Mountain States League (1911–12) Explained

Mountain States League
Formerly:Virginia Valley League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
Replaced:Mountain States League (1948–1954)
President:Lon H. Barringer (1911)
S. J. Wright (1912)
Inaugural:1911
Teams:8
Country:United States of America
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Folded:1912
Most Champs:1
Montgomery Miners (1911)
Ironton Forgers (1912)
Classification:Class D (1911–1912)

The Mountain States League was a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the United States from 1911 to 1912. The league previously operated as the Virginia Valley League in 1910. Its teams hailed from Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.

History

During the 1911 season, season ended on September 12, 1911 after an investigation ordered by the National Association disclosed two cases of improper conduct in late season games to prevent Middleport-Pomeroy from winning the second half title. These games were later deducted at the fall meeting.[1] [2]

In 1912, the league folded during the season. After numerous teams had folded, the league stopped play on July 8, 1912, with the Ironton Forgers in 1st place.[1] [2]

After a three decade hiatus, the league revived in 1948, becoming the Mountain States League (1948–1954).[3]

Cities represented

Charleston Senators (1911–1912)

Huntington Blue Sox (1911–1912)

Ironton Nailers (1911); Ironton Forgers (1912)

Montgomery Miners (1911–1912)

Williamson (1912)

Standings & statistics

1911 Mountain States League
schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Montgomery Miners6753.558-Ralph Fleming / Henry Runser
Huntington Blue Sox6350.5580.5Albert Knoessell
Ashland-Catlettsburg Twins6355.5343.0James Kitler
Gallipolis /
Middleport & Pomeroy
5960.4967.5
Charleston Senators5758.4967.5George Bigbee /
Willoughby / H. Hollis
Ironton Nailers4477.36423.5John Benny / Claude McCarty
Point Pleasant-Gallipolis (16-32) moved to Middleport-Pomeroy July 1
The season ended September 12
Player Statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgBA.336George BaumgardnerHuntingtonW24
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgRuns99Goat CochranMontgomeryW24
Earl StewardAshland-CatlettsburgHits147George BaumgardnerHuntingtonSO292
Grover ErbAshland-CatlettsburgHR17George BaumgardnerHuntingtonPct.727; 24-9
1912 Mountain States League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Ironton Forgers3512.745-Peg Moore
2619.5788.0James Kitler
2720.5748.0Albert Knoessell
Williamson1130.26821.0Henry Runser
Charleston Senators1822.450NACharles Stockton
Middleport & Pomery /
Montgomery Miners
1024.294NA
Middleport-Pomeroy (7–21) moved to Montgomery June 16; Montgomery disbanded June 29; Charleston disbanded July 1; Ashland-Catlettsburg and Huntington disbanded July 8, ending the season.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  2. Web site: 1911 Mountain States League (MSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  3. Web site: Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History. Baseball-Reference.com.