Rocky Mountain League

The Rocky Mountain League was a minor league baseball league that operated in 1912. The Class D level league featured teams based in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The short–lived Rocky Mountain League folded during the 1912 season.

Rocky Mountain League
ClassificationClass D (1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1912
CeasedJuly 5, 1912
PresidentIra Bidwell (1912)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Last
champion(s)		1
Cheyenne Indians (1912)

History

The Rocky Mountain League formed in 1912 as a four–team Class D level league under the direction of league president Ira Bidwell. Bidwell also served as manager of the Cheyenne franchise in the league.[1][2][3][4]

The four–team league began play on May 4, 1912. During the season, only the La Junta Railroaders franchise remained in place. The Canon City Swastikas moved to Raton, New Mexico on June 4, 1912. The Pueblo, Colorado team moved to Trinidad, Colorado on June 8, 1912 then moved again to become the Cheyenne Indians on June 28, 1912. The Colorado Springs Millionaires moved to become the Dawson Stags on June 15, 1912.[5][6]

The league permanently folded on July 5, 1912. On that date the Cheyenne Indians (22–7) were in 1st place in the standings, 4.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Raton (20–14) team. They were followed by the Dawson Stags (10–20) and LaJunta Railroaders (11–22) in the final standings.[7]

Rocky Mountain League teams
Team name City represented Ballpark Year
Cañon City Swastikas Cañon City, Colorado Centennial Park[8] 1912
Cheyenne Indians Cheyenne, Wyoming Unknown 1912
Colorado Springs Millionaires Colorado Springs, Colorado Millionaire Field[9] 1912
Dawson Stags Dawson, New Mexico Unknown 1912
La Junta Railroaders La Junta, Colorado La Junta City Park[10] 1912
Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado Unknown 1912
Raton Raton, New Mexico Unknown 1912
Trinidad Trinidad, Colorado Unknown 1912

1912 Rocky Mountain League standings
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Pueblo /
Trinidad /
Cheyenne Indians		227.759--John Galena / Ira Bidwell
Canon City Swastikas /
Raton Swastikas		2014.5884.5Jack Farrell
Colorado Springs Millionaires /
Dawson Stags		1020.33312.5C.H. Brammell
La Junta Railroaders1122.33313Bill Annis /
Red Waller / Tubby Graves

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References
  • McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from WebCite query result
  1. "1912 Rocky Mountain League (RML) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1912 Pueblo/Trinidad/Cheyenne Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Cheyenne Photos-Baseball". www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.
  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)
  5. "1912 Rocky Mountain League (RML) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1912 Rocky Mountain League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "1912 Rocky Mountain League (RML) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "Centennial Park in Canon City, CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "Ball Field in Colorado Springs, CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "City Park in La Junta, CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.


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