Thursday, June 15, 2023

New York leagues

 New York


Brooklyn Amateur Baseball Association
    1884 8-18 standings
    1886 9-19 standings
    1890 7-13 standings

Brooklyn Industrial League
    1932 .275+
    1933 stats
    1934 Brooklyn Edison


Buffalo League
    1915
    1916
    1917
    1918
    1919

    1915-9-25 Phoenix club may use Vin Hofman in both games against Cuban Giants tomorrow. Phoenix is a Polish club. The Cuban Giants have been playing five games a week since 4-25. 
    1919-3-26 about Phoenix - roster listed - lots of good information. 
    1919-8-27 extension of time limit for the signing of new players means that such luminaries as Pete Behan, Louis Santop, Bugs Hersche, Cannonball Redding, and others can be used by teams. 
    1919-10-26 final games today. Knetzer, Hersche etc.

Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association


Really good

Jefferson-Collins League
    1943

    Gudger, Frank-Jim p 1943 Camp Curtissair k'd 20 a few weeks ago

    1943-6-18 Henry Wroblewski, Visitations' pitcher, was with Zoladz Lumber last year and pitched great in title series v. Simon-Pures.
        1942-6-25 For Visitations, beats Lancaster, NY
 
Washington-Mercer League
    1943 

    Basinski, Eddie 1943 Newsboys Has refused pro offers to remain at Curtiss-Wright war job. Will play against Curtiss-Wright on Sunday. 2 HR, 7 RBIs (box)

Eastern New York State League
    1938
    1949 Cohoes Retailers

    DeBonis, Ted c 1949 Cohoes Retailers
    Kowalchyk, Peter p 1949 Watervliet 

    Mohawk Giants were in league in late 1930s.

    1939-6-01 Bennington Diner batting.
    1939-7-03 Bennington Diner 3rd base coach pulled good trick. 
    1940-6-25
    1942-4-09 Old version of league had crazy meetings, with every manager fighting over schedule. Schedule was drawn up a month in advance.
    1949-7-27 Preparing all-star team. League officials and fans claim league is better than Troy Amateur League. Claim is disputed: the leagues should have a series. 
    1949-8-03 Teams listed. Voting for all-star team upcoming. A few pros listed. 
    1949-8-06 League entering last week of schedule. 
    1949-11-02 Chuck Reynolds, Cohoes Retailers pitcher, elected MVP. He gave credit to catcher DeBonis.
    1957-9-05 Planned teams for next year. 

    1949-8-13 Cohoes Retailers team pic. Standings for top three teams listed. 

Genesee Valley League
    1922 Geneseo
    1923


    Rogers, Jay c NYY 1923 Geneseo cap  1924 Geneseo cap

    1923-4-26 The Perry Herald reports that Shufflin' Phil Douglas has been signed by Geneseo. Last year Geneseo won the pennant from Perry by the scant margin of a game; if true this signing will enable them to rest easy, assured of success. Says that Larry Leonard is former CHC. 
    1923-7-07 1st place Geneseo has reorganized - Jay Rogers named captain in place of Larry Leonard. The trouble came for Geneseo when salaries had to be reduced as the consequence of poor attendance. Nunda was replaced by Dansville. Perry and Leicester are now using local players instead of semi-pros. Professionalism was the cause of many of the troubles that plagued the league this year. The only way the league will be able to continue for long is by limiting the use of outside players; a measure that was proposed before the season began but defeated at every meeting of directors. 
    1923-7-24 "The Geneseo team gave up the ghost last Saturday." Jay Rogers had been hitting sweetly. 
    1924-4-09 Perry baseball fans vote 355 to 139 in favor of rejoining league. 
    1924-8-14 disbanded last week due to high salaries and fan ennui. 
    1924-9-14 John Scondras, Geneseo manager, announced that his team will play Toronto IL Friday. 

Greater New York Semi-Pro League


Hudson Valley League
    1950
    1951
    1952

    
    1950-6-24 game between HVL and Yonkers Baseball League all-stars - w/ action pic

  
Long Island Amateur Assocation
    1881
    1884 8-18 standings
    1885 6-27 standings
    1886 Star Club 

Metropolitan Baseball Association
    1941 final standings

Mid-State League
    1956 Willet 6-25 standings

    Engleman, Jim 
    Swertfager, Fred p 1956 Norwich 600 ATT

    1956-6-24 lines
    1956-7-08 line scores.
    1956-9-10 Willet beats Norwich 5-4 in ten innings - both teams had finished 15-5 in regular season.

    1956-9-07 Pic of six Willet sluggers incl. Jim Engleman

    Article by Frank Keetz talking about his experience in 1950s town ball. Played for Greene in Mid-State League. Talks about his blue collar local teammates - the couple of imports on the team. Also the declining interest - most games only attended by about a hundred people - couldn't win in competition with television. And after a few years he was married, in the suburbs, and playing softball, like thousands and thousands of other former town ball players.

