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'' The New York State League was a minor league baseball league that played between 1885 and 1917. The league began play as an Independent level league before playing from 1902 to 1917 as a Class B level league. League franchises were based in

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and

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. John H. Farrell served as president of the league from 1897 to 1917.

History

The first New York State League in 1885, was actually the second of the many names the

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used before settling on its longterm moniker. The second New York State League was a six team league for one season in 1889. Oneida was expelled from the league on July 12, and Seneca Falls disbanded August 19. The third and longest running New York State League was a solid league that lasted from 1899 through 1917. The league was classified as a Class B league in 1902 when the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed. The loop, which also had teams in Pennsylvania, was also remarkably stable in terms of membership for any minor league of that era. Binghamton and Utica lasted the whole 19-year run.

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members

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(1910 Syracuse Stars), Johnny Evers (1902 Troy Trojans) and Bucky Harris (1917 Reading Pretzels) played in the league.

Cities represented

Albany, NY Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York Cit ...

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1885, 1890, 1894–1895, 1899–1916 *

Amsterdam, NY Amsterdam is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The city is named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The City of Amsterdam is surrounded on the northern, east ...

: Amsterdam Carpet Tacks 1894; Amsterdam Red Stockings 1895 *

/ Johnstown, NY /

Gloversville, NY Gloversville is a city in the Mohawk Valley region of Upstate New York, and the most populous city in Fulton County. Gloversville was once the hub of the United States' glovemaking industry, with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville ...

: Amsterdam-Gloversville-Johnstown Jags 1902; Amsterdam–Gloversville–Johnstown Hypens 1903–1904; Amsterdam-Gloversville-Johnstown Jags 1905–1908 *

Auburn, NY Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...

: Auburn 1889;

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1897–1898; Auburn Pioneers 1899 *

Binghamton, NY Binghamton () is a City (New York), city in the United States, U.S. state of New York (state), New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County, New York, Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier reg ...

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1885;

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1895; Binghamton Bingoes 1899–1917 * Canandaigua, NY: Canandaigua 1889; * Cobleskill, NY: Cobleskill Giants 1890; * Cortland, NY: Cortland Wagonmakers 1899–1901 *

Elmira, NY Elmira () is a city and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 cen ...

: Elmira Colonels 1885; Elmira 1889;

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1895, 1900; Elmira Rams 1908,

1908–1917 *

: Gloversville Glovers 1895 *

Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in P ...

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1916–1917 * Ilion, NY: Ilion Typewriters 1901–1904 * Johnstown, NY: Johnstown Buckskins 1894–1895 * Johnstown, NY &

: Johnstown-Gloversville 1890; *

Kingston, NY Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the United ...

: Kingston Patriarchs 1894 * Oneida, NY: Oneida 1889; * Oneonta, NY: Oneonta 1890; * Oswego, NY: Oswego Sweegs 1885; Oswego Oswegos 1899; Oswego Grays 1900 * Palmyra, NY: Palmyra Mormans 1897–1898 *

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: Pittsfield Colts 1894 *

Poughkeepsie, NY Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...

: Poughkeepsie Bridge Citys 1894 *

Reading, PA Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadel ...

Reading Pretzels Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spell ...

1916–1917 *

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: Rochester Flour Cities 1885; * Rome, NY:

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1899–1901 *

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: Schenectady Dorpians 1895; Schenectady Electricians 1899–1902; Schenectady Frog Alleys 1903; Schenectady Electricians 1904 * Scranton, PA:

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1904–1917 * Seneca Falls, NY: Seneca Falls Maroons 1889; *

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: Syracuse Stars 1885; 1902–1917 *

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: Troy (NY) Trojans 1890, 1895; Troy Washerwomen 1899–1900; Troy (NY) Trojans 1901–1916 *

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: Utica Pentups 1885; Utica 1889; Utica Pent-Ups 1890; 1899–1909; Utica Utes 1910–1917 * Waverly, NY: Waverly Wagonmakers 1901 *

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1905–1917

Standings and statistics

1885 to 1904

Elmira entered the league July 10 and disbanded July 26; Albany disbanded July 27. Oneida was expelled July 12; Seneca Falls disbanded August 19. 1890 New York State League Oneonta disbanded September 3; Cobleskill disbanded September 20 1894 New York State League Albany and Pittsfield disbanded July 3 1895 New York State League Albany and Troy disbanded May 20; Gloversville and Johnstown disbanded July 4 1897 New York State League Cortland joined the league June 2; Batavia (11–33) transferred to Geneva July 25 1898 New York State League Palmyra (25–35) disbanded July 22, franchise to Johnstown (4–4) Aug 6, Johnstown disbanded August 16; Lyons disbanded August 12 1899 New York State League Auburn (27–43) moved to Troy August 1. 1900 New York State League Oswego (20–45) moved to Elmira July 30. 1901 New York State League Cortland (22–34) moved to Waverly July 11. 1902 New York State League 1903 New York State League 1904 New York State League Schenectady (20–39) moved to Scranton July 17.

1905 to 1910

1905 New York State League 1906 New York State League 1907 New York State League 1908 New York State League Amsterdam–Gloversville–Johnstown (1–8) reorganized and became 'Johnstown-Gloversville' (11–54) May 18, then moved to Elmira (24–42) July 22. 1909 New York State League 1910 New York State League

1911 to 1917

1911 New York State League 1912 New York State League 1913 New York State League 1914 New York State League 1915 New York State League 1916 New York State League Troy (8–27) moved to Harrisburg June 20; Albany (51–57) moved to Reading August 21. 1917 New York State League Harrisburg and Utica disbanded July 4.

Hall of Fame alumni

, 1910 Syracuse Stars * Johnny Evers, 1902 Troy (NY) Trojans * Bucky Harris, 1917

References

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