Virginia League (1900)

Virginia League
FormerlyVirginia League (1894–96)
ClassificationClass D (1900)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1900
Ceased1900
Replaced byVirginia-North Carolina League (1901)
Virginia League (1906–1924)
PresidentJake Wells (1900)
E.Harvie Cunningham (1900)
John Brady (1900)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Norfolk Phenoms (1900)

The Virginia League was a Class D level minor baseball league based in Virginia that played in the 1900 season. It was the second formation of the "Virginia League," succeeding the first edition of the Virginia League (1894–96) and preceding the Virginia League (1906–1928).

The 1900 Virginia League was composed entirely of teams from Virginia. The six–team league consisted of the Norfolk Mary Janes, Portsmouth Pirates, Newport News Shipbuilders and Richmond Colts, as well as teams in Hopewell and Petersburg.

In June, both the Petersburg and Richmond teams disbanded during the season.[1] Following the 1900 season, the league became the Virginia-North Carolina League.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson pitched for the Norfolk Phenoms in 1900, leading Virginia League in both wins and strikeouts.[2]

  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
  2. ^ "Christy Mathewson Minor & Cuban Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.