The Middle Atlantic League (or Mid-Atlantic League) was a lower-level circuit in
Americanminor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.
History
The Middle Atlantic League played from
1925 through
1951, with the exception of three seasons (1943–45) when the loop suspended operations during
World War II. The league primarily featured clubs based in the U.S. states of
Pennsylvania,
Ohio and
West Virginia, although it had a team in
Maryland and, in its final season, one in
New York. Its longest-tenured team, in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania - the Johnnies - existed for 19 seasons. Its final champion was the 1951
Niagara Falls Citizens.
Throughout its 24-year history, the Middle Atlantic League was a Class-C level, one rung up from the lowest classification, Class-D.
Elmer M. Daily was president of the league through 23 years of its existence.