Interstate League (B) Encyclopedia and History

League History

League History
Year Tm
1952Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Braves, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Salisbury Reds, Sunbury Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1951Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Braves, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Salisbury A's, Sunbury Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1950Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Braves, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Sunbury A's, Trenton Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1949Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Sunbury Reds, Trenton Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1948Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Sunbury Reds, Trenton Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1947Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Sunbury Yankees, Trenton Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1946Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Sunbury Yankees, Trenton Giants, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1945Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Lancaster Red Roses, Trenton Spartans, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1944Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Lancaster Red Roses, Trenton Packers, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1943Allentown Wings, Hagerstown Owls, Lancaster Red Roses, Trenton Packers, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
1942Allentown Wings, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Trenton Packers, Wilmington Blue Rocks
1941Allentown Wings, Bridgeport Bees, Hagerstown Owls, Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Red Roses, Reading Brooks, Trenton Senators, Wilmington Blue Rocks
1940Allentown Wings, Harrisburg Senators, Hazleton Mountaineers/Lancaster Red Roses, Reading Chicks, Sunbury Indians, Trenton Senators, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York Bees
1913Akron Giants, Canton Senators, Columbus Cubs, Erie Sailors, Steubenville Stubs, Wheeling Stogies, Youngstown Steelmen, Zanesville Flood Sufferers
1900Columbus Senators/Anderson Anders, Dayton Veterans, Fort Wayne Indians, Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Toledo Mud Hens, Wheeling Stogies, Youngstown Little Giants/Marion Glass Blowers
1899Dayton Veterans, Fort Wayne Indians, Grand Rapids Furniture Makers/Columbus Senators/Sp, Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Toledo Mud Hens, Wheeling Stogies, Youngstown Little Giants
1898Dayton Old Soldiers, Fort Wayne Indians, Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers, Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Springfield Governors, Toledo Mud Hens, Youngstown Puddlers
1897Dayton Old Soldiers, Fort Wayne Indians, Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Springfield Governors, Toledo Mud Hens, Wheeling Nailers, Youngstown Puddlers

League History in Other Classifications

League History in Other Classifications
Year Classification Tm
1939CAllentown Dukes, Hazleton Mountaineers, Sunbury Senators, Trenton Senators
1932DLancaster Red Sox, Norristown/St. Clair Saints, Pottstown Legionaires, Stroudsburg Poconos, Tamaqua/Slatington Dukes, Washington Potomacs
1917D
1916DBradford Drillers, Erie Sailors, Johnsonburg Johnnies, Olean White Sox, Ridgway, St. Marys Saints, Warren Warriors, Wellsville Rainmakers
1915DBradford Drillers, Hornell Maple Leafs, Jamestown Rabbits, Olean White Sox, Warren Bingoes, Wellsville Rainmakers
1914DBradford Drillers, Hornell Green Sox, Jamestown Giants, Olean Refiners, Warren Bingoes, Wellsville Rainmakers
1909D
1908DBradford Drillers, Erie Fishermen, Franklin Millionaires, Oil City Cubs, Olean Candidates, Warren Blues
1907DBradford Drillers, DuBois Miners, Erie Sailors, Franklin Millionaires, Kane Mountaineers, Oil City Oilers, Olean Refiners, Punxsutawney Policemen
1906DBradford Drillers, DuBois Miners, Erie Sailors, Hornell/Patton Pigmies, Kane Mountaineers, Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays, Olean Refiners, Punxsutawney Policemen
1905DBradford Drillers, Coudersport Giants, Erie Fishermen, Jamestown Hill Climbers/DuBois Miners, Kane Mountaineers, Olean Refiners
1903N/ABrewton, Mobile, Montgomery Black Sox, Pensacola
1901N/A
1896CFort Wayne Farmers, Jackson Wolverines, New Castle Salamanders, Saginaw Lumbermen, Toledo Mud Hens, Washington Little Senators, Wheeling Nailers, Youngstown Puddlers
1895N/ACanton Deubers, Columbus Statesmen, Findlay Sluggers, Kenton Babes, Lima/Mansfield Kids, Steubenville Stubs/Akron Akrons/Lima Farmers, Twin Cities Hustlers, Wheeling Mountaineers
1894N/A
1891N/A
1890N/A
1888N/AAurora, Bloomington Reds, Peoria Reds, Terre Haute Hoosiers
1885N/ADayton, Erie, Frankfort, Lexington, Springfield, Youngstown

About the Register Data

Historical performance data for professional leagues (affiliated minor leagues, independent minor leagues, fall/winter leagues, and other international leagues) is provided by and licensed from 24-7 Baseball and Chadwick Baseball Bureau. It incorporates the work of many stalwart baseball researchers, including Cliff Blau, Art Cantu, Frank Hamilton, Reed Howard, Kevin Johnson, Bob McConnell, Jack Morris, and Ray Nemec, as well as members of the Minor Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Perhaps most importantly, it builds upon the seminal work of Ed Washuta, who magnanimously provided the framework to make the whole thing possible.

Minor league Total Zone (Rctch&Rtz, 2005-2009) data provided by Baseballprojection.com and Minorleaguesplits.com.

About the Negro League Data

Sources

This data comes from two sources. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. 2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators.

The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. Many statistics are incomplete due to ongoing research and/or limitations in published sources, so please be assured that we are aware there are issues with the data and will continue to work with our data providers to improve the data that appears here.

The Hall of Fame dataset

This data is constructed from the best available information as provided by Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group. It contains data culled from newspaper boxscores, covering league sanctioned games from 1920 to 1948, which was produced for a study sponsored by Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It reflects totals as compiled by the NLRAG up to 2006. As new credible information is continually unearthed, these numbers will continue to change.

Baseball-Reference and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum would like to acknowledge Major League Baseball for funding this study, along with the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group for their extensive efforts to collect the raw data and construct the most comprehensive database of Negro Leagues Baseball statistics.  Under the direction of Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark, this database is the largest dataset ever made publically available and we wish to express our gratitude for all their efforts to help rebuild this lost statistical history.

The Ashwill Negro Leagues Database

Playing statistics and biographical data on the Negro leagues (all pre-1920) and early Latin American professional baseball is licensed from and provided by the Negro Leagues Database, a project organized by Gary Ashwill with the participation of many historians of Negro league and Latin American baseball.

The database is a work in progress, and will include more seasons as development continues. It appears in its original form at Seamheads.com.

Playing statistics and biographical data for this portion of our dataset (The Negro Leagues Database) are all copyright 2013 by Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved.

Completeness

Note that our records are missing thousands of players who played in the Negro Leagues for minor league teams, independent teams, barnstorming teams or even Negro major league teams. We will bring their records to light as soon as suitable records are available for those players.

Details about our NLB Data