| Central Pennsylvania League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | S.Y.M. Hollopeter (1888) Albert D. Miller (1897) |
| Inaugural: | 1887 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1898 |
| Most Champs: | 1 Shamokin Maroons (1887) Hazelton Pugilists (1888) Milton (1897) |
| Classification: | Independent (1886–1888, 1896, 1898) Class F (1897) |
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.
Ashland 1887–1888
Bloomsburg Blue Jays 1897
Danville 1887
Hazleton 1887; Hazleton Pugilists 1888
Lock Haven Maroons 1897
Mahanoy City 1887–1888
Milton 1896–1897
Minersville 1887
Mount Carmel Reliance 1887–1888
Pottsville Grays 1897
Shamokin Maroons 1887–1888; Shamokin Reds 1897
Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters 1888
Sunbury 1887; Sunbury Railroaders 1897
Williamsport Demorest 1897 [1]
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin Maroons | 33 | 20 | .622 | -- | Krouse | |
| Hazleton | 31 | 20 | .607 | 1.0 | Frank Stahr | |
| Ashland | 27 | 20 | .574 | 3.0 | NA | |
| Mount Carmel Reliance | 21 | 21 | .500 | 6.5 | Charlie Gessner | |
| 21 | 23 | .477 | 7.5 | Joseph Young | ||
| Danville | 15 | 26 | .365 | 12.0 | ||
| Mahanoy City | 16 | 28 | .363 | 12.5 | James Quirk | |
| Minersville | 0 | 6 | .000 | NA | Charles Steel |
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Pugilists | 30 | 20 | .600 | - | ||
| Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters | 28 | 22 | .560 | 2.0 | J.M. Crinnan | |
| Ashland | 25 | 22 | .532 | 3.5 | George Cain | |
| Mahanoy City | 24 | 26 | .480 | 6.0 | Amos Walbridge | |
| Mount Carmel Reliance | 17 | 31 | .354 | 12.0 | Kendrick / J. B. Young | |
| Shamokin Maroons | 12 | 15 | .444 | NA | J. B. Young |
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 57 | 32 | .640 | -- | Harry Griffith | |
| Bloomsburg Blue Jays | 44 | 47 | .484 | 14.0 | Pop Watts | |
| 45 | 48 | .484 | 14.0 | Jacob Herrold / C.H. Myers | ||
| Williamsport Demorest | 35 | 49 | .417 | 19.5 | ||
| 42 | 30 | .583 | NA | W.B. Masser | ||
| 8 | 13 | .381 | NA | Terence Connell | ||
| Shamokin | 17 | 29 | .370 | NA | R.F. Glick |