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United States Baseball League
The
United States Baseball League was a short-lived hopeful third major-league that was established in
New York City in 1912.
In March 1912, organizers of the proposed league–described by members of the sports establishment as an "outlaw league"–met in New York's Hotel Imperial.
[1] The U.S. Baseball League subsequently organized teams in
Chicago,
Cincinnati,
Cleveland,
Pittsburgh,
New York,
Reading, Pennsylvania;
Richmond, Virginia; and
Washington, D.C.[2] The league president was William Witmann.
Teams
The League tried again in May 1913, with a slightly different medley of teams. Among the newcomers were the Lynchburg Shoemakers, who had been ejected from the Virginia League the season before. They played their home games at the Fairgrounds in Lynchburg, and sported an old-style L on their uniforms. Another entry from the Nation's capitol played at Georgetown Park in Georgetown. Although ostensibly called the Senators, the Washington Post dubbed this team the Bandits (because of their Outlaw status). The Bandits lost their season opener at Georgetown Park in an exciting extra-inning game to the visiting team from Brooklyn, 9-8. Meanwhile, the Shoemakers also dropped their home opener against Baltimore at the Fairgrounds 7-4. The Baltimore team finished with the best record in the drastically foreshortened 2nd season, and was informally known as the Monumentals, the usual nickname for outlaw teams who played in opposition to the established Orioles. Things became unravelled very quickly again in 1913 for the U.S. League, due in particular to the flop of the New York and Newark teams, who quarreled about the pitiful proceeds from the Gate at the opener played in Newark.
Ballparks
- Bronx Oval - New York
- Exposition Park - Pittsburgh
- The Fairgrounds - Lynchburg
- Georgetown Park - Washington D.C.
- Hippodrome Park - Cincinnati, OH. The park was also referred to as United States Park.
- Gunther Park (Clark St and Leland Ave) - Chicago; now Chase Park [5]
- National Association Grounds - Cleveland
- Lee Park (Moore Street and North Boulevard) - Richmond; became Boulevard Field of the Richmond Climbers in 1917, and now The Diamond[6]