Delta League Explained

Delta League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
President:S.L. Dodds (1904)
V.M. Scanlan (1904)
Inaugural:1904
Teams:6
Country:United States of America
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Folded:1905
Most Champs:1
Clarksdale (1904)
Classification:Class D (1904)

The Delta League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1904 season. The six–team Delta League consisted of franchises based in Mississippi. The Delta League permanently folded after completing the 1904 season, in which Clarksdale captured the league championship.

History

The Delta League began play on May 9, 1904, as four charter members formed for the 1910 Class D level League. The Delta League started the season with the Brookhaven, Mississippi team, Clarksdale (baseball) team, Jackson Senators and Yazoo City Zoos were the four charter members. On May 16, 1904, teams from Canton, Mississippi and Hattiesburg, Mississippi were added to the league after the season started. The 1904 league presidents were S.L. Dodds and V.M. Scanlan.[1] [2] [3]

The league schedule ended on September 3, 1904. The final Delta League standings were led by the first place Clarksdale team, who ended with a record of 67–31, finishing 4.0 games ahead of the second place Yazoo City Zoos (62–34). They were followed by followed by third place Canton (43–45), the Jackson Senators (47–53), Hattiesburg (36–49) and Brookhaven (27–70) in the six–team league. The league did not have playoffs in 1904.[3] [4]

The Delta League permanently folded after playing their only season in 1904. Sources indicate the league formed in 1905, but no teams or statistics are known for a 1905 Delta League season.[1] [5] [6]

1904 Delta League teams

Team nameCity representedBallparkYear active
BrookhavenBrookhaven, MSUnknown[7]
CantonCanton, MSRed Bud Park[8]
Clarksdale Clarksdale, MSUnknown[9]
HattiesburgHattiesburg, MSUnknown[10]
Jackson Senators Jackson, MSAthletic Park[11]
Yazoo City ZoosYazoo City, MSUnknown[12]

Standings and statistics

1904 Delta League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Clarksdale6731.684William Gaston
Yazoo City Zoos6234.6464.0Wilson
Canton 4345.48919.0Freeman
Jackson Senators4753.47021.0H. Foster
Hattiesburg 3649.42424.5Cooney Best
Brookhaven2770.27839.5NA
Player statistics!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
Harry Vitter CantonBA.330Baxter SparksYazoo CityW25
H. FosterJacksonRuns83Harry KaneClarksdaleSO131
William GastonClarksdaleHits91Harry KaneClarksdalePct.857; 18–3
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delta League (D) Encyclopedia and History. Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  3. Web site: 1904 Delta League (DL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  4. Web site: 1904 Delta League (DL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  5. Web site: Delta League (DL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  6. Web site: 1905 Delta League. Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. Web site: Unknown in Brookhaven, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  8. Web site: Red Bud Park in Canton, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  9. Web site: Unknown in Clarksdale, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  10. Web site: Unknown in Hattiesburg, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  11. Web site: Athletic Park in Jackson, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  12. Web site: Unknown in Yazoo City, MS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.