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1912 Richmond Rebels season

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1912 Richmond Rebels
LeagueUnited States Baseball League
BallparkLee Park
CityRichmond, VA
OwnersErnest C. Landgraf
ManagersAlfred Newman[1]

The 1912 Richmond Rebels season was the first and only season for the Rebels and the United States Baseball League, which collapsed after just over a month of play.

Regular season

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Few individual game results are known from that year. However, the Rebels defeated the Washington Senators on May 1, opening day, by a score of 2-0 before 9,000 fans. They also defeated New York (4-0) and Cincinnati (5-2) several days later.[2]

Standings

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United States Baseball League Win Loss Pct
Pittsburgh Filipinos 19 7 .731
Richmond Rebels 15 11 .577
Reading (no name) 12 9 .571
Cincinnati Pippins 12 10 .545
Washington Senators 6 7 .462
Chicago Green Sox 10 12 .455
Cleveland Forest City 8 13 .381
New York Knickerbockers 2 15 .118

Roster

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1912 Richmond Rebels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  • Alfred Newman

References

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  1. ^ "New York not yet in Outlaw League" (PDF). The New York Times. March 16, 1912.
  2. ^ Daniel, W. Harrison (2003). Baseball and Richmond: a history of the Professional game, 1884-2000. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 61-62.