Ohio State League
Team Name W L PCT GB Managers
Middletown Rockets 89 50 .640 0 Ivy Griffin
Zanesville Dodgers 74 66 .529 15.5 Knight / Mikesell / Hayworth / McNair / Bryant
Lima Reds 72 68 .514 17.5 Cap Crossley
Springfield Giants 64 75 .460 25 Earl Wolgamot
Marion Cardinals 62 77 .446 27 Grover Hartley / Wally Schang
Newark Moundsmen 57 82 .410 32 Mickey O'Neil
Cities represented and statistics -- 1936–1947
Dayton , Ohio : Dayton Indians 1946–1947 ( moved to Central League ) Findlay , Ohio : Findlay Browns 1937–1938 ; Findlay Oilers 1939–1940 ; Findlay Browns 1941 Fostoria , Ohio : Fostoria Cardinals 1936 ; Fostoria Red Birds 1937–1941 Fremont , Ohio : Fremont Reds 1936-mid 1938 ; Fremont Green Sox mid 1938–1941 Lima , Ohio : Lima Pandas 1939–1941 ; Lima Red Birds 1944 ; Lima Reds 1945 ; Lima Terriers 1946–1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) Mansfield , Ohio : Mansfield Tigers 1936 ; Mansfield Red Sox 1937 ; Mansfield Braves 1939–1941 Marion , Ohio : Marion Presidents 1937 ; Marion Diggers 1944 ; Marion Cardinals 1945–1946 ; Marion Cubs 1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) Middletown , Ohio : Middletown Red Sox 1944 ; Middletown Rockets 1945–1946 Muncie , Indiana : Muncie Packers 1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) New Philadelphia , Ohio : New Philadelphia Red Birds 1936 Newark , Ohio : Newark Moundsmen 1944–1947 Richmond , Indiana : Richmond Roses 1946–1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) Sandusky , Ohio : Sandusky Sailors 1936–1937 Springfield , Ohio : Springfield Giants 1944–1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) Tiffin , Ohio : Tiffin Mud Hens 1936–1941 Zanesville , Ohio : Zanesville Dodgers 1944–1947 ( moved to Ohio–Indiana League ) 1936 President : Harry Smith Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Tiffin Mud Hens 60 35 .635 0 Myles Thomas Sandusky Sailors 51 47 .520 10.5 Chappie Geygan Fostoria Cardinals 45 50 .474 15 Harry Aldrick / George Silvey Fremont Reds 42 56 .429 19.5 Marty Purtell New Philadelphia Red Birds # 2 6 .250 NA George Silvey Mansfield Tigers # 2 8 .200 NA Jack Orr # Mansfield & New Philadelphia disbanded May 26 . Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot John Zipay Fostoria BA .419 Edward Bastian Tiffin W 18 John Clements Tiffin Runs 97 Steve Vargo Fostoria SO 156 Jack Suydam Tiffin Hits 141 Charles Cronin Tiffin ERA 3.27 John Clements Tiffin RBI 112 John Clements Tiffin HR 37 1937 President : Harry Smith Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Mansfield Red Sox 59 24 .711 0 Dewey Stover Sandusky / Marion # 61 30 .670 2 Chappie Geygan Tiffin Mud Hens 43 38 .531 15 Emilio Palmero / Al Eckert Findlay Browns 43 47 .478 19.5 Grover Hartley Fremont Reds 36 55 .396 27 Howard Bohl Fostoria Red Birds 20 68 .227 41.5 Cavanaugh / Jenkins / Bowen / Aldrick # Sandusky moved to Marion June22 . Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Dewey Stover Mansfield BA .383 Gordon Mann Sand/Mar W 18-2 Johnny Barrett Mansfield Runs 97 Marion Spence Sand/Mar W 18 Johnny Barrett Mansfield Hits 129 Charles Cronin Tiffin SO 178 Chappie Geygan Sand/Mar RBI 91 Gordon Mann Sand/Mar ERA 2.30 1938 President : Paul Shank Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Fostoria Red Birds 55 41 .573 0 Jack Farmer Fremont Reds/Green Sox 51 43 .543 3 Chappie Geygan Findlay Browns 44 54 .449 12 Grover Hartley Tiffin Mud Hens 44 56 .440 13 Tony Rogala Playoff : Freemont 3 games , Fostoria 0 . Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Peter Kraus Fostoria BA .372 Glen Fletcher Free/Find W 15 Peter Kraus Fostoria Runs 100 Jack Farmer Fostoria SO 164 Peter Kraus Fostoria Hits 137 Frederick Berger Fostoria Pct .818 ; 9-2 Del Wilber Findlay RBI 83 Chappie Geygan Fremont HR 18 1939 President : Paul H. Shank Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Findlay Oilers 68 62 .523 0 Grover Hartley Fremont Green Sox 66 63 .512 1.5 Chappie Geygan Fostoria Red Birds 66 63 .512 1.5 Jack Farmer Lima Pandas 64 66 .492 4 Dick Ward Tiffin Mud Hens 64 66 .492 4 Jim Lawrence Mansfield Braves 61 69 .469 7 Ray French Playoff : Lima defeated Tiffin in a one-game playoff for fourth place . Freemont won 2nd place by coin toss . Findley 2 games , Fostoria 0 ; Lima 2 games , Fremont 1 ; Finals : Lima 4 games , Findlay 3 ; Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Hank Edwards Mansfield BA .395 Glen Fletcher Findlay W 22 Hank Edwards Mansfield Runs 135 Fred Berger Fostoria SO 231 Hank Edwards Mansfield Hits 209 Red Evans Lima Pct .846 ; 11-2 Del Wilber Findlay RBI 145 Hank Edwards Mansfield HR 18 1940 President : Paul H. Shank Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Lima Pandas 85 34 .714 0 Merle Settlemire Findlay Oilers 70 46 .603 13.5 Grover Hartley /George Ruley Mansfield Braves 59 59 .500 25.5 Dewey Strong Tiffin Mud Hens 50 64 .429 32.5 Myles Thomas Fostoria Red Birds 44 73 .376 40 Bobby Jones Fremont Green Sox 43 75 .364 41.5 Ray Caldwell / Garland Sewell Playoff : Lima 3 games , Mansfield 0 ; Findley 3 games , Tiffin 1 ; Finals : Lima 4 Games , Findley 2 . Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Gene Woodling Mansfield BA .398 Frank Biscan Lima W 26 John Cindric Lima Runs 141 Frank Biscan Lima SO 243 Stanley Mazgay Findlay Hits 175 Merle Settlemire Lima Pct .1000 ; 15-0 John Cindric Lima RBI 150 John Cindric Lima HR 39 1941 President : Joe Donnelly Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Fremont Green Sox 69 34 .670 0 Chappie Geygan Mansfield Braves 67 40 .626 4 Alex Clowson Tiffin Mud Hens 50 55 .476 20 Charles LeCrone / Harry Taylor Fostoria Red Birds 49 57 .462 21.5 Lee Ellison / Jim Cronin Lima Pandas 43 64 .402 28 Otis Brannan / Merle Settlemire Findlay Browns 37 65 .363 31.5 Grover Hartley Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Johnny Gerlach Tiffin BA .340 J.G . Stasaitis Fremont W 19 Jim Pruett Fostoria BA .340 Don Bayliss Tiffin SO 198 Johnny Gerlach Tiffin Hits 137 Lloyd Fisher Fremont Pct .857 ; 18-3 Henry Miesle Fremont RBI 86 Ed Mutryn Mansfield HR 22 No League play 1942 & 1943 due to WW II . 1944 President : Joe Donnelly Team Name W L PCT GB Managers Springfield Giants 76 54 .585 0 Earl Wolgamot Newark Moundsmen 71 58 .550 4.5 Clay Bryant Middletown Red Sox 66 61 .520 8.5 Red Barnes Lima Red Birds 65 62 .512 9.5 Runt Marr / Leo Norris Zanesville Dodgers 58 71 .450 17.5 Jack Knight Marion Diggers 50 80 .385 26 Grover Hartley Playoffs : Newark 3 games , Lima 1 ; Middletown 3 games , Springfield 2 ; Finals : Newark 4 games , Middletown 2 . Player Statistics Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot Luke Majorki Newark BA .355 Ned Garver Newark W 21 Neal Reside Lima Runs 120 Ned Garver Newark SO 221 Neal Reside Lima Hits 173 Ned Garver Newark ERA 1.21 Harvey Zernia Lima RBI 114 Eddie Volan Newark HR 20 1945 President : Frank M. Colley
The first Ohio State League was a baseball league in 1887 before changing names to the Tri-State League. The first 20th century Ohio State League started in 1908 as a class D loop and ran through 1916. Another Ohio State League was formed in 1936 and ran through 1947 except for a break in '42-'43 due to World War II. In 1945, the OSL was one of just four class D circuits in operation, yet it was one of the first of dozens of leagues to collapse after World War II. The class D Ohio-Indiana League was formed in 1948 with eight teams, with seven of the eight cities coming from the Ohio State League. Six teams made their home in Ohio and the remaining two where from Indiana. This league lasted through
1951.