The Iron and Oil League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1895 and 1898 seasons. League teams were based in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.
History
The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890s and existing from time to time in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants.
It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL.
Honus Wagner and his brother Butts Wagner played in the league in 1895. Among other major leaguers, Jack Glasscock and Buck Weaver also played in the league.
Cities represented Bradford, PA: Bradford Pirates 1898 Celoron, NY: Celeron 1895; Celoron Acme Colored Giants 1898 Dunkirk, NY & Fredonia, NY: Dunkirk-Fredonia 1898 Franklin, PA: Franklin Braves 1895 Meadville, PA: Meadville 1898 New Castle, PA: New Castle Quakers 1895 Oil City, PA: Oil City Oilers 1895, 1898 Olean, NY: Olean 1898 Sharon, PA: Sharon 1895 Titusville, PA: Titusville 1895 Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: Twin Cities Twins 1895 Warren, PA: Warren 1895, 1898 Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895
Standings and statistics
1895 Iron And Oil League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Franklin Braves4432.579--Frank Boyd Oil City Oilers4231.5750.5Guy Hecker Warren4332.5730.5George England New Castle Quakers4033.5482.5Will Thompson Titusville3340.4529.5 Harry Smith Sharon / Celeron2349.31919.0 Walter HerringtonWheeling Nailers1913.594NA William White /Al Buckenberger/Jack Glasscock Twin Cities Twins 721.250NA Jack Darrah Wheeling and Twin Cities entered the league July 16 for the second half. Sharon (16–29) moved to Celeron July 16 for the second half. +Player statistics Player TeamStat Tot Toots Barrett WarrenW12 John Easton Oil CityPCT.889 8–1
1898 Iron And Oil League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Bradford3814.731-- William Stuart Warren3417.6673.5 James Brady Olean 3124.5648.5 P.J. Joyce / Pop Hunter Meadville2329.44215.0 NAOil City Oilers / Dunkirk–Fredonia2230.42316.0Guy Hecker Celeron Acme Colored Giants 842.16029.0 Harry Curtis / C.W. Toboldt Oil City (17–13) transferred to Dunkirk–Fredonia June 18The Black Clereon team disbanded July 5 and was replaced with a white teamOlean disbanded July 14, causing the league to disband.
References
External links Baseball Reference