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 Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersWilkes-Barre Coal Barons249.727– James Randall Allentown Colts2412.6671½John Hanlon Altoona Colts2315.6063½ Alexander Donahue Johnstown Johnnies2115.5834½ Thayer Torreyson Danville922.29014 NAScranton Miners526.16118 NAReading Actives811.445 NANALebanon Pretzel Eaters48.333NABill Sharsig Lebanon and Reading disbanded.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotJohn ColemanLebanonBA.362 George Shaffer AltoonaHits99George Shaffer AltoonaRuns60 Jack Drauby Wilkes-BarreRuns60
1893 Pennsylvania State League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersEaston7036.660–Jay Faatz Johnstown Terrors6239.6145½ Thayer Torreyson Altoona Mud Turtles 5741.5829 Alexander Donahue Allentown Colts5746.56311½John HanlonHarrisburg Hustlers4952.48518½ Felix Marks York White Roses5155.48119 William Stevens / Bill SharsigScranton Miners4557.441 23 Martin Swift Danville / Reading Actives 1681.16549½Art McCoy / Elias Maier / William Whitman Danville (5–47) moved to Reading July 7. Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotFred Betts EastonBA.402John LystonAltoona/HarrisburgW24Herman PitzScrantonRuns127Jack FeeScranton/AllentownSO134Fred Betts EastonHits150 Henry Miller HarrisburgPct.762: 16-5Scoops CareyAltoonaHR10John SlagleEastonPct.762: 16-5Ace StewartEastonHR10
1894 Pennsylvania State League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersPottsville Colts6244.585-Phenomenal Smith Harrisburg Senators5645.5543½Jack Huston Reading Actives 6150.5503½ William Whitman Allentown Kelly's Killers / Easton Dutchmen / Ashland 5346.5355½King Kelly / John MilliganHazleton Barons5353.5009Bill SharsigScranton Indians / Shenandoah5555.5009 Jim BrennanAltoona / Lancaster Chicks5154.48610½ A.T. Bentley / Jim DonahueEaston Dutchmen / Philadelphia Colts 4074.35126Bill Parks / Charlie Levis 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.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotJohn WaltersAllentownBA.383Bill MasseyScranton/PhiladelphiaHits176Tom GoldenPottsvilleRuns145Henry Cole Altoona/LancasterHR21
1895 Pennsylvania State League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersHazleton Quay-kers6144.581–Bill Sharsig Carbondale Anthracites5548.5335M. Swift Lancaster Chicks 4954.47611 A.T. Bentley Pottsville Colts / Allentown/ Reading4464.40718½Phenomenal SmithAllentown Goobers 2928.509NAJohn MilliganReading3727.578NAWilliam Whitman Harrisburg Senators1916.543NA Frank Seiss / Jim DonahueShenandoah Huns114.067NAJim Brennan / Charlie Levis 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
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotJohn MilliganAllentown/ReadingBA.457Bill MasseyCarbondaleHits174 Gus Moran HazletonRuns139
References
Sources The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.