Iron and Oil League
ClassificationIndependent (1895, 1898)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1895
Ceased1898
PresidentCharles B. Powers (1895)
No. of teams13
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Franklin Braves (1895)
Bradford (1898)
Related
competitions
Iron & Oil Association (1884)

The Iron and Oil League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1895 and 1898 seasons. League teams were based in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.

History

The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890s and existing from time to time in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants.

It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL.

Honus Wagner and his brother Butts Wagner played in the league in 1895. Among other major leaguers, Jack Glasscock and Buck Weaver also played in the league.

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1895 Iron And Oil League

schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Franklin Braves4432.579--Frank Boyd
Oil City Oilers4231.5750.5Guy Hecker
Warren4332.5730.5George England
New Castle Quakers4033.5482.5Will Thompson
Titusville3340.4529.5Harry Smith
Sharon / Celeron2349.31919.0Walter Herrington
Wheeling Nailers1913.594NAWilliam White /
Al Buckenberger/Jack Glasscock
Twin Cities Twins721.250NAJack Darrah

Wheeling and Twin Cities entered the league July 16 for the second half.
Sharon (16–29) moved to Celeron July 16 for the second half.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTot
Toots BarrettWarrenW12
John EastonOil CityPCT.889 8–1

1898 Iron And Oil League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Bradford3814.731--William Stuart
Warren3417.6673.5James Brady
Olean3124.5648.5P.J. Joyce / Pop Hunter
Meadville2329.44215.0NA
Oil City Oilers /
Dunkirk–Fredonia
2230.42316.0Guy Hecker
Celeron Acme Colored Giants842.16029.0Harry Curtis / C.W. Toboldt

Oil City (17–13) transferred to Dunkirk–Fredonia June 18
The Black Clereon team disbanded July 5 and was replaced with a white team
Olean disbanded July 14, causing the league to disband.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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)
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