Inter-Mountain League
ClassificationIndependent (1901)
Class D (1909)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1901
Ceased1909
Replaced byUtah State League (1902)
PresidentWilliam Henry Lucas (1901, 1909)
No. of teams9
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Ogden Lobsters (1901)
Helena Senators (1909)

The Inter–Mountain League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1901 and 1909 baseball seasons. League franchises were based in Idaho, Montana and Utah.

History

The 1901 Inter–Mountain League was an Independent league that fielded four clubs, all based in Utah: the Ogden Lobsters, Salt Lake City White Wings, Railway Ducks/Lagoon Farmers and Park City Miners. The league folded after the 1901 season, with the forming of the 1902 Utah State League.[1][2]

The league reformed in 1909. The 1909 Inter–Mountain League was a Class D level minor league, comprising the Helena Senators, Salt Lake City Mormons (moved to Livingston), Butte Miners and Boise Irrigators (moved to become Bozeman Irrigators. The Inter–Mountain league permanently disbanded on July 25, 1909.[2]

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1901

schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Ogden Lobsters3110.756Dad Gimlin
Salt Lake City White Wings2615.6345.0C.H. Griffin
Railway Ducks /
Lagoon Farmers
2319.5488.5James Clippinger / John Crichlow
Park City Miners339.07128.5H.S. Townsend

Railway (5–7) sold franchise to the owner of Lagoon Resort, June 8
Park City disbanded July 15 with remaining games forfeited.

[2]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Homer Chase HausenOgdenBA.438George BorchersOgdenW15
Pearl CaseyOgdenRuns51Harry NewmeyerLagoonSO129
Homer Chase HausenOgdenHits67Edwin KidderRailway/Salt Lake CityPCT.857 6–1
Homer Chase HausenOgdenHR3

[2]

1909

schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Helena Senators4319.694John Huston
Salt Lake City Mormons /
Livingston
3923.6294.0E.S. Farnsworth
Butte Miners2136.36810.5John Barnes
Boise Irrigators /
Bozeman Irrigators
1641.28122.0Con Strothers

Salt Lake City (34–17) moved to Livingston July 10; Boise (13–38) moved to Bozeman July 10; Butte disbanded July 18.
League disbanded July 25.

[2]

See also

References

  1. "1901 Inter-Mountain League". Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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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