The Pennsylvania-New Jersey League was a sixâÂÂteam Independent level minor league baseball league that played in the 1908 season. As the name indicates, the Pennsylvania-New Jersey League featured franchises based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League permanently folded after the 1908 season.
The PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League formed as Independent level minor league that played in the 1908 season.
The 1908 PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League formed as a sixâÂÂteam Independent league, beginning play on April 30, 1908. The PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League hosted franchises based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Chester, Pennsylvania, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey and York, Pennsylvania.
The York franchise was owned and managed by Y.G. Thomas. York had begun the season playing briefly in the 1908 semiâÂÂprofessional Atlantic League before joining the new PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League. Tickets for games at the York Athletic Club Grounds were 25 cents for general admission, with an additional 10 cents for the grandstand. Season tickets were $10.00 for 50 games.
York played their home opening game against Newark on May 2, 1908. Before the game, a parade was held, led by the Spring Garden band and featuring the York and Newark teams. York Mayor Weaver threw out the first pitch. York won the game by a score of 9âÂÂ4.
Trenton, New Jersey hosted two minor league teams in 1908, as the Trenton Tigers placed sixth in the Class B level Tri-State League with a 54âÂÂ73 record.
With the league allowing ties, the PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League final standings had Chester (8âÂÂ3âÂÂ1) and Trenton (7âÂÂ2âÂÂ1) in a tie for first place, but with Trenton having a higher win percentage. Allentown (6âÂÂ3âÂÂ2), Coatesville (5âÂÂ6âÂÂ2), York (5âÂÂ7âÂÂ0) and Newark (0âÂÂ10âÂÂ0) followed in the standings.
The PennsylvaniaâÂÂNew Jersey League permanently folded after the 1908 season.