksToledoHits208John BlueToledoPct
Dummy KihmFort WayneHR17
Joe ReimanDaytonHR17
Joe WerrickMansfieldHR17
Jimmy CooperYoungstownSB77
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Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Dayton Old Soldiers8465.564-Bill Armour
Toledo Mud Hens8668.558½Charles Strobel
Springfield Governors8166.5512Lew Whistler
New Castle Quakers8169.540Pop Lytle
Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers7579.48711½Frank Torreyson
Mansfield Haymakers7175.48611½Barton Howard
Fort Wayne Indians7184.45816Fred Cooke / Eddie O'Meara
George Geer
Youngstown Puddlers5396.35631George Geer / Paul Russell
Robert Pender
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill HartmanToledoBA.340Bob EwingToledoW
Bill HartmanToledoRuns167Charlie FergusonToledoW
Bill HartmanToledoHits214Charles SmithNew CastleSO
Joe ReimanDaytonHR14Nick AltrockGrand RapidsPct
Thayer TorreysonGrand RapidsSB73
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1899 Interstate League - schedule President: Charles B. Powers ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
New Castle Quakers8753.621-Pat Wright
Mansfield Haymakers8654.6141Dan Lowney
Fort Wayne Indians8258.5865Jack Glasscock
Toledo Mud Hens8258.5865Charles Strobel
Youngstown Little Giants6079.43226½Harry Truby / Jimmy McAleer
Wheeling Stogies5881.41728½Pop Lytle / Tom Nicholson
Dayton Veterans5585.39332Bill Armour
Grand Rapids Furniture Makers /
Columbus Senators /
Springfield Wanderers4991.35038Frank Torreyson
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Billy TaylorYoung/Grand/WheelBA.331Roscoe MillerMansfieldW
Bill HartmanToledoRuns117Theodore GueseFort WaynePct
Erve BeckToledoHits185
Erve BeckToledoHR25
Jerry McDonoughToledoSB89
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1900 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Dayton Veterans9043.677-Bill Armour
Fort Wayne Indians8553.616Jack Glasscock / Joe Hubbard
Toledo Mud Hens8158.58312Charles Strobel
Wheeling Stogies7658.56814½Pop Lytle / Pete Healy
Mansfield Haymakers6768.49624Dan Lowney
Columbus Senators /
Anderson5878.42733½Jesse Quinn
Youngstown / Marion Glass Blowers4492.32447½Mike J. Finn / Pat Wright
New Castle Quakers4495.31749Pat Wright / Jack Wadsworth
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Erve BeckToledoBA.360Cy SwaimFort WayneW
Otto KruegerFort WayneRuns131Bumpus JonesFort WaynePct
Erve BeckToledoHits207
Ed BradleyColumbus/AndersonHR18
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1905 to 1908 Interstate League

Cities represented 1905 – 1908

Standings & statistics 1905 to 1908

1905 Interstate League President: Frank Baumeister / George F. Rindernecht ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Coudersport Giants5938.608-Harry Knight / John Lawley
Erie Fishermen5839.5981Daniel Koster / Bob McLaughlin
Jack Burke
Olean Refiners5450.519Al Lawson / Eddie Foster
Bradford Drillers4654.46014½William Leary / Frederick Paige
Kane Mountaineers4056.41718½C.R. Eichelberger
Jamestown Hill Climbers /
DuBois Miners4060.40020½J. Lawrence Alexander / Paul Wrath
Menzo Sibley
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTot
Duke ServaitiusKaneBA.352
Julius StreibCoudersportRuns63
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1906 Interstate League President: George F. Rindernecht ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Erie Sailors6541.613-Tom O'Hara
Punxsutawney Policemen5345.5418W.J. Brown
Bradford Drillers6153.5358Thomas News
DuBois Miners5252.50012James Breen / Ed Larkin
Kane Mountaineers5858.50012James Collopy
Hornell Pigmies /
Patton5356.48613½John Quinn
Olean Refiners5062.44618John Ziegler / John Dailey
Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays4469.38924½Alfred Lawson / C.L. Rexford
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1907 Interstate League schedule President: Frank Baumeister ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Erie Fishermen6451.557-Thomas Reynolds
Bradford Drillers6354.5382Eddie Foster
Franklin Millionaires5152.4957L.L. Jacklin / George Rinderknecht
Oil City Cubs5457.4868James Collopy
DuBois Miners3626.581NAEd Larkin
Kane Mountaineers1726.395NAPop Kelchner
Olean Refiners1235.255NAJoe Flynn
Punxsutawney Policemen3326.559NAMilt Montgomery / W.J. Brown
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Jake WeimerDuBois/Oil CityBA.338Doc Hazleton
Bill Kirwin
Bradford
BradfordW
Ben JewellOil CityRuns66Jiggs ParsonOil CityPct
Earl SykesOil CityHits108
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1908 Interstate League President: C.L. Rexford ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Olean Candidates162.882-Percy Stetler
Warren Blues118.500Thomas McNeal
Bradford Drillers129.650George Rinderknecht
Franklin Millionaires813.333Bill Smith
Oil City Cubs611.31610C.L. Rexford / James Collopy
Erie Fishermen412.25010½Frank Baumeister
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Jake WeimerOleanBA.461Tom FlemingOleanW
Bill PriceOleanRuns27Tom FlemingOleanPct
Jake WeimerOleanHits30
Jake WeimerOleanHR3
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1913 Interstate League

