Virginia League (1894–1896)

The Virginia League (1894-1896) was a minor league baseball organization active in central Virginia.

Virginia League (1894–1896)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1894
Ceased1896
Replaced byVirginia League (1900)
PresidentCamden Sommers (1894)
Judge Samuel B. Witt,Jr. (1895)
James McLaughlin (1896)
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most titles2
Richmond Bluebirds (1895–1896)
ClassificationIndependent (1894)
Class B (1895–1896)

History

In 1894, the Virginia League began play as an Independent level league and fielded six teams: the Lynchburg Hill Climbers, the Norfolk, Virginia based Norfolk Clam Eaters, the Petersburg Farmers, the Richmond Bluebirds, the Roanoke, Virginia based Roanoke Magicians, and the Staunton, Virginia based Staunton Hayseeds/Newport News-Hampton Deckhands (the team relocated in the middle of the 1894 season).[1]

In 1895, the league was upgraded to a Class B level league. The teams during the 1895 season were the Lynchburg Hill Climbers, the Norfolk Clams/Crows, the Petersburg Farmers, the Portsmouth Truckers, the Richmond Blue Birds, and the Roanoke Magicians.[2]

In 1896, the Norfolk team became the Braves, the Portsmouth team became the Browns and then moved to Hampton and became the Clamdiggers.[3]

1894–1896 cities represented

1894–1896 standings

1894 Virginia State League
President: Camden Sommers

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Petersburg Farmers7244.621-H.P. Harrison
Norfolk Clam Eaters6645.5953.5Camden Sommers
Richmond Crows /
Richmond Colts
6748.5834.5Timothy West
Staunton Hayseeds /
Newport News-Hampton Deck Hands
5064.43921.0Pat Ziegler
C.A. Gaussen / William Donovan
Roanoke Magicians4571.33827George Houston / Hal O'Hagan
Shadrack McHooveter / Bill Stephenson
Lynchburg Hill Climbers4371.37728E.J. Kerry / Samuel Shaw
J. Hofford / S. Moran

Staunton (36-53) moved to Newport News-Hampton August 14.

1895 Virginia State League
President: Judge Samuel B. Witt,Jr.

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Richmond Bluebirds7845.634-Jake Wells
Lynchburg Tobacconists6752.5639.0Bill Smith
Norfolk Clams/Crows5661.47919.0Camden Sommers
Bill Hoggins / Pop Tate
Portsmouth Truckers5768.45622.0John Brady
Charles Bland / George Reed
Petersburg Farmers5569.44423.5Bob Pender
Roanoke Magicians5270.43125.5Jim Breen / Dick Padden

No Playoffs Scheduled.

1896 Virginia State League
President: James McLaughlin

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Richmond Bluebirds7155.563-Jake Wells
Norfolk Braves7060.5383.0Claude McFarland
Portsmouth Browns6564.5047.5Lefty Marr / Bill Hall
Petersburg Farmers /
Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers
3990.30233.5James Breen
George Kelly / Charles Boyer
Lynchburg Tobacconists6837.648NABill Smith
Roanoke Magicians4956.467NACharles Boyer / Pop Tate

Petersburg (32–60) moved to Hampton August 13.
Roanoke disbanded August 20.
Lynchburg disbanded August 22.
The league played three halves. [4]

References

  1. "1894 Virginia League". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. "1895 Virginia League". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. "1896 Virginia League". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. "Virginia League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.


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