Tidewater League

The Tidewater League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in 1911. The 1911 Tidewater League consisted of teams based in North Carolina and Virginia in their only season of play.

Tidewater League
SportMinor league baseball, Class D
Founded1911
CeasedAugust 1, 1911
No. of teams6
Country United States
Most titles1
Suffolk (1911)

History

The Tidewater League was a Class D minor league that began play on May 11, 1911. The league president was William H. Hannan, Jr. The six–team league was composed of teams without monikers representing Elizabeth City, North Carolina and the Virginia cities of Hampton, Newport News, Old Point Comfort, Portsmouth and Suffolk.[1][2][3][4]

In the only season of league play, the Tidewater League regular season ended on August 1, 1911. Suffolk finished with a regular season record of 16–5 to claim the Tidewater League Championship. They were followed by Elizabeth City (8–5), Hampton (11–9), Newport News (10–11), Old Point Comfort (7–13) and Portsmouth (4–12) in the league standings.[5][6][7][8][9][10][2]

Portsmouth folded on July 22, 1911. Elizabeth City folded on July 30, 1911. The Tidewater League permanently folded after their only season of play in 1911.[4]

1911 Tidewater League teams

Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, North Carolina Unknown 1911
Hampton Hampton, Virginia Unknown 1911
Newport News Newport News, Virginia Horowitz Field[11] 1911
Old Point Comfort Old Point, Virginia Unknown 1911
Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Unknown 1911
Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Unknown 1911

1911 Tidewater League overall standings

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Suffolk165.761-Thomas Guiheen [5][12]
Elizabeth City*85.6154.5Earl Holt[6][13]
Hampton119.5506.0Steve Griffin[7][14]
Newport News1011.4767.0Hugh Shannon[8][15]
Old Point Comfort713.3508.5Ducky Holmes[9][16]
Portsmouth*410.33312.0Dad Clark[10][17]

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References

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