The Empire State League was a Minor league baseball circuit which operated in the 1913 season. It was a Class-D, six-team league, with teams based exclusively in Georgia, U.S. In 1914, the league evolved to become the Georgia State League.
Cities represented Americus, Georgia: Americus Muckalees (1913) Brunswick, Georgia: Brunswick Pilots (1913) Cordele, Georgia: Cordele Babies (1913) Thomasville, Georgia: Thomasville Hornets (1913) Valdosta, Georgia: Valdosta Millionaires (1913) Waycross, Georgia: Waycross Blowhards (1913)
Standings & statistics Team W L PCT GB Manager(s)Valdosta Millionaires 58 40 .592 – Whitey Morse / Dutch Jordan Thomasville Hornets 56 40 .583 1 Martin Dudley / George Durley Cordele Babies 49 50 .495 9½ Eddie Reagan Americus Muckalees 45 54 .455 13½ Harry Weber / Hal Griffin William Kuhlman Waycross Blowhards 43 52 .453 13½ Charles Wahoo / Jack Hawkins /Willie Clark Brunswick Pilots 42 57 .424 16½ Bert Kite / Charles Moran Whitey Morse
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Henry Chancey AmericusBA.383 Vincent Roth ThomasvilleW18 Van Landingham ValdostaRuns72 Red Dacey AmericusPCT.750 9-3 Henry Chancey AmericusHits142 Henry Chancey AmericusHR10
Notes In the best-of-seven series, second place Thomasville defeated first place Valdosta, four games to two. Henry Chancey (Americus) won the batting title (.383), while Vincent Roth (Thomasville) collected 18 wins and Red Dacey (Americus) posted the best W-L% (9-3, .750). In 1914, the Empire State League renamed itself Georgia State League.
Players of note Willie Clark Dutch Jordan Charles Moran Harry Weber
Sources
External links Baseball Reference: 1913 Empire State League