Cumberland Valley League

Cumberland Valley League
ClassificationIndependent (1896)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1896
Ceased1896
PresidentEugene S. Faber (1896)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Hagerstown Lions (1896)
Related
competitions		Naugatuck Valley League

The Cumberland Valley League was a four–team Independent level baseball minor league that played in the 1896 season. The Cumberland League featured franchises based in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Cumberland Valley League permanently folded after playing the 1896 season.

History

Before becoming a minor league, a semi–professional league named the "Cumberland Valley League" played in the 1895 season.[1]

The Cumberland Valley League was first organized as a minor league on May 15, 1896.[2] The Cumberland Valley League formed as an Independent level league.[3] The Carlisle Colts,[4] Chambersburg Maroons, Hagerstown Lions and Hanover Tigers were the charter members beginning play the four–team league. The league president was Eugene S. Faber.[5][6]

The Cumberland Valley League began play on June 10, 1896.[5] During the season, the Hanover Lions relocated to York, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1894, and back to Hanover on August 8. On August 7, 1894, the Chambersburg Maroons folded, causing the Cumberland Valley League to permanently fold on August 9, 1896, with only three teams remaining.[7]

The Final Cumberland Valley League standings were led by the first place Hagerstown Lions. Hagerstown had a 26–12 record. The Chambersburg Maroons finished 3.0 games behind Hagerstown with a 22–14 record, followed by the Carlisle Colts (14–13) and Hanover Tigers/York (12–25).[8][7]

The Cumberland Valley League played only the 1896 season as a minor league.[7]

Cumberland Valley League teams

Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year active
Carlisle Colts Carlisle, Pennsylvania Unknown 1896
Chambersburg Maroons Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Wolf Park[2] 1896
Hagerstown Lions Hagerstown, Maryland Unknown 1896
Hanover Tigers Hanover, Pennsylvania Unknown 1896
York York, Pennsylvania League Park[9] 1896

Standings & statistics

1896 Cumberland Valley League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Hagerstown Lions 26 12 .684 – Unknown
Chambersburg Maroons 22 14 .611 3.0 Clay Henninger / Billy Goeckel
Carlisle Colts 14 23 .378 11.5 Unknown
Hanover Tigers /
York		 12 25 .324 13.5 Barnie Mulhall / Bobby Rothermel
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Natty Nattress Hagerstown Runs 40 Thomas Lipp Hagerstown W 10
William Graffius Hagerstown Hits 52 Charlie Gettig Hanover SO 73
Harry Tate Hagerstown HR 6 Thomas Lipp Hagerstown PCT .833; 10–2

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References

  1. ^ Triebel, Walter (November 13, 2015). Road-Tripping the South Atlantic League: A Guide to the Teams, Ballparks and Cities. McFarland. ISBN 9780786498116 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Marotte, Mike. "Batter up! Maroons hit home run for Chambersburg baseball history". Public Opinion.
  3. ^ "1896 Cumberland Valley League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1896 Carlisle Colts minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. ^ a b "1896 Cumberland Valley League (CVL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "Franklin County's history on April 25th". April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  8. ^ "1896 Cumberland Valley League (CVL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. ^ "League Park in York, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.