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Iron & Oil Association

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Iron & Oil Association
ClassificationIndependent (1884)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1884
Ceased1884
PresidentHorace G. Miller (1884)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1 Franklin (1884)

The Iron & Oil Association was a six–team Minor League Baseball league that operated in 1884. The league franchises were based in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The league folded following the 1884 season.

Cities represented

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1884 Iron & Oil Association

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Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Franklin Braves 31 8 .795 W.E. Baker
New Brighton/Johnstown 19 16 .543 10.0 William Boyle / W.C. Blogg
New Castle Nashannocks 20 24 .455 13.5 Levi Dunham / William Ellis
Youngstown 18 23 .439 14.0 Thomas Dorsey / T.P. Brownlee
East Liberty Stars 10 27 .270 20.0 William Deems
Oil City Oilers 18 18 .500 NA Norman Baker / George Balsley

New Brighton disbanded August 1 and was replaced by Johnstown.
Oil City disbanded August 4. [1]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

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