Interstate League
The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.
Early leagues
Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active:- 1896–1901: a Class B circuit with teams in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
- 1905-08; 1914-16: a Class D league with clubs in Pennsylvania and New York.
- 1913: a Class C league operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
- 1932: a Class D circuit based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
1895 to 1900 Interstate League
Cities represented 1895 – 1900
- Akron, OH: Akron 1895
- Anderson, IN: Anderson 1900
- Canton, OH: Canton Duebers 1895
- Columbus, OH: Columbus Buckeyes 1895, Columbus Senators 1899–1901
- Dayton, OH: Dayton Old Soldiers 1897–1898, Dayton Veterans 1899–1900, Dayton Old Soldiers 1901
- Findlay, OH: Findlay 1895
- Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne Farmers 1896, Fort Wayne Indians 1897–1900, Fort Wayne Railroaders 1901
- Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers 1898, Grand Rapids Furniture Makers 1899
- Jackson, MI: Jackson Wolverines 1896
- Kenton, OH: Kenton 1895
- Lima, OH: Lima 1895
- Mansfield, OH: Mansfield 1895, Mansfield Haymakers 1897–1900
- Marion, IN: Marion Glass Blowers 1900
- New Castle, PA: New Castle Quakers 1896–1900
- Saginaw, MI: Saginaw Lumbermen 1896
- Springfield, OH: Springfield Governors 1897–1898, Springfield Wanderers 1899
- Steubenville, OH: Steubenville Stubs 1895
- Toledo, OH: Toledo Swamp Angels 1896, Toledo Mud Hens 1896–1900
- Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: Twin Cities Twins 1895
- Washington, PA: Washington Little Senators 1896
- Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895–1897, Wheeling Stogies 1899–1900
- Youngstown, OH: Youngstown Puddlers 1896–1898, Youngstown Little Giants 1899–1900
Standings & statistics 1895 to 1900
President: Howard H. Zeigler
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Twin Cities Twins | 38 | 22 | .633 | - | Jack Darrah |
| Wheeling Nailers | 34 | 22 | .607 | 2 | Ed Barrow |
| Findlay | 32 | 21 | .604 | 2½ | Charles Stroebel / Howard Brandenberg |
| Kenton | 29 | 28 | .509 | 7½ | Davis / Tony Zander |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 28 | 31 | .475 | 9½ | Buck West |
| Steubenville Stubs / Akron / Lima | 21 | 39 | .350 | 17 | George Moreland / George Rhue Timothy Donovan |
| Canton Duebers | 11 | 15 | .423 | NA | Walter Goble |
| Lima / Mansfield | 8 | 23 | .258 | NA | Andy Sommers / Frank O'Brien |
League folded July 15
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Reddy Grey | Findlay | Runs | 64 |
| Reddy Grey | Findlay | Hits | 80 |
| Reddy Grey | Findlay | HR | 14 |
1896 Intestate League
President: Charles B. Powers
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 86 | 46 | .652 | - | Charles Strobel / Frank Torreyson |
| Fort Wayne Farmers | 70 | 36 | .660 | 8½ | George Tebeau |
| Wheeling Nailers | 57 | 60 | .487 | 18½ | Issac Hughes / John Darrah |
| Youngstown Puddlers | 54 | 57 | .486 | 18½ | Art Anderson / Charles Hazen |
| Jackson Wolverines | 53 | 56 | .486 | 18½ | Alex McDonald / Leigh Lynch |
| New Castle Quakers | 53 | 59 | .473 | 20 | Jay Faatz / Malcolm Whitehill |
| Washington Little Senators | 43 | 70 | .381 | 30½ | Byron McKeown |
| Saginaw Lumbermen | 40 | 73 | .354 | 33½ | George Black |
Playoff: Toledo 4 games, Fort Wayne 0; won by forfeit when Fort Wayne disbanded
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | BA | .371 | George Kelb | Toledo | W | 25 | |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | Runs | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 171 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Ganzel | New Castle | HR | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
1897 Interstate League
President: Charles B. Powers
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 83 | 43 | .659 | - | Charles Strobel |
| Dayton Old Soldiers | 74 | 51 | .592 | 8½ | Frank Torreyson / Bill Armour |
| New Castle Quakers | 72 | 54 | .571 | 11 | Paul Russell / Hurd |
| Fort Wayne Indians | 63 | 59 | .516 | 18 | Fred Cooke |
| Mansfield Haymakers | 63 | 61 | .508 | 19 | Con Strothers / Barton Howard |
| Youngstown Puddlers | 59 | 66 | .472 | 23½ | John Scheible / Edward Zinram |
