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

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition.

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