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state that existed for three seasons—from 1910 to 1912. Teams in the league included the
The Washington State League played the 1897 season as an independent baseball league, with unknown teams and standings.
In 1910, the league reformed. The 1910 league was organized at a meeting in
Hoquiam, Washington
Hoquiam ( ) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintai ...
on March 6, 1910, as a six–team circuit with a 21–week schedule. It was approved to split the shares of tickets equally between the home and away teams, with ten percent of the ticket earnings given to the league for travel expenses. Walter A. MacFarlane was elected league president and W. E. Campbell was elected vice president. During the 1910 season, the
salary cap
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was limited to $850 per month.
In July 1910, Montesano Farmers second baseman Otto Moore was struck on the head with a baseball pitched by Harold Cross. As a result, Moore fell into a coma.
The Raymond Cougars won the 1910 Washington State League championship with a record of 36 wins and 19 losses (.655
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).
The league reduced to four teams in 1911 and 1912, folding during its final season. The Centralia Pets and Chehalis Farmers won championships in those seasons. The league permanently folded on July 14, 1912.
Aberdeen Black Cats
The Aberdeen Black Cats were a minor league baseball team, based in Aberdeen, Washington that played sporadically in various Washington based leagues between 1903 and 1918.
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Centralia () is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is located along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The city had a population of 18,183 at the 2020 census. Centralia is twinned with Che ...
Tacoma, WA
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1910 Washington State League
Hoquiam disbanded July 15; Tacoma disbanded July 18.
1911 Washington State League
1912 Washington State League
Aberdeen disbanded July 10. The league disbanded July 14.