New York-New Jersey Semi-Pro League
    1955  7-05 standings 8-05 standings w/nicknames 8-29 standings
    1963


    1955-1-20 league organizes. Franchise fee of $500. Three teams have relationship with MLB team.    
        Turk Karam, Dodgers scout,  Lou Infold, head of North Jersey League for 16 years, and Bill Myers, affiliated with Queens Alliance for 25 years, were all at the meeting. 
    1955-3-05 rule prohibiting league teams from playing exhibition games v. non-league teams in cities where franchises are established. 
    1955-6-08 Bill "Snitz" Houghtaling and Whitey Tulacz are on strategy board of Poughkeepsie
    1955-6-10 Poughkeepsie had 35 players come to tryout
    1955-6-22 Poughkeepsie, for years the deadest baseball town in the valley, drew 500 fans, a great turn-out in these dark days of semi-pro baseball.
        Meanwhile, the Newburgh Jewels, with tremendous newspaper publicity, strong promotion, and William Ryan behind them, drew just 200. 
    1955-7-02 new league opens tonight
    1955-7-29 will have Shaughnessy playoff series at end of season
    1955-8-06 Colonials laboring in obscurity. A suggested league lineup for 1956. 
    1955-8-18 Poughkeepsie seems like it will be the only team finishing in the black
    1955-9-15 Paterson Uncle Sams won North Jersey Twilight League championship and finished in three-way tie for first in NY-NJ    
1955-9-19 season over. 
    1955-12-02 Bill Ryan, newly elected mayor of Newburgh, will no longer serve as league pres. 
    1956-2-14 first meeting will be held 2-19
    1956-2-23 Poughkeepsie withdraws. Attendance discouraging. List of teams wanting to play. 
    1956-3-02 league setup. Jersey City Cardinals - NNL last year - and Nyack A.C. - 1955 Nyack champs - hoping to be 7th & 8th franchises. Nine players from last year signed OB contracts this year.
    1956-3-06 Kingston Colonials players wanted ad
    1956-3-12 baseball here hasn't died - just the cash customers. 
    1956-6-08 ad for Rockland County Welders game
    1956-12-03 officers elected for 1957
    1957-4-30 two teams will represent Rockland County
    1957-8-17 upstate Dodgers are members of league
     1960-10-31 playing in both CT State League and as Kingston in NY-NJ, the Meriden Merchants have been 16-1 in 1957, 17-2 in 1958, 21-3 in 1959, and 10-0 in 1960. Founded in 1955. 
    1984-4-11 Ben Marmo obit. PHI scout - involved in NY-NJ alt
   
    1955-6-19 box. 
    1955-9-03 box
    1956-8-09
     1963-7-07 Charlie Taylor of Jersey City drove in 7 runs in one inning as Newark Dodgers beat New York Blue Sox. 

    1956-1-19 pic of Fred Davi, president of Kingston Colonials

New York Shipyard League
    1918

    1918-8-24 "Shipyard League in Danger of Landing on the Rocks"
        Ed Reulbach president of league


Northern New York League (pro)
    1904 BR
    1905 BR

    1905-5-26 notes
    1905-7-08 Barre Daily Times - standings, boxes - Apperious will not play against Matthews.
    1905-7-18 Barre Daily Times - standings, boxes - Montpelier-Barre Giants averages
    1905-7-20 Burlington Free Press - standings, boxes, commentary. Sam Apperious tried to convert foul ball into fair with his foot going from third to home - a thing Matthews would never do.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clarence_Matthews William Matthews - Harvard star - integrated league with Burlington, 1905

Queens Semi-pro League
    1924 Flushing 9-21 standings


Troy Amateur League
    1949 Emerald A.C.

 
    1949-11-02 Phil Rizzuto will come to Troy to speak at banquet honoring Emeralds. 
 
Pros: 

Buffalo

                      1922 Johnny Mokan's All-Stars 1924 Hewitts  1924 Mahanoy City Bluebirds (PA)
                      1925 Holland


Misc. 
Groh, Lew 1922 Hornell 3 play by play
Heidrick, Emmet   1907-7-22 Living in Montour Falls - needs to come out & play for Elmira. 
        1907 Elmira 
Jordan, Rip spit-baller  "Jipper" 1922 Elmira Arctics lost 8-0 to Hornell signed
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Shaw, Ben 1922 Hornell 3 play by play
Signor, Howard p. Good in EL. 1934 Wellsville Sinclairs Some sort of tournament - all boxes


NYC



Westchester region:


Burfiend, Harry p 1919 Port Chester R.B.&W.ATT: 3313. play by play. # of pitches given. 
Schmehl, Carl if  1919 Port Chester R.B.&W. Extra inning game. 1919 Mamaroneck All-Stars made HR when outfielder hurt his leg running into a car parked in the outfield. Another ball smashed the windshield of a car. 2K ATT. Extra inning game. 1920 Portchester R.B.&W. beat Lincoln Giants 4-3. Over 400 Port Chester citizens made journey. 

