Pennsylvania–West Virginia League

Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
Classification	Class D (1908–1909); Independent (1914)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1908
Ceased	1914
President	James D. Groninger (1908–1909); Hugh A. McKinnon (1914)
No. of teams	9
Country	United States
Most titles	1 ; Clarksburg Drummers (1908); Uniontown Coal Barons (1909); Connellsville Cokers (1914)
Related; competitions	Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Standings & statistics

1908 to 1909

1908 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons	68	41	.624	–	Frank Sisley
Clarksburg Drummers	71	48	.597	2.0	Lucas Hogue / Ferdinand Drumm
Charleroi Cherubs	56	53	.514	12.0	Arch Osborne
Connellsville Cokers	54	56	.491	14.5	H.E. Irwin / W. Marietta / Milt Montgomery
Fairmont Badies	55	64	.462	18.0	Thomas Haymond / Reddy Mack / Walter Snodgrass
Scottdale Millers / Grafton Wanderers	36	78	.316	34.5	Duff Buttermore

Scottdale (24–46) moved to Grafton July 21.
Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1.

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Phillips	Uniontown	BA	.307
Elmer Jacobson	Scottdale/Grafton	Hits	119
Fred Dawson	Clarksburg	Runs	80

1909 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Uniontown Coal Barons	63	44	.589	–	Frank Sisley / Charles McCloskey
Fairmont Champions	58	50	.537	5.5	Louis Hunt
Grafton	56	54	.509	8.5	Duff Buttermore
Connellsville Cokers	53	56	.486	11.0	Alexander Sweeney
Clarksburg Bees	22	31	.415	NA	Fedinand Drumm
Charleroi / Parkersburg Parkers	16	33	.327	NA	Fred Osborne / Frank McHale

Charleroi (13–25) moved to Parkersburg June 30, Parkersburg was dropped July 10, when Clarksburg disbanded.
Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Waldo Jackley	Fairmont	BA	.326	Joe Phillips	Uniontown	W	29
Del Gainer	Grafton	Runs	59	Joe Phillips	Uniontown	Pct	.806; 29–7
Joe Phillips	Uniontown	Hits	127

1914

1914 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Connellsville Cokers	5	1	.833	–	James Mack
Fairmont	3	2	.600	1.5	George Needham
McKeesport Royals	2	2	.500	2.0	NA
Clarksburg Bees	3	4	.429	2.5	Hugh Shannon
Charleroi	2	3	.400	2.5	Charles O'Day
Uniontown	2	5	.286	3.5	Fred Paige

McKeesport and Charleroi disbanded May 26. The league collapsed 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 Board.

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References

^ "Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

[1] "Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.

[encyc-2] Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

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