The Pennsylvania–West Virginia League was a professional minor league baseball league that consisted of teams 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, ...

and

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

. It played from 1908 to 1909 as a Class D level league and again in 1914 as an

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league.

Teams

* Charleroi, PA: Charleroi Cherios (1908); Charleroi (1909, 1914) * Clarksburg, WV: Clarksburg Drummers (1908); Clarksburg Bees (1909, 1914) *

Connellsville, PA Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Pittsburgh and away via the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 7,637 at th ...

: Connellsville Cokers (1908–1909, 1914) *

Fairmont, WV Fairmont is a city in and county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Fairmont Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marion County, a ...

: Fairmont Badies (1908); Fairmont Champions (1909) Fairmont (1914) *

Grafton, WV Grafton is a city in and the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It originally developed as a junction point for the Bal ...

Grafton Wanderers The Grafton Wanderers were a Pennsylvania–West Virginia League baseball team based in Grafton, West Virginia that played in 1908 and 1909. To begin the 1908 season, they were known as the Scottdale Millers, based in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. In 1 ...

(1909) ;

(1908) * McKeesport, PA: McKeesport Royals (1914) * Parkersburg, WV: Parkersburg Parkers (1909) * Scottdale, PA: Scottdale Millers (1908) * Uniontown, PA:

Uniontown Coal Barons The Uniontown Coal Barons were a Pennsylvania–Ohio–Maryland League (1906–1907), Pennsylvania–West Virginia League (1908–1909 and 1914) and Middle Atlantic League (1926, 1947–1949) baseball team based in Uniontown, Pennsylvani ...

(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.

Standings & statistics

1908 to 1909

1908 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule
br/> Scottdale (24–46) moved to Grafton July 21.
Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1. 1909 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League Charleroi (13–25) moved to Parkersburg June 30, Parkersburg was dropped July 10, when Clarksburg disbanded.
Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.

1914

1914 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
schedule
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 The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ...

, after having been denied protection by the National Board.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pennsylvania-West Virginia League Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania Baseball leagues in West Virginia Sports leagues established in 1908 Sports leagues disestablished in 1914