Middle Atlantic League

The Middle Atlantic League (or Mid-Atlantic League) was a lower-level circuit in American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.

History

The Middle Atlantic League played from 1925 through 1951, with the exception of three seasons (1943-45) when the loop suspended operations during World War II. The league primarily featured clubs based in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, although it had a team in Maryland and, in its final season, one in New York. Its longest-tenured team, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania - the Johnnies - existed for 19 seasons. Its final champion was the 1951 Erie Sailors, an affiliate of the Washington Senators.

Throughout its 24-year history, the Middle Atlantic League was a Class-C level, one rung up from the lowest classification, Class-D.

Elmer M. Daily was president of the league through all 24 years of its existence.

List of teams

Akron Yankees 1935-1941 Altoona Engineers 1931 Beaver Falls Beavers 1931 Beckley Black Knights 1931-1934 Beckley Miners 1935 Butler Yankees 1946-1947 Butler Tigers 1948-1951 Canton Terriers 1936-1942 Charleroi Babes 1927-1928 Charleroi Governors 1929-1931 Charleston Senators 1931-1942 Clarksburg Generals 1925-1932 Cumberland Colts 1925-1932, 1941-1942 Dayton Ducks 1933-1938 Dayton Wings 1939-1940 Erie Sailors 1938-1939, 1941-1942,1946-1951 Fairmont Black Diamonds 1926-1931

Fairmont Maroons 1925 Hagerstown Hubs 1931 Huntington Boosters 1931-1933 Huntington Red Birds 1934-1936 Jeannette Jays 1926-1931 Johnstown Johnnies 1925-1938, 1946-1950 Lockport Locks 1951 New Castle Chiefs 1948 New Castle Nats 1949-1950 New Castle Indians 1951 Niagara Falls Citizens 1950-1951 Niagara Falls Frontiers 1946-1947 Oil City A's 1951 Oil City Oilers 1946 Oil City Refiners 1947-1950 Parkersburg Parkers 1931 Portsmouth Pirates 1935-1936

Portsmouth Red Birds 1937-1940 Scottdale Scotties 1925-1931 Springfield Chicks 1933 Springfield Indians 1937-1939 Springfield Pirates 1934 Springfield Cardinals 1941-1942 Uniontown Cokers 1926 Uniontown Coal Barons 1947-1949 Vandergrift Pioneers 1947-1950 Wheeling Stogies 1925-1931, 1933-1934 Youngstown Athletics 1949-1951 Youngstown Browns 1939-1941 Youngstown Colts 1947-1948 Youngstown Gremlins 1946 Youngstown Tubers 1931 Zanesville Cubs 1941-1942 Zanesville Grays 1933-1937

References

• Johnson, Lloyd and Wolff, Miles, editors: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997.

External links

• BR Bullpen