Arkansas State League
ClassificationIndependent (1894, 1897)
Class D (1908–1909, 1934–1935)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1894
Ceased1935
Replaced byArkansas-Missouri League
PresidentHarry S. Edwards (1897)
T. J. Craighead (1908)
W. W. Hurst (1909)
R. M. Rider (1909)
Frank E. Matthews (1934)
Charles Morgan (1934–1935)
No. of teams22
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Little Rock 1894, 1897
Rogers (1934–1935)
Related
competitions		Northeast Arkansas League
Arkansas-Texas League

The Arkansas State League was an American minor league baseball league that played in various seasons between 1894 and 1935, forming three different times. The first version was in operation in 1894, followed by an 1897 league. The Class D level league operated from 1908 to 1909 in Arkansas and Louisiana and also in 1934 to 1935 in Arkansas and Missouri. In 1936, the league evolved to become the Arkansas-Missouri League. Little Rock and Rogers each won two league championships.

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

1894, 1897

1894 Arkansas State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManager
Little Rock Rose Buds115.688-NA
Morrilton Cotton Pickers105.6670.5Massey
Camden Rainmakers710.4124.5NA
Hot Springs Bathers311.2147.0NA
Fort Smith IndiansNANANANARogers
TexarkanaNANANANANA

Season ended June 23[2]
1897 Arkansas State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Little Rock Senators217.750-Harry Edwards
Hot Springs Bathers1715.5316.0Dudley Payne
Fort Smith Indians1523.39510.0Hardin
Texarkana Nobles923.28114.0Thomas Browner

After the league disbanded August 18, Little Rock and Hot Springs played a 21-game series for the championship of Arkansas.

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1908 & 1909

1908 Arkansas State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Hot Springs Giants7838.672-Arthur Riggs / W. Forbes
Newport Pearl Diggers6544.5969.5Robert Shelton
Helena Ponies6748.58310.5Rudolph Kling
Pine Bluff Pine Knotts5161.45524.0Walter Deaver / Al Sullivan
Argenta Shamrocks4968.41928.5James Kerwin / Roy Geyer /
Charles Reece / Arthur Riggs
Poplar Bluff Tigers /
Brinkley Infants		2879.26245.5Al Sullivan / Lee Dawkins

Poplar Bluff was replaced by Brinkley June 8. No Playoffs were scheduled.[4]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Elmer CoyleHot SpringsBA.376Lucky WrightHot SpringsW27
Elmer CoyleHot SpringsRuns134Hippo VaughnHot SpringsPct.900; 9-1
Elmer CoyleHot SpringsHits178Herbert BenhamHelenaSB65

1909 Arkansas State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Jonesboro Zebras4227.609-Senter Rainey / Harry Welch
Helena Hellions3925.6090.5C. A. Vandergriff
Texarkana3435.4938.0Robert Shelton
Hot Springs Vaporites3337.4719.5Arthur Riggs / Elmer Coyle
Monroe Municipals /
Newport-Batesville Pearl Diggers		2538.39714.0W. Dobard
Ft. Smith Soldiers2742.39115.0Hugo Bezdek / Dad Ritter
Argenta Shamrocks2619.578NADad Ritter
Alexandria Hoo Hoos2023.465NAJohn Auslet

Argenta & Alexandria disbanded June 7; Monroe moved to Newport-Batesville July 1.
League disbanded July 7.[1][5]

1934 to 1935

1934 Arkansas State League
The Arkansas State League reformed with four teams. Franchises based in Bentonville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Rogers, Arkansas, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas joined. The winners of the first and second halves of the season played for the league championship at the end of the year.

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Bentonville Officeholders4035.533-Red Wilson /
Tom McGill / Ed Hawk
Siloam Springs Buffaloes3734.5211.0Clyde Glass
Rogers Rustlers3635.5072.0Ed Hawk / Pete Casey
Fayetteville Educators3342.4407.0Fred Hawn / Frank Matthews

Playoff: Rogers defeated Siloam Springs 5–2 in a one-game playoff for the first half title. Bentonville was declared second half winner when Fayetteville and Siloam Springs folded August 19.
Finals: Rogers defeated Bentonville 4 games to 3 for the championship.[1][6]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John GravesSiloam SpringsBA.387Maurice WollardBentonvilleW12
Bill BeamsBentonvilleRuns61Everette HillSiloam SpringsPct.889; 8-1
Parker RushingFayettevilleHits96Bill BeamsBentonvilleHR12
Clyde GlassSiloam SpringsRBI67

1935 Arkansas State League
The league expanded, adding the franchises in Cassville, Missouri and Huntsville, Arkansas to expand from four teams to six teams.

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Siloam Springs Travelers6643.606-Ray Powell
Rogers Cardinals5950.5417.0Fred Cato / Frank Stapleton
Cassville Tigers5448.5298.5Ed Hawk
Bentonville Officeholders5156.47714.0Bud Davis
Fayetteville Bears4556.44617.0Pete Casey / Fred Cato
Huntsville Red Birds4163.39422.5Jim Nicely /
Charles Wilson / Bill Werner

Playoff: Rogers (1st half winner) defeated Siloam Springs (2nd half winner) 4 games to 3 for the championship.[1][7]

All teams continued play in the renamed 1936 Arkansas–Missouri League. The Arkansas State League folded.[8]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Duane KratzerCassvilleBA.397Jumbo BrownBentonvilleW20
Howard RobertsCassvilleRuns89George GibsonBentonvilleW20
Wilbur DavisBentonvilleHits146Johnny JohnCassvilleSO147
Wilbur DavisBentonvilleRBI93Jumbo BrownBentonvilleERA2.97
Howard RobertsCassvilleHR21

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References

  • Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6

Hall, John G. "Majoring in The Minors." Oklahoma Bylines-Transcript Press, Norman, Oklahoma 1996 and republished 2000 by Inter-State Printing, Sedalia, Mo. ISBN 1-882336-09-7.

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