The Central Pennsylvania League was a
minor league baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National Le ...
league which operated in several
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
cities from 1887 to 1888 and again from 1896 to 1898.
Cities represented
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Ashland, PA:
Ashland 1887–1888
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Bloomsburg, PA
Bloomsburg is the only incorporated town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. As of ...
:
Bloomsburg Blue Jays 1897
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Danville, PA:
Danville 1887
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Hazleton, PA
Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 census. Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on ...
:
Hazleton 1887;
Hazleton Pugilists 1888
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Lock Haven, PA:
Lock Haven Maroons 1897
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Mahanoy City, PA:
Mahanoy City 1887–1888
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Milton, PA: Milton 1896–1897
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Minersville, PA:
Minersville 1887
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Mount Carmel, PA:
Mount Carmel Reliance 1887–1888
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Pottsville, PA:
Pottsville Grays 1897
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Shamokin, PA:
Shamokin Maroons 1887–1888;
Shamokin Reds 1897
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Shenandoah, PA:
Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters 1888
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Sunbury, PA:
Sunbury 1887;
Sunbury Railroaders 1897
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Williamsport, PA:
Williamsport Demorest 1897
Yearly standings
1887 Central Pennsylvania League
1888 Central Pennsylvania League
Shamokin disbanded July 7.
Hazleton withdrew August 7 to join Central League.
1897 Central Pennsylvania League
Sunbury entered the league June 3; Shamokin (13–17) transferred to Lock Haven June 26; Pottsville disbanded June 27.
A new Shamokin team entered the league July 11, taking Pottsville's record, then disbanded September 6.
[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14329203/1897_central_pennsylvania_league/ schedule]
References
External links
Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania
Sports leagues established in 1887
Sports leagues disestablished in 1898
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