Shamokin Shammies
Appearance
Shamokin Shammies | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Previous classes | Class B |
League | New York-Pennsylvania League Anthracite League (1928) |
Team data | |
Previous names |
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The Shamokin Shammies played baseball in the first New York-Pennsylvania League in 1925, going 54-77, last in the eight team league. They were formed when the Oneonta Indians relocated to Shamokin, Pennsylvania after the 1924 season. The team changed its name to the Shamokin Indians for the 1926 through 1928 seasons.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Jim Curry
- Harry Davis
- Ollie Hanson
- Glenn Killinger[1]
- LaRue Kirby
- Rudy Kneisch
- Red Lutz
- Bill Morrisette[2]
- Dutch Schesler
- Amos Strunk[3]
Year-by-year record
[edit]Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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1925 | 54-77 | 8th | Amos Strunk & Clyde Mearkle | |
1926 | 61-68 | 6th | Glenn Killinger | |
1927 | 62-78 | 6th | Irvin Trout |
References
[edit]- ^ "Glenn Killinger is Hitting Hard for the Indians". The Daily News. 1926-07-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-06-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little Rock Very Little". The Daily News. 1925-05-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-06-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shamokin Shammies Didn't Want Service of Ballou". The Daily News. 1925-07-31. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-06-21 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Baseball teams established in 1925
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1925
- Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania
- 1925 establishments in Pennsylvania
- 1927 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
- Shamokin, Pennsylvania
- Sports in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Northeastern United States baseball team stubs
- Pennsylvania sports team stubs