Iron & Oil Association
The Iron & Oil Association was a six-team minor league baseball league that operated in 1884. The circuit was based in Ohio and Pennsylvania and lasted most of one season in 1884.
Cities represented/Teams
| * East Liberty, Ohio | East Liberty Stars |
| * Franklin, Pennsylvania | Franklin |
| * Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Johnstown |
| * New Brighton, Pennsylvania | New Brighton [1] |
| * New Castle, Pennsylvania | New Castle Neshannocks |
| * Oil City, Pennsylvania | Oil City [2] |
| * Youngstown, Ohio | Youngstown |
Major League Baseball alumni
- Harry Arundel
- Norm Baker
- Bill Blair
- Wes Blogg
- Dick Buckley
- Ed Cartwright
- Elmer Cleveland
- Ed Coughlin
- Amos Cross
- Dell Darling
- Pit Gilman
- Emil Gross
- John Hofford
- Heinie Kappel
- Henry Kessler
- Milo Lockwood
- Al Mays
- Jimmy McAleer
- Ed McKean
- Billy Otterson
- Ed Sixsmith
- Skyrocket Smith
- Bill Stemmyer
- Steve Toole
- Jim Toy
- Abe Wolstenholme
Notes
1 - New Brighton disbanded on August 1 and was replaced by Johnstown
2 - Oil City disbanded on August 4 and the league folded after that
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