Central League (1888)

For other uses, see Central League (disambiguation).

The Central League was a professional baseball league that played for one season, 1888. The teams that played in the league were the Allentown Peanuts, Binghamton Crickets, Hazleton Pugilists, Jersey City Skeeters, Newark Trunkmakers, Scranton Miners and Wilkes-Barre Barons. The league champion was the Newark Trunkmakers, who went 83–23.[1] The league's president was John W. Collins.

Standings and statistics

1888Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Newark Trunkmakers 83 23 .783 - Chris Meisel
Jersey City Skeeters 84 25 .771 0.5 Pat Powers
Wilkes-Barre Barons 59 48 .551 24.5 James Donnelly / John Irwin
Scranton Miners 55 51 .519 28.0 Sam Crane
Allentown Peanuts 51 57 .472 33 Fergy Malone / Charles Reuter
Easton 38 67 .362 44.5 L.F. Abbott /
John Henry / Henry Putnam
Elmira 34 73 .318 49.5 Charlie Hall
Binghamton Crickets 15 50 .231 NA Leonard Baldwin / John Lavin
Hazleton Pugilists 7 32 .179 NA Charles Gessner

Binghamton disbanded August 3; Hazleton entered the league August 9

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Crogan Newark BA .335 Bill Daley Jersey City W 42
John Crogan Newark Runs 116 Harry Pyle Jersey City PCT .818 18-4
John Crogan Newark Hits 158
Jimmy Knowles Jersey City HR 4
John McKee Wilkes-Barre SB 112

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References

  1. ^ a b Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.


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