Uniontown Coal Barons
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The Uniontown Coal Barons were a Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League
(1906-1907), Pennsylvania-West Virginia League
(1908-1909) and Middle Atlantic League
(1947-1949) baseball team based in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
, USA. From 1947 to 1949, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates
.
Under manager James Groninger
, they won a league championship in 1906. Under manager Frank Sisley they won a league championship in 1909.
Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League
The class D Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League began in 1906. By 1908, however, this baseball minor league was extinct. Cumberland, Maryland dropped out after 1906, leaving Maryland unrepresented in 1907...
(1906-1907), Pennsylvania-West Virginia League
Pennsylvania-West Virginia League
The Pennsylvania-West Virginia League was a professional minor league baseball league that consisted of teams from Pennsylvania and West Virginia...
(1908-1909) and Middle Atlantic League
Middle Atlantic League
The Middle Atlantic League was a lower-level circuit in American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.-History:...
(1947-1949) baseball team based in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
, USA. From 1947 to 1949, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
.
Under manager James Groninger
James Groninger
James Davis Gronninger was an American attorney, baseball player, manager, and league president.-Early years:...
, they won a league championship in 1906. Under manager Frank Sisley they won a league championship in 1909.