Cities represented 1913

Standings & statistics 1913

1913 Interstate League schedule President: C.L. Rexford ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Erie Sailors5721.731-Larry Quinlan
Akron Giants4732.59510½Johnny Siegle
Youngstown Steelmen4333.56613Curley Blount
Columbus Cubs3738.49318½Lee Fohl
Steubenville Stubs3142.42522½Roy Montgomery
Wheeling Stogies3247.40525½Ray Ryan
Canton Senators2944.39725½Bade Myers
Zanesville Flood Sufferers2746.37027½Marty Hogan
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Tom SheehanYoungstownBA.355Lou SchettlerErieW
John DawsonErieRuns67Clark SterzerErieSO
Tom SheehanYoungstownHits106Lou SchettlerEriePct
Art WatsonSteubenvilleHR6
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1914 to 1916 Interstate League

Cities represented 1914 – 1916

Standings & statistics 1914-1916

1914 Interstate League Presidents: Milton A. Jordan / W. Duke Jr. ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Jamestown Giants5940.596-Joe Lohr
Bradford Drillers5942.5841Art Goodwin / Duke Servatius
Warren Bingoes5745.559Bill Webb
Olean Refiners4353.44814½Harry Giles / Joe Reynolds
Wellsville Rainmakers4160.40619William Clarke / Elmer Bliss
Hornell Green Sox3958.40219John O'Keefe / Albert Barrett
Joe Prozeller
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1915 Interstate League President: James A. Lindsey ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Wellsville Rainmakers5432.628-Joe Lohr
Olean White Sox5230.634-Gus Dundon
Bradford Drillers4242.50011Duke Servatius / Ray Topham
Hornell Maple Leafs3851.42714½Joe Prozeller / Lenny Burrell
Warren Bingoes3350.39816½R.W. Archer / George Bell
Jamestown Rabbits2842.40018.0Bill Webb
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill ColliganOleanBA.322Everett KeenerWellsvilleW
Bill ColliganOleanRuns62Lefty WebbJames/HornellW
Joe AppleWellsvilleRuns62Lefty WebbJames/HornellSO
John SteinfeldtWellsvilleHits101Everett KeenerWellsvillePct
Charlie MoranWarrenHR3
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1916 Interstate League schedule President: James A. Lindsey ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Ridgway5624.700-Izzy Hoffman
St. Marys Saints4930.620Curley Blount
Bradford Drillers4538.54212½Larry Schlafly
Wellsville Rainmakers2748.36026½Joe Lohr
Johnsonburg Johnnies2749.35527Thomas Jones
Warren Warriors2419.558NAFrank Shaughnessy
Erie Sailors2637.413NABill Bradley
Olean White Sox1625.390NAGus Dundon
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Jacob JennisBradfordBA.357John VerboutSt. MarysW
Sam McConnellRidgwayRuns64Al BraithwoodBradfordSo
Jim McCabeRidgwayHits95Bill ChapelleWells/RidgPct
John GilmoreWarr/St.Ma/WellsHR4
Frank GleichErieHR4
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1932 Interstate League

Cities represented 1932

Standings & statistics 1932

1932 Interstate League President: William J. Willenbecher ::data[format=table]

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Stroudsburg Poconos197.731-Ed Murphy
Pottstown Legionaires188.6921Earl Potteiger
Norristown /
St. Clair Saints1110.524Steve Yerkes
Tamaqua Dukes /
Slatington Dukes1016.3859Lee Strait
Washington Potomacs917.3469Edward Neff
Lancaster Red Sox716.30410½Bud Shaw / Jimmy Sheckard
Otto Sandberger
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::data[format=table title="'''Player statistics'''"]

