Mountain States League (1911–12)

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.

Mountain States League
FormerlyVirginia Valley League
ClassificationClass D (1911–1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1911
Ceased1912
Replaced byMountain States League (1948–1954)
PresidentLon H. Barringer (1911)
S. J. Wright (1912)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Montgomery Miners (1911)
Ironton Forgers (1912)

History

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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

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Standings & statistics

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1911 Mountain States League
schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Montgomery Miners 67 53 .558 - Ralph Fleming / Henry Runser
Huntington Blue Sox 63 50 .558 0.5 Albert Knoessell
Ashland-Catlettsburg Twins 63 55 .534 3.0 James Kitler
Gallipolis /
Middleport
& Pomeroy
59 60 .496 7.5 Reddy Mack
Charleston Senators 57 58 .496 7.5 George Bigbee /
Willoughby / H. Hollis
Ironton Nailers 44 77 .364 23.5 John 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 Erb Ashland-Catlettsburg BA .336 George Baumgardner Huntington W 24
Grover Erb Ashland-Catlettsburg Runs 99 Goat Cochran Montgomery W 24
Earl Steward Ashland-Catlettsburg Hits 147 George Baumgardner Huntington SO 292
Grover Erb Ashland-Catlettsburg HR 17 George Baumgardner Huntington Pct .727; 24-9

1912 Mountain States League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Ironton Forgers 35 12 .745 - Peg Moore
Ashland-Catlettsburg Twins 26 19 .578 8.0 James Kitler
Huntington Blue Sox 27 20 .574 8.0 Albert Knoessell
Williamson 11 30 .268 21.0 Henry Runser
Charleston Senators 18 22 .450 NA Charles Stockton
Middleport & Pomery /
Montgomery Miners
10 24 .294 NA Reddy Mack

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

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  • "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  • Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.
  1. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  2. ^ a b "1911 Mountain States League (MSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.