1912 Richmond Rebels season explained

Richmond Rebels
Season:1912
League:United States Baseball League
Ballpark:Lee Park
City:Richmond, VA
Owners:Ernest C. Landgraf
Managers:Alfred 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

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

United States Baseball LeagueWinLossPct
Pittsburgh Filipinos197 .731
Richmond Rebels1511 .577
Reading (no name)129 .571
Cincinnati Pippins1210 .545
Washington Senators67.462
Chicago Green Sox1012.455
Cleveland Forest City813 .381
New York Knickerbockers 2 15 .118

Roster

1912 Richmond Rebels
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager
  • Alfred Newman

Notes and References

  1. News: New York not yet in Outlaw League . 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.