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:
In addition, a Class C Interstate Association existed for one season, 1906, in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.1939–1952
The longest tenured version of the Interstate League was the last incarnation, which played in the Middle Atlantic States from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor leagues to operate continuously during the World War II period.
This circuit, which began as Class C and was upgraded to Class B in 1940, typically had teams in Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Sunbury, all in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown, Maryland; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. Its final champion was the Hagerstown Braves, a Boston Braves affiliate. That season, the York White Roses led the league in attendance, attracting over 78,000 fans.Cities/Teams/Years
League champions
Individual records
Hitting
128, Richard Burgett, Allentown
24, Charley Neal, Lancaster
- Home Runs: 37, Edward Sanicki, Wilmington
- Extra Base Hits: 73, John Capra, Allentown
- Total Bases: 320, Del Ennis, Trenton
- Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 22, Harold Nerino, Sunbury
22, Bill Cox, Harrisburg
22, Edward Nowak, Hagerstown
- Sacrifices: 24, Harvey Johnson, Harrisburg
- Stolen Bases: 47, Joseph Schmidt, Wilmington
- Walks: 130, Guy Glaser, Wilmington
- Hit By Pitch: 23, Nellie Fox, Lancaster
- Struck Out: 123, Peyton Rambin, Trenton
Pitching
- Games: 49, George Eyrich, Wilmington
- Complete Games: 29, Charles Bowles, Lancaster
29, Norman Shope, York
- Wins: 24, Daniel Lewandowski, Allentown
- Losses: 21, Wilson Emmerick, Allentown
- Best Percentage:.880, Anderson Bush, Hagerstown
- Earned Run Average: 1.44, Royce Lint, Harrisburg
- Innings Pitched: 260, Charles Miller, Hagerstown
- Win Streak: 13, Woody Wheaton, Lancaster
- Shutouts: 7, John Burrows, Wilmington,
- Strikeouts: 278, Andy Tomasic, Trenton
- Bases on Balls: 165, Dick Libby, Sunbury
- Wild Pitches: 19, Joseph Slotter, Hagerstown
No-hitters