The six-team Utah-Idaho League was founded in 1926 as a class C league. The Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...

 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

• Boise, ID: Boise Senators 1928
• Idaho Falls, ID: Idaho Falls Spuds 1926-1928
• Logan, UT: Logan Collegians 1926-1927
• Ogden, UT: Ogden Gunners 1926-1928
• Pocatello, ID: Pocatello Bannocks 1926-1928
• Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City Bees 1926-1928
• Twin Falls, ID: Twin Falls Bruins 1926-1929

1926

Utah-Idaho League

President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Idaho Falls Spuds	75	39	.658	0	Bill Leard Bill Leard William Wallace Leard , is a former professional baseball player who played second base in three games for the 1917 Brooklyn Robins....  / Danny Collins Danny Collins Daniel Lewis "Danny" Collins is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town on loan from Stoke City. Collins also plays for the Wales national football team as a defender....
Twin Falls Bruins	63	50	.558	11.5	Carl Zamlock
Pocatello Bannocks	58	53	.523	15.5	Al Bonner / Bert McIvor / Doug Taitt Doug Taitt Douglas John Taitt [Poco] was a right fielder in Major League Baseball and a player/manager in the Minor leagues. Listed at 6' 0", 176 lb., Taitt batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
Logan Collegians	48	65	.425	26.5	Harry Wolter Harry Wolter Harry Meiggs Wolter was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds , Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox , New York Highlanders/New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs ....  / Nick Williams Nick Williams Nick Williams is a rugby union player who played for Munster in the Magners League and Heineken Cup for 2 seasons. Williams won 19 caps for Munster and scored 4 tries, including a hat-trick against the Newport Gwent Dragons. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for...  / Nate Shandling
Salt Lake City Bees	52	70	.426	27	Bud Orr / Bert Whaling Bert Whaling Albert James Whaling was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves from to . Whaling batted and threw right-handed.-Baseball career:Whaling began his professional baseball career at the age of 20 with the Portland Beavers in...  / Chet Chadbourne Chet Chadbourne Chester James Chadbourne was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for three teams between and . Listed at 5' 9", ., Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Parkman, Maine and married Gladys I...
Ogden Gunners	46	65	.414	27.5	Ray Bates Ray Bates Raymond Bates was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for 2 seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1913 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1917....  / Dad Gimlin / Guy Cooper Guy Cooper Guy Evans Cooper was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., Cooper was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...

No Playoff Scheduled. Player Statistics>

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Charles King	Logan	BA	.402		Robert Hurst Robert Hurst Robert Hurst is the president of CTV News. He was senior producer for the newsmagazine W-FIVE for much of the show's existence. In 1983, he won the New York International Gold for Best Documentary....	Idaho Falls	W	22
Roy Johnson Roy Johnson Roy Cleveland Johnson was a left fielder/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Boston Bees . A native of Pryor, Oklahoma, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed...	Idaho Falls	Runs	133		Bruce Cunningham Bruce Cunningham Bruce Lee Cunningham , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from - for the Boston Braves.-External links:...	Pocatello	SO	140
Eddie Rose	Idaho Falls	Hits	177		Guy Morrison Guy Morrison -References:***...	Idaho Falls	ERA	2.83
Larman Cox	Ogden	HR	20

1927

Utah-Idaho League

President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Ogden Gunners	58	45	.563	0	Art Murphy Art Murphy Arthur "Art" Bixler Murphy was a classical and jazz musician, pianist and composer. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey...  / Del Baker Del Baker Delmer David Baker was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1940 Detroit Tigers to the American League pennant...
Salt Lake City Bees	59	50	.541	2	Harry O'Neill Harry O'Neill (pitcher) Joseph Henry O'Neill was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games for the Philadelphia Athletics over two seasons, one in and three in ....
Idaho Falls Spuds	52	47	.525	4	Dan O'Leary Dan O'Leary Daniel O'Leary , also known as "Hustlin' Dan", was an American Major League Baseball player from Detroit, Michigan. He played in the outfield sparingly for five seasons with five different teams from to...
Logan Collegians	49	51	.490	7.5	Harry Wolter Harry Wolter Harry Meiggs Wolter was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds , Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox , New York Highlanders/New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs ....
Pocatello Bannocks	48	50	.490	7.5	Ivy Olson Ivy Olson Ivan Massie Olson born in Kansas City, Missouri was a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the Cleveland Naps , Cincinnati Reds And Brooklyn Robins...
Twin Falls Bruins	40	63	.388	18	Curly Gardiner / Bill Leard Bill Leard William Wallace Leard , is a former professional baseball player who played second base in three games for the 1917 Brooklyn Robins....

Playoff: Idaho Falls 4 games, Pocatello 3. Player Statistics>

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Wally Berger Wally Berger Walter Anton Berger was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams, primarily the Boston Braves. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until . He still...	Pocatello	BA	.385		George Hollerson	Salt Lake City	W	18
John Schinski	Logan	Runs	93		Dave Salazar	Pocatello	SO	129
R. Dennis Gearron	Logan	Runs	93		George Hollerson	Salt Lake City	ERA	2.52
Ira Caffey	Salt Lake City	Hits	152		Wally Berger Wally Berger Walter Anton Berger was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams, primarily the Boston Braves. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until . He still...	Pocatello	HR	24

1928

Utah-Idaho League

President: Fred M. Nye

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Salt Lake City Bees	68	49	.581	0	Bobby Coltrin
Boise Senators	60	55	.522	7	Harry O'Neill Harry O'Neill (pitcher) Joseph Henry O'Neill was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games for the Philadelphia Athletics over two seasons, one in and three in ....
Pocatello Bannocks	57	58	.496	10	Jack Roche
Ogden Gunners	57	59	.491	10.5	Del Baker Del Baker Delmer David Baker was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1940 Detroit Tigers to the American League pennant...
# Twin Falls Bruins	29	29	.500	NA	Bill Leard Bill Leard William Wallace Leard , is a former professional baseball player who played second base in three games for the 1917 Brooklyn Robins....
# Idaho Falls Spuds	17	38	.309	NA	Pete 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	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ed Coleman Ed Coleman (baseball) Parke Edward Coleman is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1932–1935 and the St. Louis Browns from 1935–1936...	Boise/Twin	BA	.385		Val Glynn	Salt Lake City	W	16
Arthur Parker	Pocatello	Runs	111		Curt Davis Curt Davis Curtis Benton Davis was a Major League Baseball pitcher. On October 2, 1933 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals in the 1933 rule V draft. He played for the Phillies , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals , and Brooklyn Dodgers...	Salt Lake City	W	16
Ed Coleman Ed Coleman (baseball) Parke Edward Coleman is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1932–1935 and the St. Louis Browns from 1935–1936...	Boise/Twin	Hits	167		George Hollerson	Boise	W	16
Ed Coleman Ed Coleman (baseball) Parke Edward Coleman is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1932–1935 and the St. Louis Browns from 1935–1936...	Boise/Twin	HR	26		Lefty Gomez Lefty Gómez Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...	Salt Lake City	SO	172
George Hollerson	Boise	ERA	3.34

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Lefty Gomez
  Lefty Gómez
  Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...
  
  , 1928 Salt Lake City Bees
• Ernie Lombardi
  Ernie Lombardi
  Ernesto Natali "Ernie" Lombardi , was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Robins, the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves and the New York Giants during a Hall of Fame career that spanned 17 years, from 1931 to 1947. He had several nicknames, including "Schnozz", "Lumbago", "Bocci",...
  
  , 1927 Ogden Gunners