Washington State League


The Washington State League was a Class-D minor league baseball circuit in Washington state that existed for three seasons—from 1910 to 1912. Teams in the league included the Aberdeen Black Cats, Chehalis Gophers, Hoquiam Loggers, Centralia Pets, Montesano Farmers, Raymond Cougars, Tacoma Cubs, South Bend River Rats and Centralia Railroaders. The Washington State League was also the name of an independent baseball league in 1897.

History

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 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 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.
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.

Cities represented

  • Aberdeen, WA: Aberdeen Black Cats 1910, 1912
  • Centralia, WA: Centralia Pets 1911; Centralia Railroaders 1912
  • Chehalis, WA: Chehalis Gophers 1910; Chehalis Proteges 1911; Chehalis Farmers 1912
  • Hoquiam, WA: Hoquiam Loggers 1910; Hoquiam Cougars 1912
  • Montesano, WA: Montesano Farmers 1910
  • Raymond, WA: Raymond Cougars 1910; Raymond Venetians 1911
  • South Bend, WA: South Bend River Rats 1911
  • Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Cubs 1910

    Standings & statistics

1910 Washington State League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Raymond Cougars3619.655-Fred Dunbar
Chehalis Gophers3519.6180.5Fred Heghring / Thomas Kelly
Aberdeen Black Cats2429.45311.0Dick Boettiger
Montesano Farmers2231.41513.0Chub Philbrick
Hoquiam Loggers1218.400NAWells
Tacoma Cubs821.276NAJoe Dryer
Hoquiam disbanded July 15; Tacoma disbanded July 18.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fielder JonesChehalisBA.358James JachsRaymondW15
White McBrideChehalisRuns48James JachsRaymondSO164
Frank JansaChehalisHits70Clarence KrauseChehalisPCT.833 5–1

1911 Washington State League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Centralia Pets3817.691-W.R. Patton / Guy Muck
Chehalis Proteges3620.6482.5Dusty Miller / Lenny Taylor
Raymond Venetians2529.46312.5C.D. Wineholt
South Bend River Rats1144.20027.0NA

PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ted ReedSouth BendBA.333Ray CallahanCentra/ChehalW13
Tate BerryChehalisRuns49Raymond BakerRaymondW13
C.D. WineholtRaym/ChehalRuns49Ray CallahanCentra/ChehalSO131
Howard GuynnCentraliaHits72Heinie BergerCentraliaPCT.778 7–2
C.D. WineholtRaym/ChehalHR8-----

1912 Washington State League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Chehalis Farmers2516.610-James Burns
Centralia Railroaders1917.5283.5W.R. Patton / George Dysart
Aberdeen Black Cats1621.4327.0Thomas Kelly
Hoquiam Cougars1723.4257.5Ed Ford / Joe Wilkins
Aberdeen disbanded July 10.
The league disbanded July 14.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
L.G. TaylorChehalisBA.351F.B. ArcherChehalisW9
Arthur HaleyChehalisRuns17Heinie BergerHoquiamSO82
E. CarriganChehalisHits23Walter FrinkChehalisPCT.800 8–2
L.A. GiddingsAberdeenHits23-----
KinkelonHoquiamHR2-----