The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.
Early leagues
Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active: 1896–1901: a Class B circuit with teams in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and West Virginia.Baseball Reference cites the ISBL at this time as a Class B - https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=torrey001fra 1905-08; 1914-16: a Class D league with clubs in Pennsylvania and New York. 1913: a Class C league operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 1932: a Class D circuit based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
In addition, a Class C level Interstate Association existed for one season, 1906, in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
1895 to 1900 Interstate League Cities represented 1895 – 1900 Akron, OH: Akron 1895 Anderson, IN: Anderson 1900 Canton, OH: Canton Duebers 1895 Columbus, OH: Columbus Buckeyes 1895, Columbus Senators 1899–1901 Dayton, OH: Dayton Old Soldiers 1897–1898, Dayton Veterans 1899–1900, Dayton Old Soldiers 1901 Findlay, OH: Findlay 1895 Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne Farmers 1896, Fort Wayne Indians 1897–1900, Fort Wayne Railroaders 1901 Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers 1898, Grand Rapids Furniture Makers 1899 Jackson, MI: Jackson Wolverines 1896 Kenton, OH: Kenton 1895 Lima, OH: Lima 1895 Mansfield, OH: Mansfield 1895, Mansfield Haymakers 1897–1900 Marion, IN: Marion Glass Blowers 1900 New Castle, PA: New Castle Quakers 1896–1900 Saginaw, MI: Saginaw Lumbermen 1896 Springfield, OH: Springfield Governors 1897–1898, Springfield Wanderers 1899 Steubenville, OH: Steubenville Stubs 1895 Toledo, OH: Toledo Swamp Angels 1896, Toledo Mud Hens 1896–1900 Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: Twin Cities Twins 1895 Washington, PA: Washington Little Senators 1896 Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895–1897, Wheeling Stogies 1899–1900 Youngstown, OH: Youngstown Puddlers 1896–1898, Youngstown Little Giants 1899–1900
Standings & statistics 1895 to 1900 1895 Interstate League - schedule President: Howard H. Zeigler Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Twin Cities Twins3822.633- Jack Darrah Wheeling Nailers3422.6072 Ed Barrow Findlay3221.6042½ Charles Stroebel / Howard Brandenberg Kenton2928.5097½Davis / Tony Zander Columbus Buckeyes2831.4759½Buck West Steubenville Stubs /Akron /Lima 2139.35017 George Moreland / George Rhue Timothy DonovanCanton Duebers1115.423NA Walter Goble Lima / Mansfield 823.258NAAndy Sommers / Frank O'Brien Canton folded June 2; Lima moved to Mansfield May 5, Mansfield folded July 14; Steubenville moved to Akron May 10; Akron moved to Lima May 19, Lima folded July 15. League folded July 15
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat Tot Reddy GreyFindlayRuns64 Reddy GreyFindlayHits80 Reddy GreyFindlayHR14
1896 Intestate League President: Charles B. Powers Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Toledo Mud Hens8646.652- Charles Strobel / Frank Torreyson Fort Wayne Farmers 7036.6608½ George Tebeau Wheeling Nailers5760.48718½ Issac Hughes / John DarrahYoungstown Puddlers5457.48618½ Art Anderson / Charles Hazen Jackson Wolverines5356.48618½ Alex McDonald / Leigh Lynch New Castle Quakers5359.47320Jay Faatz / Malcolm Whitehill Washington Little Senators4370.38130½ Byron McKeown Saginaw Lumbermen4073.35433½ George Black Ft. Wayne folded in early September Playoff: Toledo 4 games, Fort Wayne 0; won by forfeit when Fort Wayne disbanded
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Erve BeckToledoBA.371George KelbToledoW25 Erve BeckToledoRuns101 Erve BeckToledoHits171 Jake Ganzel New CastleHR17
1897 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Toledo Mud Hens8343.659- Charles Strobel Dayton Old Soldiers7451.5928½ Frank Torreyson / Bill Armour New Castle Quakers7254.57111 Paul Russell / Hurd Fort Wayne Indians6359.51618 Fred Cooke Mansfield Haymakers6361.50819 Con Strothers / Barton Howard Youngstown Puddlers5966.47223½ John Scheible / Edward Zinram Springfield Governors4679.36836½ Harry Rinehart / Lew Whistler Wheeling Nailers3885.30943½ William Harrington / Frank Torreyson Playoff: Toledo 4 games, Dayton 2.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bade MyersToledoBA.411Kid KeenanToledoW20 Bill Hartman ToledoRuns152 Chase Alloway Fort WayneERA1.00 Bob GilksToledoHits208John Blue ToledoPct.857; 18-3 Dummy Kihm Fort WayneHR17 Joe Reiman DaytonHR17 Joe WerrickMansfieldHR17 Jimmy Cooper YoungstownSB77 1898 Interstate League - schedule President: Charles B. Powers Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Dayton Old Soldiers8465.564-Bill Armour Toledo Mud Hens8668.558½ Charles Strobel Springfield Governors8166.5512 Lew Whistler New Castle Quakers8169.5403½ Pop Lytle Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers7579.48711½ Frank Torreyson Mansfield Haymakers7175.48611½ Barton Howard Fort Wayne Indians7184.45816 Fred Cooke / Eddie O'Meara George Geer Youngstown Puddlers5396.35631 George Geer / Paul Russell Robert Pender No playoffs held