1919-7-13 Philadelphia Giants 7, All-Stars 6. 
1919-9-06 + 9-07 Port Chester 7, Lincoln Giants 6. Extra innings. 
        "The game was a pippin and a tribute to the tireless efforts of "Steve" Kelly", who has worked unceasingly to establish Port Chester as a real baseball center."
    Industrial League game: Port Chester 2, Liberty Electric Red Sox 1. League standings. "Babe" Moger is a hard-luck pitcher - keeps on just missing no-hitters. 
  Robins Dry Dock 7,  All-Stars 3. Skiff with Dry Dock. 

https://www.rbwmfg.com/history

Lloyd Gaynor - black


1914-7-11 Chosen as captain of high school football team. 
1916-5-04 Note in New York Age:
    "The white papers of this section are continuously singing the praises of Lloyd Gaynor, a student of Mamaroneck, N.Y., high school. He is the star player on the school's basketball, football and baseball teams. The Evening Standard of this city says: 'Gaynor is a crackerjack. We fear New Rochelle High School will never win from Mamaroneck school as long as Gaynor is pitching. He finishes school this year.' "
1917-5-28 In LF for NY Colored Giants. Beat Altoonas 6-2. 
1917-6-06 Pitcher for Gaynor All Stars of Coney Island. Beat Colonial FC 6-4. 
1917-9-24 SS. NY Colored Giants tie 5-5 with American Nationals. 
1917-10-04 Pitches NY Colored Giants to 1-6 loss v. Schumer Company. 
1918-5-06 Pitcher for NY Colored Giants. Lost 3-4 to strong American Nationals team. 
1919-7-17 Playing with Philadelphia Giants.
1920-5-27 Listed as one of pitchers of Mamaroneck All-Stars.
1920-8-05 Played for New Rochelle on Sunday as Original All-Stars had no game. 
1921-9-09 1b-p for NY Black Sox in 4-10 loss to Loughlin Lyceum. 
1921-11-17 With Mamaroneck All Stars football team.
1922-5-22 At third for Philadelphia Colored Giants.
1922-6-12 3b. Lose 5-2 to Bound Brook Bees.
1922-6-20 3b. Lose 11-3 to Ozone AA. 
1922-6-26 3b. Lost 2-1 to St. Agatha. 
1922-7-03 3b. Lose to Parkville AA. 
1922-7-10 3b. Lose 0-12 to Farmers.
1922-7-31 Relieves in 14-5 loss against strong St. Agatha's. 
1923-4-30 Pitcher. Beats West New York 3-2. 
1923-6-28 Pitcher for Mamaroneck HS Alumni team whooped by current team. 
1923-6-28 will play with Philadelphia Colored Giants. 
1923-7-02 Was not in line-up. Teammate of Dick Seay. BR
1923-8-29 Listed as one of pitchers of Erie A.A.
1924-5-01 On list of players from which Mamaroneck All Stars (baseball) will be chosen from. 
1924-9-11 At third base for Black Sox - lose to K.O.C. 
1935-3-28 Coach of Bruce Flowers Collegiates, black team. Named after former black boxer.
1938-5-19 Lincoln League organized.
1938-9-23 Playground director. Was one of two superintendents of Lincoln League. 
1939-6-26 On list of playground directors.
1940-9-09 Director of athletics at New Rochelle Community Boys Club. 
1942-7-25 (New Rochelle) Is on team of all-time Lincoln League softball all-star team. 
1942-8-03 Manager of All Time team. 
1950-12-05 pic at football reunion. 
1950-12-08 Named with Bill Cunningham as one of two best athletes to come out of Mamaroneck High in fan vote. 
1952-2-25 pic of wife. 
1953-2-16 pic of wife. 
1960-11-14 Pic of initiation ceremonies for Zeta Phi Beta sorority being held at wife's house.
1963-9-26 (I think it's him?) plaintiff in NAACP case in World Fair. Plumber in Queens Village.
1968-5-10 Obit. Was an employee of the Standard Star for twenty years. Once mentioned on Ed Sullivan show as outstanding athlete of his time.
    "Mr. Gaynor was born February 5, 1896 in Jersey City, son of Morgan and Mary Gaynor and had lived in Mamaroneck prior 
1975-10-11 Mamaroneck High Hall of Fame. Remembered by Bill O'Connor as one of two best baseball players to come out of Mamaroneck High, along with Bill Cunningham. 
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/New-York/Lloyd-Gaynor-Junior_czk1q married to Edith. 



