Central League (1888)
Introduction The '''Central League''' was a professional baseball league that played for one season, 1888.The teams that played in the league were the Allentown Peanuts, Binghamton Crickets, Hazleton Pugilists, Jersey City Skeeters, Newark Trunkmakers, Scranton Miners and Wilkes-Barre Barons. The league champion was the Newark Trunkmakers, who went 83–23.The league's president was John W. Collins. ==Standings and statistics== 1888Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Newark Trunkmakers8323Chris Meisel Jersey City Skeeters8425.7710.5Pat Powers Wilkes-Barre Barons5948.55124.5James Donnelly / John Irwin Scranton Miners5551.51928.0Sam Crane Allentown Peanuts5157.47233Fergy Malone / Charles Reuter Easton3867.36244.5L.F. Abbott / John Henry / Henry Putnam Elmira3473.31849.5Charlie Hall Binghamton Crickets 1550.231NALeonard Baldwin / John Lavin Hazleton Pugilists 732.179NACharles Gessner +'''Player statistics''' Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot John CroganNewarkBABill DaleyJersey CityW42 John CroganNewarkRunsHarry PyleJersey CityPCT.818 18-4 John CroganNewarkHits Jimmy KnowlesJersey CityHR John McKeeWilkes-BarreSB
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