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bill HartmanToledoBA.340Bob EwingToledoW25 Bill HartmanToledoRuns167Charlie FergusonToledoW25Bill HartmanToledoHits214Charles SmithNew CastleSO184 Joe Reiman DaytonHR14Nick AltrockGrand RapidsPct.850; 17-3 Thayer Torreyson Grand RapidsSB73
1899 Interstate League - schedule President: Charles B. Powers Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers New Castle Quakers8753.621-Pat Wright Mansfield Haymakers8654.6141 Dan Lowney Fort Wayne Indians8258.5865Jack Glasscock Toledo Mud Hens8258.5865 Charles Strobel Youngstown Little Giants6079.43226½Harry Truby / Jimmy McAleer Wheeling Stogies5881.41728½Pop Lytle / Tom Nicholson Dayton Veterans5585.39332Bill Armour Grand Rapids Furniture Makers / Columbus Senators / Springfield Wanderers 4991.35038 Frank Torreyson Grand Rapids moved to Columbus July 20; Columbus moved to Springfield July 30. No Playoffs held.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Billy TaylorYoung/Grand/WheelBA.331Roscoe MillerMansfieldW28 Bill HartmanToledoRuns117 Theodore Guese Fort WaynePct.714; 25-10 Erve BeckToledoHits185 Erve BeckToledoHR25 Jerry McDonough ToledoSB89
1900 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Dayton Veterans9043.677-Bill ArmourFort Wayne Indians8553.6167½ Jack Glasscock / Joe Hubbard Toledo Mud Hens8158.58312Charles Strobel Wheeling Stogies7658.56814½ Pop Lytle / Pete Healy Mansfield Haymakers6768.49624 Dan LowneyColumbus Senators / Anderson 5878.42733½Jesse Quinn Youngstown / Marion Glass Blowers4492.32447½Mike J. Finn / Pat Wright New Castle Quakers4495.31749Pat Wright / Jack Wadsworth Columbus (51-63) moved to Anderson, Indiana, August 22; Youngstown (28-67) moved to Marion August 5. Playoff: Fort Wayne 4 games, Dayton 3.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Erve BeckToledoBA.360Cy SwaimFort WayneW24 Otto KruegerFort WayneRuns131Bumpus JonesFort WaynePct.786; 11-3 Erve BeckToledoHits207 Ed Bradley Columbus/AndersonHR18
1905 to 1908 Interstate League Cities represented 1905 – 1908 Bradford, PA: Bradford Drillers 1905–1908 Coudersport, PA: Coudersport Giants 1905 DuBois, PA: DuBois Miners 1905–1907 Erie, PA: Erie Fishermen 1905,1907–1908, Erie Sailors 1906 Franklin, PA: Franklin Millionaires 1907–1908 Hornell, NY: Hornell Pigmies 1906 Jamestown, NY: Jamestown Hill Climbers 1905 Kane, PA: Kane Mountaineers 1905–1907 Oil City, PA: Oil City Cubs 1907–1908 Oil City-Jamestown, PA/NY: Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays 1906 Olean, NY: Olean Refiners 1905–1907; Olean Candidates 1908 Patton, PA: Patton 1906 Punxsutawney, PA: Punxsutawney Policemen 1906–1907 Warren, PA: Warren Blues 1908
Standings & statistics 1905 to 1908 1905 Interstate League President: Frank Baumeister / George F. Rindernecht Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Coudersport Giants5938.608- Harry Knight / John Lawley Erie Fishermen5839.5981 Daniel Koster / Bob McLaughlin Jack BurkeOlean Refiners5450.5198½Al Lawson / Eddie Foster Bradford Drillers4654.46014½ William Leary / Frederick Paige Kane Mountaineers4056.41718½C.R. Eichelberger Jamestown Hill Climbers / DuBois Miners4060.40020½J. Lawrence Alexander / Paul Wrath Menzo Sibley Jamestown (18–23) Moved to DuBois July 12. No playoffs held
+Player statistics Player TeamStat Tot Duke Servaitius KaneBA.352 Julius Streib CoudersportRuns63 1906 Interstate League President: George F. Rindernecht Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Erie Sailors6541.613- Tom O'Hara Punxsutawney Policemen5345.5418 W.J. Brown Bradford Drillers6153.5358 Thomas News DuBois Miners5252.50012 James Breen / Ed Larkin Kane Mountaineers5858.50012 James Collopy Hornell Pigmies / Patton5356.48613½John QuinnOlean Refiners5062.44618John Ziegler / John Dailey Oil City-Jamestown Oseejays4469.38924½Alfred Lawson / C.L. Rexford Hornell (35–31) moved to Patton August 6. No Playoffs Scheduled. No player statistics available.
