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| Classification | Independent (1892–1895) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1892 |
| Ceased | 1895 |
| Replaced by | Atlantic League |
| President | J. Monroe Kreiter (1892) Henry B. Diddlebock (1893) E.K. Meyers (1894) A.L. Johnson (1894) John H. Hanlon (1894–1895) |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (1892) Johnstown Terrors (1893) Pottsville Colts (1894) Hazleton Quay-kers (1895) |
The Pennsylvania State League was an American minor league baseball sports league that operated from 1892 to 1895, then became the first Atlantic League. The league member teams were exclusively based in Pennsylvania.
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 Dutchmen 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
Standings and statistics
1892 Pennsylvania State League
Lebanon and Reading disbanded.
1893 Pennsylvania State League
Danville (5–47) moved to Reading July 7.
Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series.
1894 Pennsylvania State League
Easton (8–36) moved to Philadelphia July 4; Altoona (17–31) moved to Lancaster July 7; Scranton (45–28) was replaced by Shenandoah August 12; Allentown (53–29) was replaced by Easton August 16; Easton (0–8) moved to Ashland Sept. 1.
Playoff: Pottsville defeated Harrisburg in a disputed title game.
1895 Pennsylvania State League
Shenandoah disbanded May 20; Harrisburg disbanded June 20; Reading disbanded July 20; Allentown disbanded July 24; Pottsville (35–33) moved to Allentown July 27; Allentown (5–7) moved to Reading August 10.
Playoff: None Scheduled
Sources
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.