Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
{{Short description|Historical US baseball league}}
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| president = James D. Groninger (1908–1909)
Hugh A. McKinnon (1914)
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Clarksburg Drummers (1908)
Uniontown Coal Barons (1909)
Connellsville Cokers (1914)
| classification =Class D (1908–1909)
Independent (1914)
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The Pennsylvania–West Virginia League was a professional minor league baseball league that consisted of teams based in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It played from 1908 to 1909 as a Class D level league and again in 1914 as an Independent league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=PWVL&class=D|title=Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (D) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
Teams
- Charleroi, PA: Charleroi Cherios (1908); Charleroi (1909, 1914)
- Clarksburg, WV: Clarksburg Drummers (1908); Clarksburg Bees (1909, 1914)
- Connellsville, PA: Connellsville Cokers (1908–1909, 1914)
- Fairmont, WV: Fairmont Badies (1908); Fairmont Champions (1909) Fairmont (1914)
- Grafton, WV: Grafton Wanderers (1909) ;Grafton Wanderers (1908)
- McKeesport, PA: McKeesport Royals (1914)
- Parkersburg, WV: Parkersburg Parkers (1909)
- Scottdale, PA: Scottdale Millers (1908)
- Uniontown, PA: Uniontown Coal Barons (1908–1909): Uniontown (1914)
League champions
- Clarksburg was the league champion in 1908
- Uniontown was the league champion in 1909
- The 1914 league champion were the Connellsville Cokers.{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}
Standings & statistics
=1908 to 1909=
1908 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61391857/1908-pennsylvania-west-virginia-league/ schedule]
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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers | |||||
| Uniontown Coal Barons | 68 | 41 | .624 | – | Frank Sisley |
| Clarksburg Drummers | 71 | 48 | .597 | 2.0 | Lucas Hogue / Ferdinand Drumm |
| Charleroi Cherubs | 56 | 53 | .514 | 12.0 | Arch Osborne |
| Connellsville Cokers | 54 | 56 | .491 | 14.5 | H.E. Irwin / W. Marietta / Milt Montgomery |
| Fairmont Badies | 55 | 64 | .462 | 18.0 | Thomas Haymond / Reddy Mack / Walter Snodgrass |
| Scottdale Millers / Grafton Wanderers | 36 | 78 | .316 | 34.5 | Duff Buttermore |
Playoff: Clarksburg 3 games, Uniontown 1.
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|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot | |||
| Joe Phillips | Uniontown | BA | .307 |
| Elmer Jacobson | Scottdale/Grafton | Hits | 119 |
| Fred Dawson | Clarksburg | Runs | 80 |
1909 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers | |||||
| Uniontown Coal Barons | 63 | 44 | .589 | – | Frank Sisley / Charles McCloskey |
| Fairmont Champions | 58 | 50 | .537 | 5.5 | Louis Hunt |
| Grafton | 56 | 54 | .509 | 8.5 | Duff Buttermore |
| Connellsville Cokers | 53 | 56 | .486 | 11.0 | Alexander Sweeney |
| Clarksburg Bees | 22 | 31 | .415 | NA | Fedinand Drumm |
| Charleroi / Parkersburg Parkers | 16 | 33 | .327 | NA | Fred Osborne / Frank McHale |
Playoff: Uniontown 4 games, Fairmont 3.
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| Waldo Jackley | Fairmont | BA | .326 | Joe Phillips | Uniontown | W | 29 | |
| Del Gainer | Grafton | Runs | 59 | Joe Phillips | Uniontown | Pct | .806; 29–7 | |
| Joe Phillips | Uniontown | Hits | 127 |
=1914=
1914 Pennsylvania–West Virginia League
[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61391991/1914-pennsylvania-west-virginia-league/ schedule]
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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers | |||||
| Connellsville Cokers | 5 | 1 | .833 | – | James Mack |
| Fairmont | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.5 | George Needham |
| McKeesport Royals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.0 | NA |
| Clarksburg Bees | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.5 | Hugh Shannon |
| Charleroi | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | Charles O'Day |
| Uniontown | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.5 | Fred Paige |
President McKinnon resigned May 25 when the league declined to be affiliated with the independent major Federal League, after having been denied protection by the National Board.
References
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Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Category:Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania
Category:Baseball leagues in West Virginia