1907 Interstate Leagueschedule President: Frank Baumeister Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Erie Fishermen6451.557-Thomas Reynolds Bradford Drillers6354.5382 Eddie Foster Franklin Millionaires5152.4957 L.L. Jacklin / George Rinderknecht Oil City Cubs5457.4868 James Collopy DuBois Miners 3626.581NAEd Larkin Kane Mountaineers 1726.395NAPop Kelchner Olean Refiners 1235.255NA Joe Flynn Punxsutawney Policemen 3326.559NA Milt Montgomery / W.J. Brown Kane folded July 16; Olean disbanded July 18; Punxsutawney folded August 3; DuBois folded August 5. The league played a third season, August 7 through September 8, won by Bradford.Oil City awarded the first half champion when DuBois folded. Playoff: Oil City 4 games, Bradford 3.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Jake WeimerDuBois/Oil CityBA.338Doc HazletonBill KirwinBradfordBradfordW1616 Ben JewellOil CityRuns66Jiggs ParsonOil CityPct.750; 15–5 Earl SykesOil CityHits108
1908 Interstate League President: C.L. Rexford Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Olean Candidates162.882- Percy Stetler Warren Blues118.5006½ Thomas McNeal Bradford Drillers129.6503½ George RinderknechtFranklin Millionaires813.3339½ Bill Smith Oil City Cubs611.31610 C.L. Rexford / James Collopy Erie Fishermen 412.25010½ Frank Baumeister League disbanded June 5.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Jake WeimerOleanBA.461 Tom Fleming OleanW6 Bill Price OleanRuns27 Tom Fleming OleanPct1.000; 6–0 Jake WeimerOleanHits30 Jake WeimerOleanHR3
1913 Interstate League
Cities represented 1913 Akron, OH: Akron Giants 1913 Canton, OH: Canton Senators 1913 Columbus, OH: Columbus Cubs 1913 Erie, PA: Erie Sailors 1913 Steubenville, OH: Steubenville Stubs 1913 Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Stogies 1913 Youngstown, OH: Youngstown Steelmen 1913 Zanesville, OH: Zanesville Flood Sufferers 1913
Standings & statistics 1913 1913 Interstate League schedule President: C.L. Rexford Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Erie Sailors5721.731-Larry Quinlan Akron Giants4732.59510½ Johnny Siegle Youngstown Steelmen4333.56613 Curley Blount Columbus Cubs3738.49318½ Lee Fohl Steubenville Stubs3142.42522½ Roy Montgomery Wheeling Stogies3247.40525½Ray Ryan Canton Senators2944.39725½Bade Myers Zanesville Flood Sufferers 2746.37027½Marty Hogan Zanesville folded July 13. League folded July 21.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Tom SheehanYoungstownBA.355Lou SchettlerErieW14 John Dawson ErieRuns67 Clark Sterzer ErieSO121 Tom SheehanYoungstownHits106Lou SchettlerEriePct.824; 14-3 Art WatsonSteubenvilleHR6
1914 to 1916 Interstate League
Cities represented 1914 – 1916 Bradford, PA: Bradford Drillers 1914–1916 Erie, PA: Erie Sailors 1916 Hornell, NY: Hornell Green Sox 1914, Hornell Maple Leafs 1915 Jamestown, NY: Jamestown Giants 1914, Jamestown Rabbits 1915 Johnsonburg, PA: Johnsonburg Johnnies 1916 Olean, NY: Olean Refiners 1914, Olean White Sox 1915–1916 Ridgway, PA: Ridgway 1916 St. Marys, PA: St. Marys Saints 1916