The Pennsylvania–West Virginia League was a professional minor league baseball league that consisted of teams based in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It played from 1908 to 1909 as a Class D level league and again in 1914 as an Independent league.
Teams Charleroi, PA: Charleroi Cherios (1908); Charleroi (1909, 1914) Clarksburg, WV: Clarksburg Drummers (1908); Clarksburg Bees (1909, 1914) Connellsville, PA: Connellsville Cokers (1908–1909, 1914) Fairmont, WV: Fairmont Badies (1908); Fairmont Champions (1909) Fairmont (1914) Grafton, WV: Grafton Wanderers (1909); Grafton Wanderers (1908) McKeesport, PA: McKeesport Royals (1914) Parkersburg, WV: Parkersburg Parkers (1909) Scottdale, PA: Scottdale Millers (1908) Uniontown, PA: Uniontown Coal Barons (1908–1909): Uniontown (1914)
League champions Clarksburg was the league champion in 1908 Uniontown was the league champion in 1909 The 1914 league champion were the Connellsville Cokers.
Standings & statistics
1908 to 1909 1908 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Uniontown Coal Barons6841.624– Frank Sisley Clarksburg Drummers7148.5972 Lucas Hogue / Ferdinand Drumm Charleroi Cherubs 5653.51412 Arch Osborne Connellsville Cokers5456.49114½ H.E. Irwin / W. Marietta Milt Montgomery Fairmont Badies5564.46218 Thomas Haymond / Reddy Mack Walter Snodgrass Scottdale Millers /Grafton Wanderers 3678.31634½ Duff Buttermore Scottdale (24–46) moved to Grafton July 21. Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat Tot Joe PhillipsUniontownBA.307 Elmer JacobsonScottdale/GraftonHits119 Fred DawsonClarksburgRuns80
1909 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Uniontown Coal Barons6344.589– Frank Sisley / Charles McCloskeyFairmont Champions5850.5375½ Louis Hunt Grafton 5654.5098½ Duff Buttermore Connellsville Cokers5356.48611 Alexander Sweeney Clarksburg Bees 2231.415NA Fedinand Drumm Charleroi / Parkersburg Parkers 1633.327NAFred Osborne / Frank McHale Charleroi (13–25) moved to Parkersburg June 30; Parkersburg and Clarksburg folded July 10Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Waldo Jackley FairmontBA.326Joe Phillips UniontownW29 Del GainerGraftonRuns59Joe Phillips UniontownPct.806; 29–7 Joe PhillipsUniontownHits127
1914 1914 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Connellsville Cokers51.833– James Mack Fairmont32.6001½ George Needham McKeesport Royals22.5002 NA Clarksburg Bees34.4292½ Hugh Shannon Charleroi23.4002½ Charles O'Day Uniontown25.2863½ Fred Paige McKeesport & Charleroi folded May 26. The league folded June 1. President McKinnon resigned May 25 when the league declined to be affiliated with the independent major Federal League, after having been denied protection by the National Association.
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