Portland Colts
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Previous teams | Cleveland Indians (unofficial) (1911–14) |
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League titles | None |
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The Portland Colts were a
In 1911, the Portland team was not officially named, but the "Colts" nickname returned at the start of the 1912 season. The Colts had two managers over their five seasons, Pearl Casey (1909) and Nick Williams (1911–14). Towards the end of the 1914 season, McCredie sold the team to
History
Before the start of the 1909 season, the Colts held their training camp in
Despite giving the Northwestern League franchise up in 1910, William W. McCredie looked to return a second team to Portland for the 1911 season. It was agreed upon by the league after Portland paid a US$1,000 entry fee. To avoid conflicts with Pacific Coast League games played at Vaughn Street Park the Northwestern League agreed to let PCL games get higher priority if any scheduling errors arose. McCredie agreed to a waiver clause that stated if he was to disband his team again, other Northwestern League teams would be able to buy their players before an outside league. The reason for this rule was because McCredie dumped all of his players from the 1909 season, even adding some to his PCL team for discounted prices.[13] The team held work outs at Columbia University before the start of the 1911 season.[14] Due to conflicts with the PCL schedule, the Northwestern League team played 15 weeks in other cities as opposed to nine weeks at home in 1911.[15] Portland played at McKenna Park in the University Park neighborhood on Sunday exhibition games during the season.[16]
At the end of the 1912 Northwestern League season the Colts played an exhibition game against the Portland Beavers at Vaughn Street Park.
Notable players
HOF | Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
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Name | Position | Year(s) | Ref |
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Dave Bancroft HOF | Shortstop | 1913 | [21] |
Jack Bradley | Catcher | 1911 | [22] |
Ray Callahan | Pitcher | 1912 | [23] |
Al Carson | Pitcher | 1913 | [24] |
Jack Fournier | First baseman | 1909 | [25] |
Howie Haworth | Catcher | 1914 | [26] |
Harry Heilmann HOF | Outfielder | 1913 | [27] |
Oscar Jones | Pitcher | 1914 | [28] |
Jack Kibble | Infielder | 1912 | [29] |
Ed Kinsella | Pitcher | 1909 | [30] |
Fred Lamlein | Pitcher | 1911 | [31] |
Chris Mahoney | Outfielder | 1912 | [32] |
Carl Mays | Pitcher | 1913 | [33] |
Kid Mohler | Second baseman | 1913 | [34] |
Charlie Mullen | First baseman | 1909 | [35] |
Milo Netzel | Outfielder | 1913–14 | [36] |
Ned Pettigrew | Outfielder | 1911 | [37] |
Ed Pinnance | Pitcher | 1909 | [38] |
Tom Seaton | Pitcher | 1909 | [39] |
Buck Stanley | Pitcher | 1913 | [40] |
Jesse Stovall | First baseman | 1911 | [41] |
Records
Single-season records
This is a list of leaders of single-season statistics for the Portland Colts.
Year | Player | Category | Record |
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1913 | Harry Heilmann | Batting average | .305 |
1911 | Howard Mundorff | Hits | 184 |
1912 | Edward Fries | At-bats
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660 |
1911 | Howard Mundorff | Doubles | 36 |
1912 | Bill Speas | Triples | 11 |
1912 | Lee Strait | Home runs
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21 |
1909 | Ed Kinsella | Wins
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23 |
1909, 1914 |
Ed Pinnance, Elmer Leonard |
Losses
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18 |
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7385-3266-5.
- ^ "1914 Portland Colts/Ballard Pippins". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ Petrain, W. J (29 March 1909). "Prospects good for ball season; Coast League teams are in fine trim for the opening games Tuesday". The Oregonian. Medford, Oregon. p. 5.
- ^ Mac Rae, Will G. (3 April 1909). "Colts Win Again. Take Game before Crowd at Jacksonville, 7 to 1". The Oregonian. Medford, Oregon. p. 12.
- ^ "Big crowds see opening games; Northwestern League makes fine start; Seattle defeats Portland". The Oregonian. Seattle, Washington. 5 April 1909.
- ^ "Northerners to open here today; Casey's men will try conclusions with Tacoma if weather permits". The Oregonian. 11 May 1909. p. 7.
- ^ Petrain, W. J. (11 May 1909). "Colts start off in proper manner; Win first game of Northwestern season here by 3-to-2 score". The Oregonian. p. 7.
- ^ Mac Rae, Will (16 May 1909). "Vancouver fine baseball town; Will Mac Rac tells of Colts trip to northern city where Sunday games are taboo". The Oregonian. Vancouver, British Columbia. p. 4.
- ^ Petrain, W. J. (16 August 1909). "Beavers absorb trio from Colts. Cooney, Chenault and Murray to play". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 12.
- ^ "Farce ends game; Will Mac Rae protesting put on bench in Spokane". The Oregonian. 4 October 1909. p. 15.
- ^ Petrain, W. J. (2 January 1910). "Dropping of club business action Northwestern team made but slight money for McCredie so cut was made". The Oregonian. p. 5.
- ^ Petrain, W. J. (13 January 1910). "Lucas compelled to quit Portland Northwestern League chief hates to leave good city". The Oregonian. p. 7.
- ^ Smith, Harry B. (21 October 1910). "Hetling case is sent up higher; Portland to have two teams next year". The Oregonian. p. 10.
- ^ "Team gets "Gym"; Williams' Northwestern boys train at Columbia". The Oregonian. 24 February 1911. p. 8.
- ^ "Team long on road Portland to see but 9 weeks of Northwestern ball". The Oregonian. 26 February 1911. p. 9.
- ^ "Seals win twice San Francisco defeats Hanford and Reds". The Oregonain. Portland, Oregon. 27 February 1911. p. 11.
- ^ "Beavers vs. Colts is novel schedule; Portland's Class AA and Class B teams to clash September 30; Victoria here tomorrow". The Oregonian. 28 July 1912. p. 3.
- ^ "Negroes plan iour; American Giants to meet Colts in Portland; Comparison is possible". The Oregonian. 21 March 1913. p. 14.
- ^ "Practice schedule of Colts is fixed; Williams to break camp on March 23 and play on way north". The Oregonian. 14 March 1914. p. 6.
- ^ "Fielders Jones to resign, is belief; Sale of Colts may cause demand for man from another city to head league". The Oregonian. 20 July 1914. p. 8.
- ^ "Dave Bancroft". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Jack Bradley Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Ray Callahan Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Al Carson Minor League Statistics & History". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Jack Fournier". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Howie Haworth Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Harry Heilmann". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Oscar Jones". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Jack Kibble Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Ed Kinsella Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Fred Lamlein Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Chris Mahoney Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Carl Mays". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Kid Mohler Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Charlie Mullen". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Milo Netzel Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Ned Pettigrew Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Ed Pinnance Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Seaton". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Buck Stanley Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Jesse Stovall Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links
- Team statistics and information at Baseball-Reference