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Dom DallessandroNorris/St.ClaBA.418Ed ColeStroudsburgW
Mickey HaslinStroudsburgBA.418Matt RamseyPottstownW
Frank DeManicoreStroudsburgRuns39Jack CrimminsTama/SlatingSO
Mickey HaslinStroudsburgHits48Matt RamseyPottstownPct
Frank DeManicoreStroudsburgHR7
Mickey HaslinStroudsburgHR7
Paul PiontekStroudsburgHR7
Paul PiontekStroudsburgRBI37
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1939–1952

| title = Interstate League | current_season = | logo = | pixels = | caption = | Formerly = | sport =Baseball | founded =1939 | fame = | motto = | inaugural =1939 | teams =4 (1939) 8 (1940–1941) (1946–1952) 6 (1942–1945) | country =United States | champion =Hagerstown Braves | most_champs =Wilmington Blue Rocks (4) Lancaster Red Roses (4) | qualification = | folded =1952 | website =None | singles = | ceo = | Director = | TV = | related_comps = | Founder = The longest tenured version of the Interstate League was the last incarnation, which played in the Mid-Atlantic states from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor leagues to operate continuously during the World War II period.

This circuit, which began as Class C and was upgraded to Class B in 1940, typically had teams in Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Sunbury, all in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown, Maryland; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. Its final champion was the Hagerstown Braves, a Boston Braves affiliate. That season, the York White Roses led the league in attendance, attracting over 78,000 fans.

Cities/Teams/Years

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Cities representedTeamsMajor League AffiliateYear(s)
Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown DukesBoston Braves1939
Allentown FleetwingsSt. Louis Cardinals1940
Allentown WingsPhiladelphia Phillies (1941)
St. Louis Cardinals (1942–43)1941–43
Allentown CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals1944–52
Bridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport BeesBoston Braves1941
Hagerstown, MarylandHagerstown OwlsDetroit Tigers (1941–44) (1947–48)
Chicago Cubs (1945–46)
Washington Senators (1949)1941–49
Hagerstown BravesBoston Braves1950–52
Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg SenatorsPittsburgh Pirates (1941–42)
Cleveland Indians (1946–51)
Philadelphia Athletics (1952)1940–42, 1946–52
Hazleton, PennsylvaniaHazleton MountaineersUnaffiliated1939–40
Lancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster Red RosesPhiladelphia Athletics (1944–47)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1948–52)1940–52
Reading, PennsylvaniaReading ChicksUnaffiliated1940
Reading BrooksBrooklyn Dodgers1941
Salisbury, MarylandSalisbury AthleticsPhiladelphia Athletics1951
Salisbury RedsCincinnati Reds1952
Sunbury, PennsylvaniaSunbury SenatorsUnaffiliated1939
Sunbury IndiansUnaffiliated1940
Sunbury YankeesNew York Yankees1946–47
Sunbury RedsCincinnati Reds1948–49
Sunbury AthleticsPhiladelphia Athletics1950
Sunbury GiantsNew York Giants1951–52
Trenton, New JerseyTrenton SenatorsUnaffiliated1939–41
Trenton PackersPhiladelphia Phillies (1942–43)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1944)1942–44
Trenton SpartansBrooklyn Dodgers1945
Trenton GiantsNew York Giants1946–50
Wilmington, DelawareWilmington Blue RocksPhiladelphia Athletics (1940–43)
Philadelphia Phillies (1944–52)1940–52
York, PennsylvaniaYork BeesBoston Braves1940
York White RosesPittsburgh Pirates (1943–50)
St. Louis Browns (1952)1943–52
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League champions

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SeasonInterstate League championInterstate League runner-upOther postseason participants
1939Allentown DukesSunbury SenatorsTrenton Senators
1940Lancaster Red RosesReading ChicksTrenton Senators; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1941Harrisburg SenatorsTrenton SenatorsHagerstown Owls; Reading Brooks
1942Wilmington Blue RocksHagerstown OwlsHarrisburg Senators; Allentown Wings
1943Lancaster Red RosesYork White RosesHagerstown Owls; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1944Lancaster Red RosesAllentown CardinalsWilmington Blue Rocks; York White Roses
1945Lancaster Red RosesAllentown CardinalsTrenton Spartans; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1946Harrisburg SenatorsWilmington Blue RocksHagerstown Owls; Allentown Cardinals
1947Wilmington Blue RocksAllentown CardinalsTrenton Giants; Harrisburg Senators
1948Trenton GiantsYork White RosesWilmington Blue Rocks, Sunbury Reds
1949Trenton GiantsHarrisburg SenatorsAllentown Cardinals; Wilmington Blue Rocks
1950Wilmington Blue RocksHagerstown BravesHarrisburg Senators; Trenton Giants
1951Wilmington Blue RocksSunbury GiantsHagerstown Braves; Allentown Cardinals
1952Hagerstown BravesLancaster Red RosesYork White Roses, Allentown Cardinals
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Individual records

