| Terre Haute Terre-iers | |
| Firstseason: | 1912 |
| Lastseason: | 1914 |
| Allyears: | 1910–1916 |
| City: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Class Level: | Class B (1910–1916) |
| League: | Central League (1910–1916) |
| Majorleague: | None |
| Nickname: | Terre Haute Stags (1910) Terre Haute Miners (1911) Terre Haute Terre-iers (1912–1914) Terre Haute Highlanders (1915–1916) |
| Ballpark: | Athletic Park (1910–1916) |
| Leaguenum: | 0 |
| Leaguechamps: | None |
The Terre Haute Terre-iers were a minor league baseball team based in Terre Haute, Indiana.
From 1910 to 1916, Terre Haute teams exclusively played as members of the Class B level Central League, following the 1900 through 1909 Terre Haute Hottentots, who began the tenure as members of the Central League. Following the Hottentots, Terre Haute played under four nicknames and had one winning Central League season, in 1915. The Terre Haute teams played in the Central League as the "Stags" in 1910, the "Miners' in 1911, the "Terre-iers" from 1912 to 1914 and the "Highlanders" in 1915 and 1916.
The Terre Haute "Terre-iers" nickname was a deliberate misspelling of "Terriers."
For their duration in the league, Terre Haute teams hosted Central League home minor league games at Athletic Park, the site of today's Indiana State University owned Memorial Stadium.
Terre Haute first hosted baseball play as early as 1870. One of the early Terre Haute baseball teams in 1883 was nicknamed the "Awkwards."[1] [2]
Minor league baseball began in Terre Haute in 1884, when the "Terre Haute" team played the season as members of the Independent level Northwestern League under managers Al Buckenberger and George Hammerstein, finishing with a 17–44 record.[3] [4]
After beginning play in the 1891 Northwestern League, the Terre Haute Hottentots immediately preceded the Terre Haute "Stags" team in Central League play.[5] [6] The Terre Haute Hottentots played as members of the Central League in 1897, 1900 and from 1903 to 1909.[7] [3] The Hottentots played minor league home games at Athletic Park, which continued hosting home games for the Central League Terre Haute teams.[8]
In 1910 the Terre Haute Hottentots received a new nickname, as the "Stags" continued Terre Haute's membership in the Class B level Central League.[5] [9] [1] The Dayton Veterans Evansville River Rats, Fort Wayne Billikens, Grand Rapids Raiders, South Bend Bronchos, Wheeling Stogies and Zanesville Potters teams joined the Stags in beginning Central League play on April 20, 1910.[10] [11]
The 1910 Terre Haute Stags placed fifth in the final standings of the eight-team Central League.[9] The Stags finished with a regular season record 42–36, playing the season under manager Cuppy Groeschow, who had managed the Hottentots in 1909.[7] Terre Haute finished 24.5 games behind the first place South Bend Bronchos in the final league standings of the eight-team league, which held no playoffs in the era.[3] [11] [10] Arista DeHaven of Terre Haute had 173 total hits to lead the Central League.[3]
The Terre Haute team was known at the "Miners" in the 1911 season, as the team finished last in the eight-team Central League.[1]