Atlantic League (1914)
Independent professional baseball league in 1914 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other leagues named "Atlantic League", see Atlantic League (1896–1900) and Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
The second Atlantic League was a Class D minor league baseball league that operated for one season in 1914.[2] The league had been known as the New York–New Jersey League a season earlier.[2]: 1 The league president was Rosslyn M. Cox,[1] who would later serve as the mayor of Middletown, New York.[3]
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Formerly | New York–New Jersey League |
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Classification | Class D |
Sport | Baseball |
Founded | March 1914[1] |
Ceased | March 1915[2]: 6 |
President | Rosslyn M. Cox |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | United States |
Last champion(s) | Poughkeepsie Honey Bugs |
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The Poughkeepsie Honey Bugs finished first in the league standings, with a record of 65–31 (there was no postseason).[4] Internal politics and poor financial agreements hindered the league, which made it to the year's end, but folded before it could play another season.[2] It was unrelated, except for name, to the first league with the name. The name has subsequently been used for a contemporary independent minor league.