Hitting

  • Games: 142, Steve Flipowicz, Sunbury (1947)
  • Batting Average: .428, Woody Wheaton, Hazelton (1939)
  • At Bats: 593, Robert Mays, Hagerstown (1943)
  • Runs: 128, Nellie Fox, Lancaster (1945) 128, Richard Burgett, Allentown (1946)
  • Hits: 220, George Kell, Lancaster (1943)
  • Runs Batted In: 144, Edward Sanicki, Wilmington (1946)
  • Doubles: 52, Bob Maier, Hagerstown (1943)
  • Triples: 24, Harold Bamberger, Trenton (1947) 24, Charley Neal, Lancaster (1951)
  • Home Runs: 37, Edward Sanicki, Wilmington (1947)
  • Extra Base Hits: 73, John Capra, Allentown (1944)
  • Total Bases: 320, Del Ennis, Trenton (1943)
  • Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 22, Harold Nerino, Sunbury (1940) 22, Bill Cox, Harrisburg (1941) 22, Edward Nowak, Hagerstown (1945)
  • Sacrifices: 24, Harvey Johnson, Harrisburg (1941)
  • Stolen Bases: 47, Joseph Schmidt, Wilmington (1946)
  • Walks: 130, Guy Glaser, Wilmington (1945)
  • Hit By Pitch: 23, Nellie Fox, Lancaster (1945)
  • Struck Out: 123, Peyton Rambin, Trenton (1949)

Pitching

  • Games: 49, George Eyrich, Wilmington (1948)
  • Complete Games: 29, Charles Bowles, Lancaster (1943) 29, Norman Shope, York (1944)
  • Wins: 24, Daniel Lewandowski, Allentown (1951)
  • Losses: 21, Wilson Emmerick, Allentown (1943)
  • Best Percentage: .880 (22-3), Anderson Bush, Hagerstown (1951)
  • Earned Run Average: 1.44, Royce Lint, Harrisburg (1942)
  • Innings Pitched: 260, Charles Miller, Hagerstown (1943)
  • Win Streak: 13, Woody Wheaton, Lancaster (1943)
  • Shutouts: 7, John Burrows, Wilmington (1942),
  • Strikeouts: 278, Andy Tomasic, Trenton (1947)
  • Bases on Balls: 165, Dick Libby, Sunbury (1948)
  • Wild Pitches: 19, Joseph Slotter, Hagerstown (1944)

No-hitters

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YearDatePitcherTeamOppositionScoreNotes
1940July 2Don KeplerSunburyYork6-07 innings
1942August 24Jack CaseyTrentonHagerstown2-3lost game
1943July 1Steve GerkinLancasterTrenton4-07 innings
1944June 25Hal KelleherTrentonYork6-07 innings
1946June 10Whitey KonikowskiTrentonHarrisburg4-07 innings
1949May 7Tony WestTrentonWestbury11-0
1950June 11Joe MiccicheTrentonHarrisburg9-0
1950August 25Tony SegzdaYorkSunbury6-0
1951April 28Keith KelleyLancasterWilmington10-0
1951June 14William MintonSalisburyHarrisburg0-2lost game
1951July 18Tom CasagrandeWilimingtonYork0-111 innings; lost game
1951July 28Ernest NicholsLancasterSalisbury6-2
1951August 20Tom CasagrandeWilmingtonHarrisburg4-07 innings
1952June 5Bob BerresfordHarrisburgWilmington1-0
1952August 6Doug GostlinLancasterSunbury1-0
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References

References

  1. Baseball Reference cites the ISBL at this time as a Class B - https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=torrey001fra
  2. (2007). "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". [[Baseball America]].
  3. "1932 Interstate League".
  4. "Ed Baker presents Mike Daddario's Sunbury Memorial Field - Sunbury Pennsylvania - Former Home of the Sunbury Reds".

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