Ohio–Indiana League Explained

Ohio–Indiana League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
Replaced:Indiana-Ohio League (1908)
President:Frank M. Colley (1948–1951)
Teams:13
Country:United States of America
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Most Champs:3
Marion Red Sox (1949–1951)
Classification:Class D (1907, 1948–1951)

The Ohio–Indiana League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that operated from 1948 to 1951. The league was composed of six teams from Ohio and two teams from Indiana. The Marion Red Sox won three consecutive league championships beginning in 1949. There was also a six–team Ohio–Indiana League that played the 1907 season.

Cities represented

Bluffton Dregs 1907

Decatur Admirals (Indiana) 1907

Lima Terriers 1948; Lima Chiefs 1949; Lima Phillies 1950–1951

Marion Cubs 1948; Marion Red Sox 1949–1951

Muncie Reds 1948–1950

Newark Yankees 1948–1951

Portland Jay Birds 1907

Portsmouth A's 1948–1950

Richmond Quakers 1907; Richmond Roses 1948; Richmond Tigers 1949–1951

Springfield Giants 1948–1951

Van Wert Buckeyes 1907

Zanesville Dodgers 1948; Zanesville Indians 1949–1950

Standings & statistics

1907 Ohio–Indiana League

Team WLW%GBManager
Decatur Admirals2718.600–Ralph Behringer
Portland Jay Birds2419.5581.5Lewis Hunt
Kokomo-Sharpsville Combines2422.5222.5Frank Morris
Richmond Quakers2324.4894.0Clarence Jesup
Bluffton Dregs2125.4577.0Frank Runyan
Van Wert Buckeyes1627.4379.5
No playoffs held [1]

1948 Ohio–Indiana League

Team WLW%GBBAFAAttendManager
Zanesville Dodgers8257.590–.278.94364,594
Portsmouth A's8258.5860.5.262.94273,533
Muncie Reds8059.5762.0.272.94450,925Mike Blazo
Springfield Giants6674.47116.5.256.93867,558Bob Roth / Rufus Jackson
Newark Yankees6574.46817.0.261.93970,604Bob Dill / Sol Mishkin
Richmond Roses6475.46018.0.255.93658,039Ollie Byers
Marion Cubs6278.44320.5.268.93360,009Lou Bekeza / Francis Kristie
Lima Terriers5783.40725.5.261.93945,952
Playoffs - Zanesville Dodgers 4 games Springfield Giants 0; Playoffs - Muncie Packers 4 games Portsmouth A's 0
Finals - Zanesville Dodgers 4 games Muncie Packers 2[2]
TeamWLERAplayerTeamABHitsAvg
Ray HathawayZanesville2372.82Bob NiemanMuncie507163.367
Lawrence Miller Muncie1673.17George StallerPortsmouth489163.333
Irv Renollet Zanesville17113.36Joe Frisina Lima527175.332

1949 Ohio–Indiana League

Team WLW%GBBAFAAttendManager
Portsmouth A's8158.583–.253.95461,106Homer Lee Cox
Springfield Giants7763.5504.5.273.94267,568Tony Ravish
Muncie Reds7563.5435.5.272.94249,004Mike Blazo
Marion Red Sox7364.5337.0.268.93957,113
Zanesville Indians6967.50710.5.253.93358,034
Newark Yankees6572.47415.0.253.94562,321
Richmond Tigers6573.47115.5.256.93444,346Cyril Pfeifer / Ken Holtcamp
Lima Chiefs4691.33634.0.260.92531,298Grover Hartley / George Kinnamon
Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games Portsmouth A's 1; Playoffs - Muncie Reds 3 games Springfield Giants 1
Finals - Marion Red Sox 4 games Muncie Reds 3[3]
TeamWLERAplayerTeamABHitsAvg
Ewen Bryden Portsmouth1681.82Ralph Lucas Springfield447155.347
Allen Romberger Portsmouth1962.03Ben Haddix Springfield433148.342
Max Sumwalt Muncie1232.78George ContrattoMarion429145.338

1950 Ohio–Indiana League

Team WLW%GBBAFAAttendManager
Marion Red Sox9149.650–.278.94141,002
Newark Yankees8949.6451.0.279.95641,126
Richmond Tigers8058.58010.0.271.94345,302Ralph DiLullo / Ken Holtcamp
Springfield Giants7264.529417.0.271.94437,619
Muncie Reds7365.528917.0.264.93739,354Mike Blazo
Lima Phillies5285.38037.5.252.93524,627
Portsmouth A's4689.34142.5.240.94221,685Walt VanGrofski
Zanesville Indians4690.33843.0.227.93922,888J. Knowles Piercey
Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games Springfield Giants 1;Playoffs - Newark Yankees 3 games Richmond Tigers 2
Finals - Marion Red Sox 4 games Newark Yankees 0 [4]
TeamWLERAplayerTeamABHitsAvg
Billy HoeftRichmond1011.71Andy GilbertSpringfield294114.388
Dan Searle Richmond1332.12Jim Engleman Newark558208.373
George Gheta Newark1432.42Hal W. SmithNewark480174.363

1951 Ohio–Indiana League

Team WLW%GBBAFAAttendManager
Marion Red Sox9137.711–.289.94324,710
Springfield Giants6167.47730.0.252.93545,862
5374.41737.5.253.92920,004
Lima Phillies4186.32349.5.238.93733,440Bernard Lutz
Newark Yankees4931.613NA.256.94933,960Bunny Mick
Newark won the first half which ended June 18. Newark folded July 17 and the second half was started over, won by Marion. The Springfield Giants were a playoff qualifier.Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 4 games Springfield Giants 0[5]
TeamWLERAplayerTeamABHitsAvg
John Wall Marion912.45Andy GilbertSpringfield323123.381
Dick BrodowskiMarion2152.60Maxlee Ross Marion334125.374
Dan Sullivan Newark1222.71Marvin Stendel Newark502185.369
[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1907 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  2. Web site: 1948 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  3. Web site: 1949 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  4. Web site: 1950 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  5. Web site: 1951 Ohio-Indiana League (OOL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  6. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.

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