| Iron and Oil League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | Charles B. Powers (1895) |
| Inaugural: | 1895 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1898 |
| Most Champs: | 1 Franklin Braves (1895) Bradford (1898) |
| Classification: | Independent (1895, 1898) |
| Related Comps: | Iron & Oil Association (1884) |
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.
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.
Bradford Pirates 1898
Celeron 1895; Celoron Acme Colored Giants 1898
Franklin Braves 1895
Meadville 1898
New Castle Quakers 1895
Oil City Oilers 1895, 1898
Olean 1898
Sharon 1895
Titusville 1895
Warren 1895, 1898
Wheeling Nailers 1895[1]
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Braves | 44 | 32 | .579 | -- | ||
| Oil City Oilers | 42 | 31 | .575 | 0.5 | ||
| Warren | 43 | 32 | .573 | 0.5 | George England | |
| New Castle Quakers | 40 | 33 | .548 | 2.5 | ||
| Titusville | 33 | 40 | .452 | 9.5 | Harry Smith | |
| Sharon / Celeron | 23 | 49 | .319 | 19.0 | Walter Herrington | |
| Wheeling Nailers | 19 | 13 | .594 | NA | ||
| 7 | 21 | .250 | NA | Jack Darrah |
| Toots Barrett | Warren | W | 12 | |
| John Easton | Oil City | PCT | .889 8–1 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 38 | 14 | .731 | -- | William Stuart | |
| Warren | 34 | 17 | .667 | 3.5 | James Brady | |
| Olean | 31 | 24 | .564 | 8.5 | P.J. Joyce / Pop Hunter | |
| Meadville | 23 | 29 | .442 | 15.0 | NA | |
| Oil City Oilers / Dunkirk–Fredonia | 22 | 30 | .423 | 16.0 | ||
| 8 | 42 | .160 | 29.0 | Harry Curtis / C.W. Toboldt |