Washington State League | |
Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
Director: | W. E. Campbell (1910) |
President: | Walter R. McFarlane (1910) O.J. Albers (1911—1912) |
Inaugural: | 1897 |
Teams: | 8 |
Country: | United States of America |
Continent: | or |
Continents: | --> |
Folded: | July 14, 1912 |
Most Champs: | 1 Raymond Cougars (1910) Centralia Pets (1911) Chehalis Farmers (1912) |
Classification: | Class D (1910—1912) |
The Washington State League was a Class-D minor league baseball circuit in Washington state that existed for three seasons—from 1910 to 1912. Teams in the league included the Aberdeen Black Cats, Chehalis Gophers, Hoquiam Loggers, Centralia Pets, Montesano Farmers, Raymond Cougars, Tacoma Cubs, South Bend River Rats and Centralia Railroaders. The Washington State League was also the name of an independent baseball league in 1897.[1]
The Washington State League played the 1897 season as an independent baseball league, with unknown teams and standings.[1]
In 1910, the league reformed. The 1910 league was organized at a meeting in Hoquiam, Washington on March 6, 1910, as a six–team circuit with a 21–week schedule. It was approved to split the shares of tickets equally between the home and away teams, with ten percent of the ticket earnings given to the league for travel expenses.[2] Walter A. MacFarlane was elected league president and W. E. Campbell was elected vice president. During the 1910 season, the salary cap was limited to $850 per month.[3]
In July 1910, Montesano Farmers second baseman Otto Moore was struck on the head with a baseball pitched by Harold Cross. As a result, Moore fell into a coma.[4]
The Raymond Cougars won the 1910 Washington State League championship with a record of 36 wins and 19 losses (.655 winning percentage).[5]
The league reduced to four teams in 1911 and 1912, folding during its final season. The Centralia Pets and Chehalis Farmers won championships in those seasons.[6] The league permanently folded on July 14, 1912.[7]
Aberdeen Black Cats 1910, 1912
Centralia Pets 1911; Centralia Railroaders 1912
Chehalis Gophers 1910; Chehalis Proteges 1911; Chehalis Farmers 1912
Hoquiam Loggers 1910; Hoquiam Cougars 1912
Montesano Farmers 1910
Raymond Cougars 1910; Raymond Venetians 1911
Tacoma Cubs 1910
1910 Washington State League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 19 | .655 | - | Fred Dunbar | ||
Chehalis Gophers | 35 | 19 | .618 | 0.5 | Fred Heghring / Thomas Kelly | |
Aberdeen Black Cats | 24 | 29 | .453 | 11.0 | Dick Boettiger | |
Montesano Farmers | 22 | 31 | .415 | 13.0 | Chub Philbrick | |
Hoquiam Loggers | 12 | 18 | .400 | NA | Wells | |
Tacoma Cubs | 8 | 21 | .276 | NA | Joe Dryer |
Fielder Jones | Chehalis | BA | .358 | James Jachs | Raymond | W | 15 | ||
White McBride | Chehalis | Runs | 48 | James Jachs | Raymond | SO | 164 | ||
Frank Jansa | Chehalis | Hits | 70 | Clarence Krause | Chehalis | PCT | .833 5–1 |
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centralia Pets | 38 | 17 | .691 | - | W.R. Patton / Guy Muck | |
Chehalis Proteges | 36 | 20 | .648 | 2.5 | Dusty Miller / Lenny Taylor | |
Raymond Venetians | 25 | 29 | .463 | 12.5 | C.D. Wineholt | |
South Bend River Rats | 11 | 44 | .200 | 27.0 | NA |
Ted Reed | South Bend | BA | .333 | Ray Callahan | Centra/Chehal | W | 13 | |
Tate Berry | Chehalis | Runs | 49 | Raymond Baker | Raymond | W | 13 | |
C.D. Wineholt | Raym/Chehal | Runs | 49 | Ray Callahan | Centra/Chehal | SO | 131 | |
Howard Guynn | Centralia | Hits | 72 | Heinie Berger | Centralia | PCT | .778 7–2 | |
C.D. Wineholt | Raym/Chehal | HR | 8 |
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chehalis Farmers | 25 | 16 | .610 | - | James Burns | |
Centralia Railroaders | 19 | 17 | .528 | 3.5 | W.R. Patton / George Dysart | |
Aberdeen Black Cats | 16 | 21 | .432 | 7.0 | Thomas Kelly | |
Hoquiam Cougars | 17 | 23 | .425 | 7.5 | Ed Ford / Joe Wilkins |
L.G. Taylor | Chehalis | BA | .351 | F.B. Archer | Chehalis | W | 9 | |
Arthur Haley | Chehalis | Runs | 17 | Heinie Berger | Hoquiam | SO | 82 | |
E. Carrigan | Chehalis | Hits | 23 | Walter Frink | Chehalis | PCT | .800 8–2 | |
L.A. Giddings | Aberdeen | Hits | 23 | |||||
Kinkelon | Hoquiam | HR | 2 |