The Ohio–Indiana League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that operated from 1948 to 1951. The league was composed of six teams from Ohio and two teams from Indiana. The Marion Red Sox won three consecutive league championships beginning in 1949. There was also a six–team Ohio–Indiana League that played the 1907 season.

Ohio–Indiana League
FormerlyOhio State League
ClassificationClass D (1907, 1948–1951)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1907
Ceased1951
Replaced byIndiana-Ohio League (1908)
PresidentFrank M. Colley (1948–1951)
No. of teams13
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles3
Marion Red Sox (1949–1951)
Related
competitions
Ohio State League

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

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1907 Ohio–Indiana League

Team W L W% GB Manager
Decatur Admirals 27 18 .600 Ralph Behringer
Portland Jay Birds 24 19 .558 1.5 Lewis Hunt
Kokomo-Sharpsville Combines 24 22 .522 2.5 Frank Morris
Richmond Quakers 23 24 .489 4.0 Clarence Jesup
Bluffton Dregs 21 25 .457 7.0 Frank Runyan
Van Wert Buckeyes 16 27 .437 9.5 France / Al Hubbard

No playoffs held [1]

1948 Ohio–Indiana League

Team W L W% GB BA FA Attend Manager
Zanesville Dodgers 82 57 .590 .278 .943 64,594 Ray Hathaway
Portsmouth A's 82 58 .586 0.5 .262 .942 73,533 George Staller
Muncie Reds 80 59 .576 2.0 .272 .944 50,925 Mike Blazo
Springfield Giants 66 74 .471 16.5 .256 .938 67,558 Bob Roth / Rufus Jackson
Newark Yankees 65 74 .468 17.0 .261 .939 70,604 Bob Dill / Sol Mishkin
Richmond Roses 64 75 .460 18.0 .255 .936 58,039 Ollie Byers
Marion Cubs 62 78 .443 20.5 .268 .933 60,009 Lou Bekeza / Francis Kristie
Lima Terriers 57 83 .407 25.5 .261 .939 45,952 Charlie Engle

Playoffs - Zanesville Dodgers 4 games Springfield Giants 0; Playoffs - Muncie Packers 4 games Portsmouth A's 0
Finals - Zanesville Dodgers 4 games Muncie Packers 2[2]

Player statistics
Player Team W L ERA player Team AB Hits Avg
Ray Hathaway Zanesville 23 7 2.82 Bob Nieman Muncie 507 163 .367
Lawrence Miller Muncie 16 7 3.17 George Staller Portsmouth 489 163 .333
Irv Renollet Zanesville 17 11 3.36 Joe Frisina Lima 527 175 .332

1949 Ohio–Indiana League

Team W L W% GB BA FA Attend Manager
Portsmouth A's 81 58 .583 .253 .954 61,106 Homer Lee Cox
Springfield Giants 77 63 .550 4.5 .273 .942 67,568 Tony Ravish
Muncie Reds 75 63 .543 5.5 .272 .942 49,004 Mike Blazo
Marion Red Sox 73 64 .533 7.0 .268 .939 57,113 Wally Millies
Zanesville Indians 69 67 .507 10.5 .253 .933 58,034 Pat McLaughlin
Newark Yankees 65 72 .474 15.0 .253 .945 62,321 Jim McLeod
Richmond Tigers 65 73 .471 15.5 .256 .934 44,346 Cyril Pfeifer / Ken Holtcamp
Lima Chiefs 46 91 .336 34.0 .260 .925 31,298 Grover Hartley / George Kinnamon

Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games Portsmouth A's 1; Playoffs - Muncie Reds 3 games Springfield Giants 1
Finals - Marion Red Sox 4 games Muncie Reds 3[3]

Player statistics
Player Team W L ERA player Team AB Hits Avg
Ewen Bryden Portsmouth 16 8 1.82 Ralph Lucas Springfield 447 155 .347
Allen Romberger Portsmouth 19 6 2.03 Ben Haddix Springfield 433 148 .342
Max Sumwalt Muncie 12 3 2.78 George Contratto Marion 429 145 .338

1950 Ohio–Indiana League

Team W L W% GB BA FA Attend Manager
Marion Red Sox 91 49 .650 .278 .941 41,002 George Susce / Elmer Yoter
Newark Yankees 89 49 .645 1.0 .279 .956 41,126 Billy Holm
Richmond Tigers 80 58 .580 10.0 .271 .943 45,302 Ralph DiLullo / Ken Holtcamp
Springfield Giants 72 64 .5294 17.0 .271 .944 37,619 Andy Gilbert
Muncie Reds 73 65 .5289 17.0 .264 .937 39,354 Mike Blazo
Lima Phillies 52 85 .380 37.5 .252 .935 24,627 Frank McCormick
Portsmouth A's 46 89 .341 42.5 .240 .942 21,685 Walt VanGrofski
Zanesville Indians 46 90 .338 43.0 .227 .939 22,888 J. Knowles Piercey

Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games Springfield Giants 1;Playoffs - Newark Yankees 3 games Richmond Tigers 2
Finals - Marion Red Sox 4 games Newark Yankees 0 [4]

Player statistics
Player Team W L ERA player Team AB Hits Avg
Billy Hoeft Richmond 10 1 1.71 Andy Gilbert Springfield 294 114 .388
Dan Searle Richmond 13 3 2.12 Jim Engleman Newark 558 208 .373
George Gheta Newark 14 3 2.42 Hal W. Smith Newark 480 174 .363

1951 Ohio–Indiana League

Team W L W% GB BA FA Attend Manager
Marion Red Sox 91 37 .711 .289 .943 24,710 Elmer Yoter
Springfield Giants 61 67 .477 30.0 .252 .935 45,862 Andy Gilbert
Richmond Tigers 53 74 .417 37.5 .253 .929 20,004 Ralph DiLullo
Lima Phillies 41 86 .323 49.5 .238 .937 33,440 Bernard Lutz
Newark Yankees 49 31 .613 NA .256 .949 33,960 Bunny Mick

Newark won the first half which ended June 18. Newark folded July 17 and the second half was started over, won by Marion. The Springfield Giants were a playoff qualifier.

Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 4 games Springfield Giants 0[5]

Player statistics
Player Team W L ERA player Team AB Hits Avg
John Wall Marion 9 1 2.45 Andy Gilbert Springfield 323 123 .381
Dick Brodowski Marion 21 5 2.60 Maxlee Ross Marion 334 125 .374
Dan Sullivan Newark 12 2 2.71 Marvin Stendel Newark 502 185 .369

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References

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  1. ^ "1907 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ "1948 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "1949 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ^ "1950 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. ^ "1951 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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