The Fairmont Black Diamonds were an American minor league baseball team based in Fairmont, West Virginia . They played under several names between 1907 and 1931.
4-912: They played in the Western Pennsylvania League in 1907, the Pennsylvania–West Virginia League in 1909 and 1914, the West Virginia League in 1910, the Ohio–Pennsylvania League in 1912 and the Middle Atlantic League from 1925–1931. They were known as the Fairmont Badies in 1908. In 1914, a team known only as Fairmont played once again in the Pennsylvania–West Virginia League. The team posted
8-632: A 3-2 record, before the league ceased operations on June 1, 1914. Notable players include major leaguers Reddy Mack , who managed the team in 1907 and Everett Scott . This article about a baseball team in West Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western Pennsylvania League The Western Pennsylvania League was a Class D level minor league baseball league consisting of teams based in Pennsylvania , West Virginia and Maryland that played during
12-637: The Kittanning Infants entered the league, but disbanded, along with Beaver Falls, on August 11, 1907. Greensburg disbanded on August 25, 1907. Fairmont finished in first place with a 68–36 record. Jim Clark , Dick Hoblitzell and Reddy Mack played in the league. A league by the same name existed in the late 1889. The Latrobe (7–10) franchise was forfeited to the league May 28. The league then awarded it to Cumberland. Cumberland (5–20) moved to Piedmont (4–6) June 27, then to Somerset (0–5) July 11. It disbanded later that month. Kittanning entered
16-702: The 1907 season. The Class D level Western Pennsylvania League began the 1907 season with eight teams. The Beaver Falls Beavers , Butler White Sox , Clarksburg Bees , Connellsville Cokers , Fairmont Champions , Greensburg Red Sox , Scottdale Giants and the Latrobe, Pennsylvania team were charter members. On May 28, 1907, the Latrobe team was forfeited to the league. The Cumberland Rooters took its place, but that team moved to Piedmont, West Virginia on June 27, then to Somerset, Pennsylvania on July 11. It eventually folded altogether later that month. On August 1,
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