Blue Mountain League

Blue Mountain League
ClassificationIndependent (1907)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1907
Ceased1907
DirectorJoshua Price (1907)
PresidentUnknown (1907)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Nazareth* (1907)
Related
competitions		Pennsylvania League

The Blue Mountain League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1907 season. The four–team Independentlevel Blue Mountain League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Pennsylvania. The Blue Mountain League permanently folded following one season of play.

History

The Blue Mountain League formed and began play in the 1907 season as an Independent level minor league. The four charter teams were the teams from Bangor, Pennsylvania, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The final 1907 team records and standings are unknown.[1]

The league secretary was Joshua Price of Bangor, Pennsylvania. The Nazareth manager was Williams. The State Belt and Hay lines provided free transportation for the teams to travel. There was early concern because Nazareth had only signed six players when the other teams' rosters were complete.[2]

A printed postcard of the 1907 Nazareth team identifies them as the "pennant winners" of the Blue Mountain League.[3][4]

The Blue Mountain League permanently folded after the 1907 season.

Blue Mountain League teams

Team name City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Bangor Bangor, Pennsylvania Unknown[5] 1907
Nazareth Nazareth, Pennsylvania Unknown[6] 1907
Pen Argyl Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania Unknown[7] 1907
Stroudsburg Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unknown[8] 1907

1907 Blue Mountain League overall standings

The statistics, standings and records of the 1907 Blue Mountain League are unknown. A printed postcard of the 1907 Nazareth team identifies the team as the pennant winners of the Blue Mountain League.[4][1][9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "1907 Blue Mountain League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Francis, Richter (4 May 1907), "Local Jottings", Sporting Life, p. 24
  3. ^ "Bidspirit - Online auctions in the USA". Bidspirit.
  4. ^ a b "Robert Edward Auctions - The Premiere Sports Auction House". robertedwardauctions.com.
  5. ^ "1907 Bangor Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "1907 Nazareth Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "1907 Pen Argyl Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "1907 Stroudsburg Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "1907 Blue Mountain League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.