| Arkansas State League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| Replaced: | Arkansas-Missouri League |
| President: | Harry S. Edwards (1897) T. J. Craighead (1908) W. W. Hurst (1909) R. M. Rider (1909) Frank E. Matthews (1934) Charles Morgan (1934–1935) |
| Inaugural: | 1894 |
| Teams: | 22 |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1935 |
| Most Champs: | 2 Little Rock 1894, 1897 Rogers (1934–1935) |
| Classification: | Independent (1894, 1897) Class D (1908–1909, 1934–1935) |
The Arkansas State League was an American minor league baseball league that played in various seasons between 1894 and 1935, forming three different times. The first version was in operation in 1894, followed by an 1897 league. The Class D level league operated from 1908 to 1909 in Arkansas and Louisiana and also in 1934 to 1935 in Arkansas and Missouri. In 1936, the league evolved to become the Arkansas-Missouri League. Little Rock and Rogers each won two league championships.
Alexandria Hoo Hoos 1909
Argenta 1908; Argenta Shamrocks 1909
Bentonville Officeholders 1934–1935
Brinkley Infants 1908
Camden Rainmakers 1894
Cassville Tigers 1935
Fayetteville Educators 1934; Fayetteville Bears 1935
Fort Smith Indians 1894, 1897; Ft. Smith Soldiers 1909
Helena Ponies 1908; Helena Hellions 1909
Hot Springs Bathers 1894, 1897; Hot Springs Giants 1908; Hot Springs Vaporites 1909
Huntsville Red Birds 1935
Jonesboro Zebras 1909
Little Rock Rose Buds 1894; Little Rock Senators 1897
Monroe Municipals 1909
Poplar Bluff Tigers 1908
Rogers Rustlers 1934; Rogers Cardinals 1935
Siloam Springs Buffaloes 1934; Siloam Springs Travelers 1935
Texarkana 1894 ;Texarkana Nobles 1897
1894 Arkansas State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Rose Buds | 11 | 5 | .688 | - | NA | ||
| Morrilton Cotton Pickers | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0.5 | Massey | ||
| Camden Rainmakers | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.5 | NA | ||
| Hot Springs Bathers | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7.0 | NA | ||
| Fort Smith Indians | NA | NA | NA | NA | Rogers | ||
| Texarkana | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Senators | 21 | 7 | .750 | - | Harry Edwards | |
| Hot Springs Bathers | 17 | 15 | .531 | 6.0 | Dudley Payne | |
| Fort Smith Indians | 15 | 23 | .395 | 10.0 | Hardin | |
| Texarkana Nobles | 9 | 23 | .281 | 14.0 | Thomas Browner |
1908 Arkansas State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Giants | 78 | 38 | .672 | - | Arthur Riggs / W. Forbes | |
| Newport Pearl Diggers | 65 | 44 | .596 | 9.5 | Robert Shelton | |
| 67 | 48 | .583 | 10.5 | Rudolph Kling | ||
| Pine Bluff Pine Knotts | 51 | 61 | .455 | 24.0 | Walter Deaver / Al Sullivan | |
| Argenta Shamrocks | 49 | 68 | .419 | 28.5 | James Kerwin / Roy Geyer / Charles Reece / Arthur Riggs | |
| 28 | 79 | .262 | 45.5 | Al Sullivan / Lee Dawkins |
| Elmer Coyle | Hot Springs | BA | .376 | Lucky Wright | Hot Springs | W | 27 | ||
| Elmer Coyle | Hot Springs | Runs | 134 | Hippo Vaughn | Hot Springs | Pct | .900; 9-1 | ||
| Elmer Coyle | Hot Springs | Hits | 178 | Herbert Benham | Helena | SB | 65 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Zebras | 42 | 27 | .609 | - | Senter Rainey / Harry Welch | |
| Helena Hellions | 39 | 25 | .609 | 0.5 | C. A. Vandergriff | |
| 34 | 35 | .493 | 8.0 | Robert Shelton | ||
| Hot Springs Vaporites | 33 | 37 | .471 | 9.5 | Arthur Riggs / Elmer Coyle | |
| Monroe Municipals / Newport-Batesville Pearl Diggers | 25 | 38 | .397 | 14.0 | W. Dobard | |
| Ft. Smith Soldiers | 27 | 42 | .391 | 15.0 | Hugo Bezdek / Dad Ritter | |
| 26 | 19 | .578 | NA | Dad Ritter | ||
| 20 | 23 | .465 | NA | John Auslet |
1934 Arkansas State League
The Arkansas State League reformed with four teams. Franchises based in Bentonville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Rogers, Arkansas, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas joined. The winners of the first and second halves of the season played for the league championship at the end of the year.
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville Officeholders | 40 | 35 | .533 | - | Red Wilson / Tom McGill / Ed Hawk | |
| Siloam Springs Buffaloes | 37 | 34 | .521 | 1.0 | Clyde Glass | |
| 36 | 35 | .507 | 2.0 | Ed Hawk / Pete Casey | ||
| Fayetteville Educators | 33 | 42 | .440 | 7.0 | Fred Hawn / Frank Matthews |
| John Graves | Siloam Springs | BA | .387 | Maurice Wollard | Bentonville | W | 12 | |
| Bill Beams | Bentonville | Runs | 61 | Everette Hill | Siloam Springs | Pct | .889; 8-1 | |
| Parker Rushing | Fayetteville | Hits | 96 | Bill Beams | Bentonville | HR | 12 | |
| Clyde Glass | Siloam Springs | RBI | 67 |
1935 Arkansas State League
The league expanded, adding the franchises in Cassville, Missouri and Huntsville, Arkansas to expand from four teams to six teams.
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs Travelers | 66 | 43 | .606 | - | ||
| Rogers Cardinals | 59 | 50 | .541 | 7.0 | Fred Cato / Frank Stapleton | |
| 54 | 48 | .529 | 8.5 | Ed Hawk | ||
| Bentonville Officeholders | 51 | 56 | .477 | 14.0 | Bud Davis | |
| Fayetteville Bears | 45 | 56 | .446 | 17.0 | Pete Casey / Fred Cato | |
| Huntsville Red Birds | 41 | 63 | .394 | 22.5 | Jim Nicely / Charles Wilson / Bill Werner |
| Duane Kratzer | Cassville | BA | .397 | Bentonville | W | 20 | ||
| Howard Roberts | Cassville | Runs | 89 | George Gibson | Bentonville | W | 20 | |
| Wilbur Davis | Bentonville | Hits | 146 | Johnny John | Cassville | SO | 147 | |
| Wilbur Davis | Bentonville | RBI | 93 | Jumbo Brown | Bentonville | ERA | 2.97 | |
| Howard Roberts | Cassville | HR | 21 |
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