Colorado State League Explained

The Colorado State League was an unaffiliated minor league baseball league that played between 1885 and 1898 involving teams from Colorado.Notable participants included the Leadville Blues, who were members of the league in multiple seasons, such as 1885, 1889, and 1898. The league disbanded after the 1898 season, with Aspen’s team folding mid-season despite leading the standings.^[1]

Cities represented

• Aspen, CO: Aspen Silver Kings 1889; Aspen Miners 1896, 1898-1899
• Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Springs 1889, 1896
• Denver, CO: Denver Solis 1889; Denver Gulfs 1896, 1898
• Fort Collins, CO: Fort Collins Farmers 1898
• Gillett, CO: Gillett 1896
• Glenwood Springs, CO: Glenwood Springs Bathers 1898
• Leadville, CO: Leadville Blues 1889, 1898-1899 Leadville Angels 1896
• Louisville, CO: Louisville Coal Miners 1898
• Pueblo, CO: Pueblo Ponies 1889; Pueblo Rovers 1896, 1898-1899 ^[2]

Standings & statistics

1889 Colorado State League
President: Henry S. Woodruff

1898 Colorado State League
President: A. Magnam

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Aspen Miners	35	21	.625	-	A. Magnam
Louisville Coal Miners	10	11	.476	NA	Thomas Hilton
Leadville Blues	NA	NA	NA	NA	Harry Grier
Glenwood Springs Bathers	NA	NA	NA	NA	C.M. Keck
Denver Gulfs	NA	NA	NA	NA	Burt Davis
Fort Collins Farmers	NA	NA	NA	NA	Frank Abbott/ E. Avery
Pueblo Rovers	1	2	.333	NA

Player statistics

External links

• Baseball reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colorado State League Team Rosters and Statistics . Stats Crew.
2. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd Johnson . Miles Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.