The Iron and Oil League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1895 and 1898 seasons. League teams were based in Ohio , Pennsylvania , New York and West Virginia .
4-608: The Acme Giants were a baseball team that played in the Iron and Oil League . They were founded by businessman Harry Curtis in 1898, in Celoron, New York , in the southwestern part of the state. The team's initial incarnation was as the Acme Colored Giants , and were a team consisting solely of black players. This made them unique in their league, which otherwise consisted of all white teams. Curtis boasted that "we will have
8-557: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Iron and Oil League The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890s and existing from time to time in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants . It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL. Honus Wagner and his brother Butts Wagner played in the league in 1895. Among other major leaguers, Jack Glasscock and Buck Weaver also played in
12-490: The league. schedule Wheeling and Twin Cities entered the league July 16 for the second half. Sharon (16–29) moved to Celeron July 16 for the second half. Oil City (17–13) transferred to Dunkirk–Fredonia June 18 The Black Clereon team disbanded July 5 and was replaced with a white team Olean disbanded July 14, causing the league to disband. This article related to a baseball league, competition or tournament
16-579: The strongest colored team in America" when he started the team. After the team won only 8 of their first 49 games, however, Curtis disbanded the team. This new team, the Acme Giants, with the word "Colored" removed, consisted of only white players. This article about a baseball team in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Negro league baseball team article
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