Louisiana State Baseball League Explained

Louisiana State League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
President:Jay Davidson (1920)
Inaugural:1915
Teams:6
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Folded:July 14, 1920
Most Champs:1
Oakdale Lumberjacks (1920)
Classification:Class D (1915, 1920)

The Louisiana State League was a minor league baseball league, with league franchises based in Louisiana. The league had two incarnations, each lasting for one year. The league fielded teams in both 1915 and 1920.[1]

History

The teams and standings of the 1915 league are unknown.[2]

The 1920 league was a six–team Class D level minor league based in Louisiana, United States.[3]

The League began play on April 20, 1920 and permanently folded on July 14, 1920.[4] The Oakdale Lumberjacks were in 1st place with a 37–24 overall record when the league folded.[5] Oakdale had won the first–half title and the Abbeville Sluggers had the best second–half record when the league folded. The New Iberia and Rayne franchised had simultaneously folded on July 6, 1920.[6] Oakdale had a record of 37–24, playing under manager Louis Bremerhof, when the Louisiana State League League folded. The Lumberjackes finished 1.0 game ahead 2nd place New Iberia Sugar Boys (36–25). They were followed by the Lafayette Hubs (36–31), Abbeville Sluggers (33–35), Rayne Rice Birds (30–33) and Alexandria Tigers (23–47) in the final 1920 Louisiana State League standings.[7] [8]

Cities represented

Abbeville Sluggers (1920)

Alexandria Tigers (1920)

Lafayette Hubs (1920)

New Iberia Sugar Boys (1920)

Oakdale Lumberjacks (1920)

Rayne Rice Birds (1920)

Standings and statistics

1920 Louisiana State League - schedule

Team standingsWLGBPct.Manager
3724.607-Lew Bremerhoff
3631.5374.0Charlie French / Buck Danville
Abbeville Sluggers3335.4857.5F. DeMay /
Lefty Hebert / Schaffer
Alexandria Tigers2347.32919.5John Carbo /
G. Harris / Henry Chelette
3033.476NAG.C. Kitty Knight
3625.590NADan Gandolfi
Oakdale lost seven wins due to ineligible players.
Rayne and New Iberia disbanded July 6.
The league disbanded July 15.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louisiana State League (D) Encyclopedia and History. baseball-reference.com. 2015-04-11.
  2. Web site: 1915 Louisiana State League. Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Book: Worth, Richard. Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. 26 February 2013. McFarland and Company. Jefferson, North Carolina. 9780786468447. 200, 201.
  4. Web site: 1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  5. Web site: 1920 Oakdale Lumberjacks minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  6. Web site: 1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  7. Web site: 1920 Louisiana State League (LSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  8. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.