Buffalo

1927-9-18 "Rarely in the history of amateur baseball on the public park diamonds of this city has there been so much interest displayed in the major-league post-season series as is being shown in the battle between the Black Rock Business Men and Whinihan-Sieberling teams." of the Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association. fighting for James P. Moore trophy. 

1927-9-18 Boxes & standings for Buffalo post-season series. 20K attended class AA Black Rocks-Whinihans game. 

Elmira

1907-7-22 Elmira 3, Brooklyn Royals 2. 1.5K ATT.
    Elmira batting, pitching, fielding. Girard for career has 16-6 record v. Brooklyn Royals.

1956-8-27 Elmira Colonels win 28th straight game. 
    Fulton Glovers having hard time raising money to go to Wichita for NBC tournament. Williamsport Avco, who Colonels beat 11-4 early in year, have 27-game winning streak. 
1956-8-30 8-29, beat Willet, Mid-State League, 7 to 1. (line score

Hornell

1921-6-09 It had been unclear whether Hornell, the Southern NY champions of 1920, would play this year due to lack of funds. Hornell business men, however, are playing saviors and have already subscribed $2,000. Things are looking hopeful. Jay Rogers, former NYY, and Joe Prozeller of Durham (PIED) have already been signed, and Jimmy Gilhooley will probably act as manager.
1922-8-22 Olean 5, Hornell 4. Bugs Hersche finally loses after 19 straight wins. 
1922-9-23 Hersche, who has won 21 of 22 games, left town, weaking Hornell for its series with Shamokin.
1923-2-09 Hornell, "thorn in the side" of John J. Farrell, have reportedly signed Shufflin Phil Douglas. Scott Perry won 27 of 31 games in 1922 and Bugs Hersche won 20 of 21. Joe Harris played for Hornell in 1921. Team is supported by subscription as well as by the box office. They pay their players as high as $4000 a year. [note: I HIGHLY doubt that all or even much of this is true.]
1923-7-11 A lot of stuff about Scott Perry I'd need some more context to comprehend. Walter Walker (assumed name), who's hitting .398 for the Babcocks, is moving to Williamsport to work for their accounting bureau. He will play with the P.R.R. team of Williamsport. 
    Gives every score for Hornell, which is going through a difficult season whose darkness shows in sharp contrast to their wonderful record last year. They have won 20 out of their 41 games, scoring 300 runs and allowing 268, but those numbers are inflated by beatings inflicted upon teams brought to Hornell for practice.
    1923-7-24 The Elmira State League club is a failure; it losing almost every game and attendance is pitiful. It is a far cry from the Arctics. 
    Preview of Hornell-Eagle Silks series. Eagle Silks have Tony Marhefka & Elmer Knetzer. 

Troy

   1949-8-03 Traffic officer Frank (Macker) McTiernan died 8-01. 35 years ago he was one of top amateur catchers in upstate New York. Formed great battery with Ted Merrick and Bill Dwyer.

NY-NJ


Sunday baseball

1912-8-01 Teams brought to Harlem Police Court for playing Sunday ball. Players are not fined, but managers, score-card sellers etc. fined $5 each. By his lenience Magistrate McQuade showed he is not in the rabid anti-Sunday ball camp. Colored players were majority - four colored teams appeared. Some cartoons of players appearing before judge.
    "Why the police officials suddenly determined to stop Sunday ball playing is not known. Throughout Greater New York the police subpoenaed ball players, managers, etc. for violating the law. In several instances the games were stopped. The various magistrates, judging from their actions Monday, are not in sympathy with the anti-Sunday ball crusade." 

Notes:

        Amateur League championship 6-24
1919-7-14 Bushwicks tie 1-1 in 13-inning game with MA team - in 12th inning fans rush field after ump calls Joe Weiss safe at close play at second - was finally called out and a riot was averted
        account of "Doc Howard, the demon rooter, who captained for the Riversides in the '70s"
1933-7-29 Smith benefit to be played 8-8
1934-8-17  profile of Al Nichols who played 'till he was 54

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1910-3-10 on Ernie Lush, who played for the Bronx Athletics in 1909
1910-7-13 Charlie Girard leaves to pitch for pro York

1944 abt Eddie Boland had worked and played for Department of Sanitation for six years. Played for four other teams. Outfielders earned about $15 a game - $25 for a doubleheader. 

1966-8-03 Satchel Paige to pitch in Kingston

1966-8-08 500+ ATT. Satchel pitched three innings for Indianapolis Clowns against New York Stars, their companion traveling team. New York Stars beat Kingston Braves 2-0. 

1936-9-01 Mount Vernon Scarlets batting



Minor Leagues:
Iron and Oil League (NY-PA)
had black team in 1898 - Celeron Acme Colored Giants. They were not successful. 


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