Empire State League
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The Empire State League was a Minor league baseball circuit which operated in the 1913 season. It was a Class-D, six-team league, with teams based exclusively in Georgia, U.S. In 1914, the league evolved to become the Georgia State League.
| Classification | Class D (1913) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1913 |
| Ceased | 1913 |
| Replaced by | Georgia State League |
| President | C.C. Vaughn (1913) Oscar Grover (1913) |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Valdosta Millionaires (1913) |
| Related competitions | Empire State League (1987) |
Cities represented
- Americus, Georgia: Americus Muckalees (1913)
- Brunswick, Georgia: Brunswick Pilots (1913)
- Cordele, Georgia: Cordele Babies (1913)
- Thomasville, Georgia: Thomasville Hornets (1913)
- Valdosta, Georgia: Valdosta Millionaires (1913)
- Waycross, Georgia: Waycross Blowhards (1913)
Standings & statistics
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Manager(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdosta Millionaires | 58 | 40 | .592 | – | Whitey Morse / Dutch Jordan |
| Thomasville Hornets | 56 | 40 | .583 | 1 | Martin Dudley / George Durley |
| Cordele Babies | 49 | 50 | .495 | 9½ | Eddie Reagan |
| Americus Muckalees | 45 | 54 | .455 | 13½ | Harry Weber / Hal Griffin William Kuhlman |
| Waycross Blowhards | 43 | 52 | .453 | 13½ | Charles Wahoo / Jack Hawkins / Willie Clark |
| Brunswick Pilots | 42 | 57 | .424 | 16½ | Bert Kite / Charles Moran Whitey Morse |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Chancey | Americus | BA | .383 | Vincent Roth | Thomasville | W | 18 | |
| Van Landingham | Valdosta | Runs | 72 | Red Dacey | Americus | PCT | .750 9-3 | |
| Henry Chancey | Americus | Hits | 142 | |||||
| Henry Chancey | Americus | HR | 10 |
Notes
- In the best-of-seven series, second place Thomasville defeated first place Valdosta, four games to two.
- Henry Chancey (Americus) won the batting title (.383), while Vincent Roth (Thomasville) collected 18 wins and Red Dacey (Americus) posted the best W-L% (9-3, .750).
- In 1914, the Empire State League renamed itself Georgia State League.
Players of note
Sources
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371898-3.