Iron and Oil League

The Iron and Oil League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1895 and 1898 seasons. League teams were based in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.

History
The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890s and existing from time to time in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants.

It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL.

Honus Wagner and his brother Butts Wagner played in the league in 1895. Among other major leaguers, Jack Glasscock and Buck Weaver also played in the league.

Cities represented

 * Bradford, PA: Bradford Pirates 1898
 * Celoron, NY: Celeron 1895; Celoron Acme Colored Giants 1898
 * Dunkirk, NY & Fredonia, NY: Dunkirk-Fredonia 1898
 * Franklin, PA: Franklin Braves 1895
 * Meadville, PA: Meadville 1898
 * New Castle, PA: New Castle Quakers 1895
 * Oil City, PA: Oil City Oilers 1895, 1898
 * Olean, NY: Olean 1898
 * Sharon, PA: Sharon 1895
 * Titusville, PA: Titusville 1895
 * Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: Twin Cities Twins 1895
 * Warren, PA: Warren 1895, 1898
 * Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895

1895 Iron And Oil League
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1898 Iron And Oil League
Oil City (17–13) transferred to Dunkirk–Fredonia June 18 The Black Clereon team disbanded July 5 and was replaced with a white team Olean disbanded July 14, causing the league to disband.