Union Association (minor league)

The Union Association was a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1911 through 1914. It was classified as a Class-D league and was based in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States. Frank Huelsman was the star of the league but Salt Lake City and Helena were also involved the entire time. On July 20, 1914, Boise and Murray disbanded, then on August 5 Butte dropped out, which led to the disbandment of the entire league. Despite the league disbanding, Salt Lake City and Ogden still played 16 games to complete their seasons.

There was also an earlier baseball minor league called the Union Association which lasted only one season in 1884.

Cities represented, teams, and seasons

* Boise, Idaho	Boise Irrigators	1911, 1914
* Butte, Montana	Butte Miners	1911–1914
* Great Falls, Montana	Great Falls Great Falls Electrics	1911–1912 1913
* Helena, Montana	Helena Senators	1911–1914
* Missoula, Montana	Missoula, Montana	1911–1913
* Murray, Utah	Murray Infants	1914
* Ogden, Utah	Ogden Canners	1912–1914
* Salt Lake City, Utah	Salt Lake City Skyscrapers	1911–1914

Champions

1911 – Great Falls

1912 – Missoula

1913 – Great Falls Electrics

1914 – Ogden Canners

Sources

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY), 2007. Format: Paperback, 1824 pp. Language: English. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3