The Central League was a professional baseball league that played for one season, 1888. The teams that played in the league were the
Allentown Peanuts,
Binghamton Crickets,
Hazleton Pugilists,
Jersey City Skeeters
The Jersey City Skeeters were a minor league baseball team which operated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club started in the 1860s and by 1870 joined the National Association of Base Ball Players.
By 1885, Jersey City had joined the Eastern Le ...
,
Newark Trunkmakers,
Scranton Miners
The Scranton Miners, known as the Scranton Apollos from 1970 to 1977, were a professional basketball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association. Arthur Pacht ...
and
Wilkes-Barre Barons
The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a basketball team from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
The Barons played between 1933 and 1980 in different American leagues. The team won 11 titles during this time, including while playing in the American Basketball ...
. The league champion was the Newark Trunkmakers, who went 83–23.
Standings & statistics
President: John W. Collins
Binghamton disbanded August 3; Hazleton entered the league August 9
References
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in New Jersey
Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania
1888 in American sports
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