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Washington State League
ClassificationClass D (1910—1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1897
CeasedJuly 14, 1912
DirectorW. E. Campbell (1910)
PresidentWalter R. McFarlane (1910)
O.J. Albers (1911—1912)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Raymond Cougars (1910)
Centralia Pets (1911)
Chehalis Farmers (1912)
Related
competitions
Pacific Coast International League

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]

History

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]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1910 Washington State League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Raymond Cougars 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

Hoquiam disbanded July 15; Tacoma disbanded July 18.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
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

1911 Washington State League

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
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
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

1912 Washington State League

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

Aberdeen disbanded July 10.
The league disbanded July 14.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
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

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References

  1. ^ a b "League History in Other Classifications". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Clubs decided on". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. March 7, 1910. p. 15. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "State league is admitted". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. March 16, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Man hit by ball in coma 20 hours". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. July 12, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "State League Pennant Goes to Raymond". The Tacoma Times. Tacoma, Washington. September 6, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "1911 Washington State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "1912 Washington State League (WSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)