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Empire State League

Empire State League (1913)
ClassificationClass D (1913)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1913
Ceased1913
Replaced byGeorgia State League
PresidentC.C. Vaughn (1913)
Oscar Grover (1913)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Valdosta Millionaires (1913)
Related
competitions
Empire State League (1987)


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

Standings & statistics

Team W L PCT GB Manager(s)
Valdosta Millionaires 58 40 .592 Whitey Morse /
Dutch Jordan
Thomasville Hornets 56 40 .583 1.0 Martin Dudley /
George Durley
Cordele Babies 49 50 .495 9.5 Eddie Reagan
Americus Muckalees 45 54 .455 13.5 Harry Weber /
Hal Griffin
  William Kuhlman  
Waycross Blowhards 43 52 .453 13.5 Charles Wahoo /
Jack Hawkins /
Willie Clark
Brunswick Pilots 42 57 .424 16.5 Bert Kite /
Charles Moran
Whitey Morse
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Henry Chancey Americus BA .383 Vincent Roth Thomasville W 18
Van Landingham Valdosta Runs 72 Red Dacey Americus PCT .750 9-3
Henry Chancey Americus Hits 142
Henry Chancey Americus HR 10

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

Sources

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371898-3.
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