The International Association
This article was written by L. Robert Davids
This article was published in 1977 Baseball Research Journal
Baseball’s first recognized minor league was organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1877. The first game was played at Lynn, Massachusetts on April 26 with William (Candy) Cummings, who was also president of the new league, losing to the Manchester, New Hampshire team 14-3. The final game of the 1877 season was played on October 2 in London, Ontario, where the champion Tecumsehs beat Pittsburgh 5-2. Here are the final standings of those seven teams competing for the championship. Lynn did not complete the season.
|
City/Club |
W |
L |
Tied |
Pct. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
London, Ont. Tecumsehs |
14 |
4 |
2 |
.778 |
|
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
13 |
6 |
0 |
.684 |
|
Rochester, New York |
10 |
8 |
0 |
.556 |
|
Manchester, New Hampshire |
9 |
10 |
0 |
.474 |
|
Columbus, Ohio Buckeyes |
9 |
11 |
2 |
.450 |
|
Guelph, Ont. Maple Leafs |
4 |
12 |
0 |
.250 |
|
Lynn, Mass. Live Oaks |
1 |
9 |
0 |
.100 |