The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.

Early leagues

Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active: In addition, a Class C level Interstate Association existed for one season, 1906, in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

1895 to 1900 Interstate League

Cities represented 1895 – 1900

Standings & statistics 1895 to 1900

1895 Interstate League - schedule President: Howard H. Zeigler The league disbanded July 15 1896 Intestate League President: Charles B. Powers 1897 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers President: Charles B. Powers President: Charles B. Powers No Playoffs were held. 1900 Interstate League President: Charles B. Powers Playoff: Fort Wayne 4 games, Dayton 3.

1905 to 1908 Interstate League

Cities represented 1905 – 1908

Standings & statistics 1905 to 1908

1905 Interstate League President: Frank Baumeister / George F. Rindernecht No Playoffs Scheduled. 1906 Interstate League President: George F. Rindernecht No Playoffs Scheduled. No player statistics available. 1907 Interstate League schedule President: Frank Baumeister The league played a third season, August 7 through September 8, won by Bradford. Oil City was declared the first half champion because DuBois disbanded. Playoff: Oil City 4 games, Bradford 3. 1908 Interstate League President: C.L. Rexford

1913 Interstate League

Cities represented 1913

Standings & statistics 1913

1913 Interstate League schedule President: C.L. Rexford The league disbanded July 21.

1914 to 1916 Interstate League

Cities represented 1914 – 1916

Standings & statistics 1914-1916

1914 Interstate League Presidents: Milton A. Jordan / W. Duke Jr. No Individual Statistics Available. 1915 Interstate League President: James A. Lindsey Playoff: None; Olean refused to engage in a playoff, claiming that Jamestown's second half games should have been thrown out for failing to complete the schedule and Olean should have won both halves. The claim was denied and the title was awarded to Wellsville. 1916 Interstate League schedule President: James A. Lindsey Warren disbanded August 4; none of its second half games (6-9) were counted. Erie disbanded August 9. Games thrown out: Wins: Warren 6, Wellsville 3, Bradford 2, Erie 2, St. Marys 1, Johnsonburg 1; Losses: Warren 9, Wellsville 4, St. Marys 1.

1932 Interstate League

Cities represented 1932

Standings & statistics 1932

1932 Interstate League President: William J. Willenbecher The league disbanded June 20.

1939–1952

The longest tenured version of the Interstate League was the last incarnation, which played in the Mid-Atlantic states from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor leagues to operate continuously during the World War II period. This circuit, which began as Class C and was upgraded to Class B in 1940, typically had teams in Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Sunbury, all in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown, Maryland; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. Its final champion was the Hagerstown Braves, a Boston Braves affiliate. That season, the York White Roses led the league in attendance, attracting over 78,000 fans.

Cities/Teams/Years

League champions

Individual records

Hitting

128, Richard Burgett, Allentown (1946) 24, Charley Neal, Lancaster (1951) 22, Bill Cox, Harrisburg (1941) 22, Edward Nowak, Hagerstown (1945)

Pitching

29, Norman Shope, York (1944)

No-hitters