Buckeye League

The Buckeye League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1915 season. The six–team Buckeye League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Ohio. The Buckeye League played just a portion 1915 season before permanently folding. The Lima Boosters were the league champions in the shortened season.

Buckeye League

Classification	Class D (1915)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	May 19, 1915
Ceased	July 5, 1915
President	Al Lawson (1915)
No. of teams	6
Country	United States of America
Most titles	1 Lima Boosters (1915)

History

The Buckeye League began play in the 1915 season, formed as a Class D level league, with Al Lawson serving as league president.^[1]

The 1915 Buckeye League was a six–team league that began play on May 19, 1915.^[2] The league was formed with teams representing Akron Ohio (Akron Rubbermen), Canton, Ohio, (Canton Giants), Findlay, Ohio (Findlay Finns), Lima, Ohio (Lima Boosters), Marion, Ohio (Marion Senators) and Newark, Ohio (Newark New Socks).^[3] During the season, both the Marion and Canton franchises disbanded on June 11, 1915. The Buckeye League, with four remaining teams, permanently disbanded on July 5, 1915.^[1][4][5]

The Lima Boosters, with an average roster age of 34.8 were in first place when the Buckeye League folded on July 5, 1915.^[6] Lima finished with a record of 25–18, playing under manager Sandy Murray.^[7] Lima was followed by the Findlay Finns (22–19), Akron Rubbermen (22–21) and Newark New Socks (14–24) in the final standings. The Marion Senators had a record of 10–5 and the Canton Giants were 5–11 when they both folded on June 11, 1915.^[3][1][8][9]

The Buckeye League never played again as a minor league after folding in 1915.^[1]

Buckeye League teams

Team name	City represented	Ballpark	Year
Akron Rubbermen	Akron, Ohio	League Park I[10]	1915
Canton Giants	Canton, Ohio	Meyer's Lake Park[11]	1915
Findlay Finns	Findlay, Ohio	Athletic Park[12]	1915
Lima Boosters	Lima, Ohio	San Felice Park Murphy Street Park[13][14]	1915
Marion Senators	Marion, Ohio	Lincoln Park[15]	1915
Newark New Socks	Newark, Ohio	Wehrle Park[16]	1915

Standings & statistics

1915 Buckeye League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lima Boosters	25	18	.581	–	Sandy Murray
Findlay Finns	22	19	.537	2	Ollie Chapman
Akron Rubbermen	22	21	.512	3	Al Newnham
Newark New Socks	14	24	.368	8½	Erv Wratten
Marion Senators	10	5	.667	NA	Buzz Wetzel
Canton Giants	5	11	.313	NA	Bill Prout / Charles Skelley

Marion and Canton disbanded June 11
Playoffs: None Scheduled.
The league disbanded July 5.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Mundy	Canton/Akron	BA	.355		Red Hart	Findlay	W	15
Newt Jaekel	Akron	Runs	35		Bill Reynolds	Lima	SO	110
Sandy Murray	Lima	Hits	52		Red Hart	Findlay	Pct	.882; 15-2
Don Costello	Findlay	HR	4		Ben Egan	Findlay	HR	4

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