The Arkansas State League was an American minor league baseball league that played in various seasons between 1894 and 1935, forming three different times. The first version was in operation in 1894, followed by an 1897 league. The Class D level league operated from 1908 to 1909 in Arkansas and Louisiana and also in 1934 to 1935 in Arkansas and Missouri. In 1936, the league evolved to become the Arkansas-Missouri League. Little Rock and Rogers each won two league championships.

Cities represented

• Alexandria, Louisiana: Alexandria Hoo Hoos 1909
• Argenta, Arkansas: Argenta 1908; Argenta Shamrocks 1909
• Bentonville, Arkansas: Bentonville Officeholders 1934–1935
• Brinkley, Arkansas: Brinkley Infants 1908
• Camden, Arkansas: Camden Rainmakers 1894
• Cassville, Missouri: Cassville Tigers 1935
• Fayetteville, Arkansas: Fayetteville Educators 1934; Fayetteville Bears 1935
• Fort Smith, Arkansas: Fort Smith Indians 1894, 1897; Ft. Smith Soldiers 1909
• Helena, Arkansas: Helena Ponies 1908; Helena Hellions 1909
• Hot Springs, Arkansas: Hot Springs Bathers 1894, 1897; Hot Springs Giants 1908; Hot Springs Vaporites 1909
• Huntsville, Arkansas: Huntsville Red Birds 1935
• Jonesboro, Arkansas: Jonesboro Zebras 1909
• Little Rock, Arkansas: Little Rock Rose Buds 1894; Little Rock Senators 1897
• Monroe, Louisiana: Monroe Municipals 1909
• Morrilton, Arkansas: Morrilton Cotton Pickers 1894
• Newport, Arkansas & Batesville, Arkansas: Newport Pearl Diggers 1908; Newport-Batesville Pearl Diggers 1909
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Pine Bluff Pine Knotts 1908
• Poplar Bluff, Missouri: Poplar Bluff Tigers 1908
• Rogers, Arkansas: Rogers Rustlers 1934; Rogers Cardinals 1935
• Siloam Springs, Arkansas: Siloam Springs Buffaloes 1934; Siloam Springs Travelers 1935
• Texarkana, Arkansas: Texarkana 1894 ;Texarkana Nobles 1897
• Texarkana, Texas: Texarkana 1909

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Standings & statistics

1894, 1897

1894 Arkansas State League

Season ended June 23^[2]
1897 Arkansas State League

After the league disbanded August 18, Little Rock and Hot Springs played a 21-game series for the championship of Arkansas.

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1908 & 1909

1908 Arkansas State League

Poplar Bluff was replaced by Brinkley June 8. No Playoffs were scheduled.^[4]

1909 Arkansas State League

Argenta & Alexandria disbanded June 7; Monroe moved to Newport-Batesville July 1.
League disbanded July 7.^{[citation needed][1][5]}

1934 to 1935

1934 Arkansas State League
The Arkansas State League reformed with four teams. Franchises based in Bentonville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Rogers, Arkansas, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas joined. The winners of the first and second halves of the season played for the league championship at the end of the year.

Playoff: Rogers defeated Siloam Springs 5–2 in a one-game playoff for the first half title. Bentonville was declared second half winner when Fayetteville and Siloam Springs folded August 19.
Finals: Rogers defeated Bentonville 4 games to 3 for the championship.^{[citation needed][1][6]}

1935 Arkansas State League
The league expanded, adding the franchises in Cassville, Missouri and Huntsville, Arkansas to expand from four teams to six teams.

Playoff: Rogers (1st half winner) defeated Siloam Springs (2nd half winner) 4 games to 3 for the championship.^{[citation needed][1][7]}

All teams continued play in the renamed 1936 Arkansas–Missouri League. The Arkansas State League folded.^[8]

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