Pennsylvania-New Jersey League

The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League was a six–team Independent level baseball minor league that played in the 1908 season. As the name inplies, the Pennsylvania-New Jersey League featured franchises based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League permanently folded after the 1908 season.

Pennsylvania-New Jersey League
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1908
Ceased1908
PresidentUnknown (1908)
No. of teams6
Country United States
Most titles1
Chester (1908)
Trenton (1908)
ClassificationIndependent (1908)
Related
competitions		Pennsylvania League (1903–1904)

History

The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League formed as Independent level minor league that played in 1908.

The 1908 Pennsylvania-New Jersey League played as a six–team Independent league. The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League hosted franchises based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Chester, Pennsylvania, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey and York, Pennsylvania. [1][2]

The York franchise was owned and managed by Y.G. Thomas. York had first played briefly in the 1908 Atlantic League before joining the new Pennsylvania-New Jersey League. Tickets for games at the York Athletic Club Grounds were: general admission, 25 cents with an additional 10 cents for the grandstand. Season ticket were 50 games for $10.00.[3]

York played their home opening game against Newark on May 2, 1908. Before the game, a parade was held, led by the Spring Garden band and featuring the York and Newark teams. York Mayor Weaver threw out the first pitch. York won the game by a score of 9–4.[3]

Trenton, New Jersey hosted two teams in 1908, as the Trenton Tigers finished 6th in the Class B level Tri-State League with a 54–73 record.[4]

Beginning play on April 30, 1908, the Pennsylvania-New Jersey League final standings had Chester (8–3–1) and Trenton (7–2–1) in a tie for 1st place, but with Trenton having a higher win percentage. Allentown (6–3–2), Coatesville (5–6–2), York (5–7–0) and Newark (0–10–0) followed in the standings.[5][2]

The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League permanently folded after the 1908 season.

Pennsylvania-New Jersey League teams
Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year active
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown Fairgrounds[6] 1908
Chester Chester, Pennsylvania Union Park[7][8] 1908
Coatesville Coatesville, Pennsylvania Unknown[9] 1908
Newark Newark, New Jersey unknown[10] 1908
Trenton Tigers Trenton, New Jersey Unknown[11] 1908
York York, Pennsylvania York Athletic Club Grounds[3] 1908

Pennsylvania-New Jersey League overall standings

1908
Team StandingsWLTiePCTGBManagers
Trenton721.778-Ray Egner[12]
Chester831.727-Steve Yerkes[13]
Allentown632.6671.0Hugh McKinnon[14]
Coatsville562.4553.0NA[15]
York570.4173.5Y.G Thomas[16]
Newark0100.0007.5Harry Martin[10]

[2]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "1908 Pennsylvania-New Jersey League (PNJL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1908 Pennsylvania-New Jersey League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "York Baseball Team Opens 1908 Season with No Practice". April 21, 2010.
  4. "Tri-State League (PA-DE-NJ) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  5. "1908 Pennsylvania-New Jersey League (PNJL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "Allentown Fairgrounds in Allentown, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "Union Park in Chester, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1908 Chester minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "1908 Coatesville minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "1908 Newark minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1908 Trenton minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "1908 Trenton Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. "1908 Chester Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. "1908 Allentown Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. "1908 Coatesville Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  16. "1908 York minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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