Central International League

Central International League
Classification	Class C (1912)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
Inaugural season	1912
Ceased	1912
Replaced by	Northern League
President	Henry A. Blume (1912)
No. of teams	8
Country	United States of America; Canada
Most titles	1 ; Duluth White Sox (1912)

The Central International League was a four–team minor baseball league that played in 1912. A Class C level league, the Central International League played only the 1912 season, with the Duluth White Sox winning the league championship. In 1913, the league expanded and was renamed to become the Northern League.

History

It featured four teams: the Duluth White Sox, Superior Red Sox, Grand Forks Flickertails and Winnipeg Maroons.[1] Duluth won the league's championship in 1912, with a record of 58–41. Superior (51–54) placed second, ten games behind. Grand Forks (50–55) was third and Winnipeg (50–59) was last.[2] In 1913, the league expanded to include clubs in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Virginia, and Winona, Minnesota, and its name changed to the Northern League.

10–year major league veteran Joe Sommer managed Superior and Otto Krueger, who spent seven years in the majors, managed Winnipeg. Tracy Baker, who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1911, played in the league.[3]

Cities represented

Duluth, MN: Duluth White Sox 1912
Grand Forks, ND: Grand Forks Flickertails 1912
Superior, WI: Superior Red Sox 1912
Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Maroons 1912

Standings & statistics

1912 Central International League

schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Duluth White Sox	58	41	.586	–	Thomas J. "Darby" O'Brien
Superior Red Sox	51	54	.486	10.0	John "Kid" Taylor / Joe Sommer
Grand Forks Flickertails	50	55	.476	11.0	Frank Lohr / Harmony Van Dine
Winnipeg Maroons	50	59	.459	13.0	Jim Brown / Otto Krueger

No playoffs scheduled. No individual stats available.

[4]

References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition
"Zenithcity.com: Duluth's White Sox take another pennant". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
"Tracy Baker Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[1] The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition

[2] "Zenithcity.com: Duluth's White Sox take another pennant". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

[3] "Tracy Baker Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.

[encyc-4] The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)