Utah-Idaho League

The six-team Utah-Idaho League was founded in 1926 as a class C league. The Pacific Coast League used the Utah-Idaho for player development, but travel costs in the mountainous territory plagued the league and it shut down after the 1928 season.

Cities Represented

Teams & Statistics

1926

Utah-Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye

TeamWLPct.GBManager
Idaho Falls Spuds 7539.6580Bill Leard / Danny Collins
Twin Falls Bruins 6350.55811.5Carl Zamlock
Pocatello Bannocks5853.52315.5Al Bonner / Bert McIvor / Doug Taitt
Logan Collegians4865.42526.5Harry Wolter / Nick Williams / Nate Shandling
Salt Lake City Bees5270.42627Bud Orr / Bert Whaling / Chet Chadbourne
Ogden Gunners4665.41427.5Ray Bates / Dad Gimlin / Guy Cooper

No Playoff Scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Charles KingLoganBA.402Robert Hurst Idaho FallsW22
Roy JohnsonIdaho FallsRuns133Bruce CunninghamPocatelloSO140
Eddie RoseIdaho FallsHits177Guy MorrisonIdaho FallsERA2.83
Larman CoxOgdenHR20

1927

Utah-Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye

TeamWLPct.GBManager
Ogden Gunners 5845.5630Art Murphy / Del Baker
Salt Lake City Bees 5950.5412Harry O'Neill
Idaho Falls Spuds5247.5254Dan O'Leary
Logan Collegians4951.4907.5Harry Wolter
Pocatello Bannocks4850.4907.5Ivy Olson
Twin Falls Bruins4063.38818Curly Gardiner / Bill Leard

Playoff: Idaho Falls 4 games, Pocatello 3.

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Wally BergerPocatelloBA.385George Hollerson Salt Lake CityW18
John SchinskiLoganRuns93Dave SalazarPocatelloSO129
R. Dennis GearronLoganRuns93George HollersonSalt Lake CityERA2.52
Ira CaffeySalt Lake CityHits152Wally BergerPocatelloHR24

1928

Utah-Idaho League
President: Fred M. Nye

TeamWLPct.GBManager
Salt Lake City Bees 6849.5810Bobby Coltrin
Boise Senators 6055.5227Harry O'Neill
Pocatello Bannocks5758.49610Jack Roche
Ogden Gunners5759.49110.5Del Baker
# Twin Falls Bruins2929.500NABill Leard
# Idaho Falls Spuds1738.309NAPete Maloney

# Twin Falls & Idaho Falls disbanded July 5, at the end of the first half.

Playoff: Salt Lake City 4 games, Boise 1.

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinBA.385Val Glynn Salt Lake CityW16
Arthur ParkerPocatelloRuns111Curt DavisSalt Lake CityW16
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinHits167George HollersonBoiseW16
Ed ColemanBoise/TwinHR26Lefty GomezSalt Lake CitySO172
George HollersonBoiseERA3.34

Hall of Fame Alumni

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.