Tidewater League

Tidewater League
ClassificationClass D (1911)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1911
CeasedAugust 1, 1911
PresidentWilliam H. Hannan, Jr. (1911)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Suffolk (1911)

The Tidewater League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1911 season. The Class D level Tidewater League consisted of six teams based in North Carolina and Virginia. The Suffolk team won the 1911 league championship in a shortened season.

History

The Tidewater League began play on May 11, 1911 as a Class D level league. The league president was William H. Hannan, Jr. The six–team league was composed of charter teams, all without monikers, representing Elizabeth City, North Carolina and the Virginia cities of Hampton, Newport News, Old Point Comfort, Portsmouth and Suffolk.[1][2][3][4]

In the only season of league play, the Tidewater League regular season ended on August 1, 1911. Suffolk finished with a regular season record of 16–5 to claim the Tidewater League Championship.[5] They were followed by Elizabeth City (8–5),[6] Hampton (11–9),[7] Newport News (10–11),[8] Old Point Comfort (7–13)[9] and Portsmouth (4–12) in the league standings.[10][2]

Portsmouth folded on July 22, 1911. Elizabeth City folded on July 30, 1911. The Tidewater League permanently folded in their only season of play in 1911, ending play on August 1, 1911.[4]

1911 Tidewater League teams

Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, North Carolina Unknown 1911
Hampton Hampton, Virginia Unknown 1911
Newport News Newport News, Virginia Horowitz Field[11] 1911
Old Point Comfort Old Point, Virginia Unknown 1911
Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Unknown 1911
Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Unknown 1911

1911 Tidewater League overall standings

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Suffolk 16 5 .761 – Thomas Guiheen [5][12]
Elizabeth City* 8 5 .615 4.5 Earl Holt[6][13]
Hampton 11 9 .550 6.0 Steve Griffin[7][14]
Newport News 10 11 .476 7.0 Hugh Shannon[8][15]
Old Point Comfort 7 13 .350 8.5 Ducky Holmes[9][16]
Portsmouth* 4 10 .333 12.0 Dad Clark[10][17]

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References

  1. ^ "Tidewater League (TL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ a b "1911 Tidewater League (TL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "1911 Tidewater League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  5. ^ a b "1911 Suffolk Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ a b "1911 Elizabeth City Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ^ a b "1911 Hampton Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. ^ a b "1911 Newport News Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. ^ a b "1911 Old Point Comfort Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. ^ a b "1911 Portsmouth Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ^ "Horowitz Field in Newport News, VA history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. ^ "1911 Suffolk Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "1911 Elizabeth City Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ "1911 Norfolk/Hampton Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ "1911 Newport News Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  16. ^ "1911 Old Point Comfort Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "1911 Portsmouth Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  18. ^ "Tidewater League (TL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.