| Springfield Governors | 46 | 79 | .368 | 36½ | Harry Rinehart / Lew Whistler |
| Wheeling Nailers | 38 | 85 | .309 | 43½ | William Harrington / Frank Torreyson |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Bade Myers | Toledo | BA | .411 | Kid Keenan | Toledo | W | 20 | |
| Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 152 | Chase Alloway | Fort Wayne | ERA | 1.00 | |
| Bob Gilks | Toledo | Hits | 208 | John Blue | Toledo | Pct | .857; 18-3 | |
| Dummy Kihm | Fort Wayne | HR | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Reiman | Dayton | HR | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Werrick | Mansfield | HR | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Cooper | Youngstown | SB | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
President: Charles B. Powers
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Dayton Old Soldiers | 84 | 65 | .564 | - | Bill Armour |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 86 | 68 | .558 | ½ | Charles Strobel |
| Springfield Governors | 81 | 66 | .551 | 2 | Lew Whistler |
| New Castle Quakers | 81 | 69 | .540 | 3½ | Pop Lytle |
| Grand Rapids Cabinet Makers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 11½ | Frank Torreyson |
| Mansfield Haymakers | 71 | 75 | .486 | 11½ | Barton Howard |
| Fort Wayne Indians | 71 | 84 | .458 | 16 | Fred Cooke / Eddie O'Meara George Geer |
| Youngstown Puddlers | 53 | 96 | .356 | 31 | George Geer / Paul Russell Robert Pender |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Bill Hartman | Toledo | BA | .340 | Bob Ewing | Toledo | W | 25 | |
| Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 167 | Charlie Ferguson | Toledo | W | 25 | |
| Bill Hartman | Toledo | Hits | 214 | Charles Smith | New Castle | SO | 184 | |
| Joe Reiman | Dayton | HR | 14 | Nick Altrock | Grand Rapids | Pct | .850; 17-3 | |
| Thayer Torreyson | Grand Rapids | SB | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
1899 Interstate League -
President: Charles B. Powers
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| New Castle Quakers | 87 | 53 | .621 | - | Pat Wright |
| Mansfield Haymakers | 86 | 54 | .614 | 1 | Dan Lowney |
| Fort Wayne Indians | 82 | 58 | .586 | 5 | Jack Glasscock |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 82 | 58 | .586 | 5 | Charles Strobel |
| Youngstown Little Giants | 60 | 79 | .432 | 26½ | Harry Truby / Jimmy McAleer |
| Wheeling Stogies | 58 | 81 | .417 | 28½ | Pop Lytle / Tom Nicholson |
| Dayton Veterans | 55 | 85 | .393 | 32 | Bill Armour |
| Grand Rapids Furniture Makers / Columbus Senators / Springfield Wanderers | 49 | 91 | .350 | 38 | Frank Torreyson |
No Playoffs held.
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Billy Taylor | Young/Grand/Wheel | BA | .331 | Roscoe Miller | Mansfield | W | 28 | |
| Bill Hartman | Toledo | Runs | 117 | Theodore Guese | Fort Wayne | Pct | .714; 25-10 | |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 185 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | HR | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jerry McDonough | Toledo | SB | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
1900 Interstate League
President: Charles B. Powers
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Dayton Veterans | 90 | 43 | .677 | - | Bill Armour |
| Fort Wayne Indians | 85 | 53 | .616 | 7½ | Jack Glasscock / Joe Hubbard |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 81 | 58 | .583 | 12 | Charles Strobel |
| Wheeling Stogies | 76 | 58 | .568 | 14½ | Pop Lytle / Pete Healy |
| Mansfield Haymakers | 67 | 68 | .496 | 24 | Dan Lowney |
| Columbus Senators / Anderson | 58 | 78 | .427 | 33½ | Jesse Quinn |
| Youngstown / Marion Glass Blowers | 44 | 92 | .324 | 47½ | Mike J. Finn / Pat Wright |
| New Castle Quakers | 44 | 95 | .317 | 49 | Pat Wright / Jack Wadsworth |
Playoff: Fort Wayne 4 games, Dayton 3.
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | BA | .360 | Cy Swaim | Fort Wayne | W | 24 | |
| Otto Krueger | Fort Wayne | Runs | 131 | Bumpus Jones | Fort Wayne | Pct | .786; 11-3 | |
| Erve Beck | Toledo | Hits | 207 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ed Bradley | Columbus/Anderson | HR | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |