The Pennsylvania State League was an American minor league baseball

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that operated from 1892 to 1895, then became the first Atlantic League. The league member teams were exclusively based in

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

Cities represented

* Allentown, PA: Allentown Colts 1892–1893; Allentown Kelly's Killers 1894; Allentown Goobers 1895; Allentown 1895 *

Altoona, PA Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan statistical area, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, makin ...

: Altoona 1892; Altoona Mud Turtles 1893; Altoona 1894 * Ashland, PA: Ashland 1894 *

Carbondale, PA Carbondale is a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carbondale is located approximately 15 miles due northeast of the city of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 8,828 at the 2020 census. The land area th ...

: Carbondale Anthracites 1895 * Danville, PA: Danville 1892–1893 * Easton, PA: Easton Dutchmen 1893–1894; Easton 1894 *

Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

: Harrisburg Hustlers 1893;

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1894–1895 *

Hazleton, PA Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hazleton is the second largest city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a Borough (Pennsylvania), bo ...

: Hazleton Barons 1894; Hazleton Quay-kers 1895 *

Johnstown, PA Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...

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1892; Johnstown Terrors 1893 *

Lancaster, PA Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

: Lancaster Chicks 1894–1895 *

Lebanon, PA Lebanon () is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in the central part of the Lebanon Valley, east of Harrisburg and west of Reading. ...

: Lebanon Pretzel Eaters 1892 *

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

: Philadelphia Colts 1894 *

Pottsville, PA Pottsville is the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of th ...

Pottsville Colts , league = {{plainlist, *"Atlantic League" (1907–1909) * Pennsylvania State League (1901) * Central Pennsylvania League (1897) * Pennsylvania State League (1894–1896) * Interstate Association (1883) , conference = , division = , past ...

1894–1895 *

Reading, PA Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadel ...

: Reading Actives 1892; Reading Actives 1893–1895; Reading 1895 *

Scranton, PA Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming Vall ...

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1892–1893; Scranton Indians 1894 *

Shenandoah, PA Shenandoah is a borough in Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. It is distinct from Shenandoah Heights, which is part of West Mahanoy Township immediately to the north. As of 2021, the borough's population was 4,247. Shenando ...

: Shenandoah 1894; Shenandoah Huns 1895 * Wilkes-Barre, PA:

Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the secon ...

1892 * York, PA:

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1893

Standings and statistics

1892 Pennsylvania State League Lebanon and Reading disbanded. 1893 Pennsylvania State League Danville (5–47) moved to Reading July 7.
Playoff: Johnstown 3 games, Easton 2. Easton refused to continue the series. 1894 Pennsylvania State League Easton (8–36) moved to Philadelphia July 4; Altoona (17–31) moved to Lancaster July 7; Scranton (45–28) was replaced by Shenandoah August 12; Allentown (53–29) was replaced by Easton August 16; Easton (0–8) moved to Ashland Sept. 1.
Playoff: Pottsville defeated Harrisburg in a disputed title game. 1895 Pennsylvania State League Shenandoah disbanded May 20; Harrisburg disbanded June 20; Reading disbanded July 20; Allentown disbanded July 24; Pottsville (35–33) moved to Allentown July 27; Allentown (5–7) moved to Reading August 10.
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Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania Sports leagues established in 1892 Sports leagues disestablished in 1895