The Central Pennsylvania League was a minor league baseball league which operated in several Pennsylvania cities from 1887 to 1888 and again from 1896 to 1898.
Cities represented Ashland, PA: Ashland 1887–1888 Bloomsburg, PA: Bloomsburg Blue Jays 1897 Danville, PA: Danville 1887 Hazleton, PA: Hazleton 1887; Hazleton Pugilists 1888 Lock Haven, PA: Lock Haven Maroons 1897 Mahanoy City, PA: Mahanoy City 1887–1888 Milton, PA: Milton 1896–1897 Minersville, PA: Minersville 1887 Mount Carmel, PA: Mount Carmel Reliance 1887–1888 Pottsville, PA: Pottsville Grays 1897 Shamokin, PA: Shamokin Maroons 1887–1888; Shamokin Reds 1897 Shenandoah, PA: Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters 1888 Sunbury, PA: Sunbury 1887; Sunbury Railroaders 1897 Williamsport, PA: Williamsport Demorest 1897
Yearly standings
1887 Central Pennsylvania League Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Shamokin Maroons3320.622--KrouseHazleton3120.6071.0Frank Stahr Ashland 2720.5743.0NA Mount Carmel Reliance2121.5006.5Charlie GessnerSunbury 2123.4777.5Joseph YoungDanville 1526.36512.0Art McCoy Mahanoy City1628.36312.5James Quirk Minersville06.000NACharles Steel
1888 Central Pennsylvania League Team StandingsWLPCTGB ManagersHazelton Pugilists 3020.600-Charlie Gessner Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters2822.5602.0J.M. Crinnan Ashland2522.5323.5George Cain Mahanoy City2426.4806.0Amos WalbridgeMount Carmel Reliance1731.35412.0Kendrick / J. B. YoungShamokin Maroons1215.444NAJ. B. Young Shamokin disbanded July 7.Hazleton withdrew August 7 to join Central League.
1897 Central Pennsylvania League Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Milton5732.640--Harry GriffithBloomsburg Blue Jays4447.48414.0Pop Watts Shamokin Reds /Lock Haven Maroons 4548.48414.0 Jacob Herrold /C.H. Myers Williamsport Demorest3549.41719.5David Spence / Peter Herdic /Spencer Ansell / Joe Stewart Sunbury Railroaders 4230.583NAW.B. MasserPottsville Grays 813.381NATerence Connell Shamokin 1729.370NAR.F. Glick Sunbury entered the league June 3; Shamokin (13–17) transferred to Lock Haven June 26; Pottsville disbanded June 27. A new Shamokin team entered the league July 11, taking Pottsville's record, then disbanded September 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14329203/1897_central_pennsylvania_league/ schedule
References
External links Baseball-Reference (Minors)