Yes, you read it well. A 24-inning complete-game. It happened 110 years ago in a Pacific Coast League game. On June 8, 1909, the San Francisco Seals hosted the Oakland Oaks. Both starting pitchers went the distance. Nowadays you don’t see pitchers throw that many complete games anymore. But back in the day, it was…
In this episode of Minor League history, we pay attention to the period from 1931 through 1936 of the Middle Atlantic League, which was a rather successful period despite the Great Recession. Cities represented: Akron, OH: Akron Yankees 1935-1941 Altoona, PA: Altoona Engineers 1931 Beaver Falls, PA: Beaver Falls Beavers 1931 Beckley, WV: Beckley Black Knights 1931-1934; Beckley Miners 1935 Charleston, WV: Charleston Senators 1931-1942 Clarksburg, WV: Clarksburg…
Today (March 19) in 1969 a woman filed a lawsuit against what is known today as Minor League Baseball, as the governing body refused to give her a job because of her gender. Bernie Gera, a secretary from Jackson Heights, New York, filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball today in 1969. The baseball-crazed woman…
In this edition of Minor League history we are talking about the Middle Atlantic League. The league a continuous run from 1925 – 1942 and later from 1946-1951. The league was mainly located in Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania but also had offshoots in New York, Maryland and West Virginia. The first edition of the Middle…
The Michigan Ontario League was a Class B league that started in 1919 and lasted for six and a part of a seventh season. The end of the league came halfway 1926 when it merged with the Central League to form the Michigan State League. The Michigan Ontario League or Mint League (MIchigan-oNTario) as it…
Through the decades, there have been seven leagues that adopted the name Michigan State League. The first one ran two seasons from 1889 through 1890. The second run was during the 1895 season. In 1897 the third edition lasted only one season. The 1902 run was the fourth one. From 1902, it lasted nine years…
The Mandak League (Man-Dak League) or Manitoba Dakota League was a refuge for former Negro League players that got too old to be picked up by MLB clubs. The league’s teams were located in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the US state of North Dakota. The Mandak League was founded in 1950 as a…
In this edition of Minor League history, we pay attention to the second run of the Lone Star League. The Lone Star League was one of the many upstart leagues that reared up after World War II. In contrast to other contemporary leagues, the Lone Star League didn’t last longer than two years. The Lone…
Through the decades, there have been many minor leagues in the state of Texas. The Lone Star League was one of them. The first one saw the light in 1927 and would last two seasons before disbanding during the 1929 season. The Lone Star League that started in 1927 was rated as a class D…
In today’s chapter of Minor League history we pay attention to the sixth and final run of the KITTY League. The game returned after WWII but like many minor leagues it did not survive the advance of television and folded in 1955. Just like the previous editions, the 1946-1955 KITTY League was a Class D…
