The Pacific Interstate League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1891 season. The four–team Independent level league consisted of teams based in Oregon and Washington. The Pacific Interstate League permanently folded following the 1891 season, later succeeded by the Inland Empire League, featuring the same four franchises.
| Classification | Independent (1891) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1891 |
| Ceased | 1891 |
| Replaced by | Inland Empire League |
| President | Unknown (1891) |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 La Grande Grand Rhonders (1891) |
History
editThe four host cities first formed together as the Pacific Interstate League of 1891. The Independent level league comprised the Baker Bunch Grassers, La Grande Grand Rhonders, Pendleton Ho Hos and Walla Walla Walla Wallas.[1][2]
On June 6, 1891, the Pacific Interstate League began league play. The La Grande Grand Rhonders won the championship with a 20–10 record, finishing 2.0 games ahead of the next team in the final standings. La Grande was followed by the second place Pendleton Giants/Ho Hos (18–12), third place Walla Walla Walla Wallas (16–14) and fourth place Baker Bunch Grassers (6–24) in the final Pacific Interstate League standings. Ending the season schedule on September 14, 1891, the league did not return to play in 1892 and permanently folded.[2][1]
Eleven years after the Pacific Interstate League folded as a minor league, the same four cities reformed as the 1902 Inland Empire League, a Class D level league. The Baker City Gold Diggers, La Grande Beetpullers, Pendleton Indians and Walla Walla Sharpshooters were the 1902 members.[1][3][4]
Pacific Interstate League teams
edit| Team name | City represented | Ballpark | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker City Bunch Grassers | Baker City, Oregon | Unknown[5] | 1891 |
| La Grande Grand Rhonders | La Grande, Oregon | Unknown[6] | 1891 |
| Pendleton Ho Hos | Pendleton, Oregon | Round–Up Park [7] | 1891 |
| Walla Walla Walla Wallas | Walla Walla, Washington | Unknown[8] | 1891 |
League standings
edit1891 Pacific Interstate League
edit| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grande Grand Rhonders | 20 | 10 | .667 | – | A. Miller[9] |
| Pendleton Ho Hos | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.0 | Andrew Tully[10] |
| Walla Walla Walla Wallas | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.0 | Skyrocket Smith[11] |
| Baker City Bunch Grassers | 6 | 24 | .200 | 14.0 | W.S. Bowers[12] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ a b "1891 Pacific Inter-State League (PISL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1902 Inland Empire League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 26, 1902, Page 5, Image 5 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu.
- ^ "Unknown in Baker, OR minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Unknown in La Grande, OR minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Round-Up Park in Pendleton, OR minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Unknown in Walla Walla, WA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 La Grande Grand Rhonders minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 Pendleton Giants/Ho Hos minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 Walla Walla Walla Wallas minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 Baker Bunch Grassers minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1891 Pacific Interstate League". Baseball-Reference.com.