Chicago Green Sox Explained

Chicago Green Sox
Founded:	1912
Disbanded:	1912
City:	Chicago, Illinois
Ballpark:	Gunther Park (now Chase Park)
Former Leagues:	United States Baseball League
League Champs:	None
Owner:	William Niesen
Manager:	Burt Keeley^[1]

The Chicago Green Sox were a short-lived franchise of the United States Baseball League. The eight-team league ceased operations after just over a month of play in 1912.

1912 Standings

In the Green Sox and the USBL's only season, Chicago finished 6th place with a 10-12 record.^[2]

Team	Win	Loss	Pct
Pittsburgh Filipinos	19	7	.731
Richmond Rebels	15	11	.577
Reading (no name)	12	9	.571
Cincinnati Cams	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

Notable alumni

• Lou Gertenrich (1912)
• Ernie Johnson (1912)
• Burt Keeley (1912, MGR)
• Ed McDonough (1912)
• Tom McGuire (1912)
• Jim Stanley (1912)

See also

Chicago Green Sox players

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1912 Chicago Green Sox Statistics.
2. Web site: The United States Baseball League of 1912: A Case Study of Organizational Failure . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615163315/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/NASSH_Proceedings/NP1976/NP1976zi.pdf . 2018-06-15 . 2023-01-26.