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Virginia League (1900)

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Virginia League
FormerlyVirginia League (1894–96)
ClassificationClass D (1900)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1900
Ceased1900
Replaced byVirginia-North Carolina League (1901)
Virginia League (1906–1924)
PresidentJake Wells (1900)
E.Harvie Cunningham (1900)
John Brady (1900)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Norfolk Phenoms (1900)

The Virginia League was a Class D level minor baseball league based in Virginia that played in the 1900 season. It was the second formation of the "Virginia League," succeeding the first edition of the Virginia League (1894–96) and preceding the Virginia League (1906–1928).

The 1900 Virginia League was composed entirely of teams from Virginia. The six–team league consisted of the Norfolk Mary Janes, Portsmouth Pirates, Newport News Shipbuilders and Richmond Colts, as well as teams in Hopewell and Petersburg.

In June, both the Petersburg and Richmond teams disbanded during the season.[1] Following the 1900 season, the league became the Virginia-North Carolina League.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson pitched for the Norfolk Phenoms in 1900, leading Virginia League in both wins and strikeouts.[2]

1900 cities represented

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Standings & statistics

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1900 Virginia League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Norfolk Phenoms 43 14 .754 - Phenomenal Smith
Hampton Crabs 29 29 .500 14.0 Edward Ashenbach
Portsmouth Boers 29 30 .492 14.5 Pete Weckbecker / Win Clark
Newport News Shipbuilders 23 39 .371 22.0 Hunter Harvey /
Michael Trost / Kid Weaver
Richmond Bluebirds 21 15 .583 NA Charles Boyer / Harry Berte
Petersburg Farmers 8 26 .235 NA Fred Foster / George Kelly

Petersburg disbanded June 11; Richmond disbanded June 13.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Jim Murray Portsmouth BA .337 Christy Mathewson Norfolk W 18
Jim Murray Portsmouth Runs 66 Christy Mathewson Norfolk SO 121
Jim Murray Portsmouth Hits 126 Christy Mathewson Norfolk PCT .900 18-2
Jim Murray Portsmouth RBI 98
Jim Murray Portsmouth HR 11

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References

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  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
  2. ^ "Christy Mathewson Minor & Cuban Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.