Middle Atlantic League
The Middle Atlantic League (or Mid-Atlantic League) was a lower-level circuit in American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ceased | 1951 |
| No. of teams | 54 |
| Country | USA |
| Last champion(s) | Niagara Falls Citizens (1) |
| Most titles | Erie Sailors (5) |
History
The Middle Atlantic League played from 1925 through 1951, with the exception of three seasons (1943-45) when the loop suspended operations during World War II. The league primarily featured clubs based in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, although it had a team in Maryland and, in its final season, one in New York. Its longest-tenured team, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania - the Johnnies - existed for 19 seasons. Its final champion was the 1951 Niagara Falls Citizens.
Throughout its 24-year history, the Middle Atlantic League was a Class-C level, one rung up from the lowest classification, Class-D.
Elmer M. Daily was president of the league through all 24 years of its existence.
List of teams
- Akron Yankees 1935-1941
- Altoona Engineers 1931
- Beaver Falls Beavers 1931
- Beckley Black Knights 1931-1934
- Beckley Miners 1935
- Butler Yankees 1946-1947
- Butler Tigers 1948-1951
- Canton Terriers 1936-1942
- Charleroi Babes 1927-1928
- Charleroi Governors 1929-1931
- Charleston Senators 1931-1942
- Clarksburg Generals 1925-1932
- Cumberland Colts 1925-1932, 1941-1942
- Dayton Ducks 1933-1938
- Dayton Wings 1939-1940
- Erie Sailors 1938-1939, 1941-1942,1946-1951
- Fairmont Black Diamonds 1926-1931
- Fairmont Maroons 1925
- Hagerstown Hubs 1931
- Huntington Boosters 1931-1933
- Huntington Red Birds 1934-1936
- Jeannette Jays 1926-1931
- Johnstown Johnnies 1925-1938, 1946-1950
- Lockport Locks 1951
- New Castle Chiefs 1948
- New Castle Nats 1949-1950
- New Castle Indians 1951
- Niagara Falls Citizens 1950-1951
- Niagara Falls Frontiers 1946-1947
- Oil City A's 1951
- Oil City Oilers 1946
- Oil City Refiners 1947-1950
- Parkersburg Parkers 1931
- Portsmouth Pirates 1935-1936
- Portsmouth Red Birds 1937-1940
- Scottdale Cardinals 1931
- Scottdale Scotties 1925-1930
- Springfield Chicks 1933
- Springfield Indians 1937-1939
- Springfield Pirates 1934
- Springfield Cardinals 1941-1942
- Uniontown Cokers 1926
- Uniontown Coal Barons 1947-1949
- Vandergrift Pioneers 1947-1950
- Wheeling Stogies 1925-1931, 1933-1934
- Youngstown Athletics 1949-1951
- Youngstown Browns 1939-1941
- Youngstown Colts 1947-1948
- Youngstown Gremlins 1946
- Youngstown Tubers 1931
- Zanesville Cubs 1941-1942
- Zanesville Grays 1933-1937
League champions
- 1925 - Johnstown Johnnies
- 1926 - Johnstown Johnnies
- 1927 - Cumberland Colts
- 1928 - Fairmont Black Diamonds
- 1929 - Charleroi Governors
- 1930 - Johnstown Johnnies
- 1931 - Cumberland Colts
- 1932 - Charleston Senators
- 1933 - Zanesville Grays
- 1934 - Zanesville Grays
- 1935 - Huntington Red Birds
- 1936 - Zanesville Grays
- 1937 - Canton Terriers
- 1938 - Portsmouth Red Birds
- 1939 - Canton Terriers
- 1940 - Akron Yankees
- 1941 - Erie Sailors
- 1942 - Erie Sailors
- 1943 - League shutdown due to World War II
- 1944 - League shutdown due to World War II
- 1945 - League shutdown due to World War II
- 1946 - Erie Sailors
- 1947 - Vandergrift Pioneers
- 1948 - Erie Sailors
- 1949 - Erie Sailors
- 1950 - Butler Tigers
- 1951 - Niagara Falls Citizens
References
- Johnson, Lloyd and Wolff, Miles, editors: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997.