Utah-Idaho Intermountain League Explained

Utah-Idaho Intermountain League
Sport:	Minor League Baseball
Replaced:	Inter-Mountain League (1901)
President:	Unknown (1900)
Inaugural:	1900
Teams:	4
Continent:	or
Continents:	-->
Folded:	September 19, 1900
Most Champs:	1 Ogden Lobsters (1900)
Classification:	Independent (1900)

The Utah–Idaho Intermountain League was an Independent baseball minor league baseball league that played in the 1900 season. As the name indicates, the four–team Utah–Idaho Intermountain League teams were based in Idaho and Utah. The Utah–Idaho Intermountain League played just the 1900 season before permanently folding.

History

The Utah–Idaho Intermountain League began minor league play as an Independent four–team league, with the Ogden Lobsters, Pocatello Indians, Rio Grande Rios, and Short Line Shorts as the charter members.^{[1] [2]}

On April 25, 1900, the Utah–Idaho Intermountain League officially began play, with the schedule continuing until September 19, 1900.^[3] The Ogden Lobsters won the 1900 Utah-Idaho Intermountain League Championship, ending the season with a 32–13 regular season record, finishing 4.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Rio Grande Rios (23–20).^[4] They were followed by the Pocatello Indians (21–24) and Short Line Shorts (12–23) in the final standings. There were no playoffs.^{[5] [6]}

The Utah–Idaho Intermountain League permanently folded after the 1900 season ended on September 19, 1900. In 1901, the Ogden franchise and a Salt Lake City franchise joined two new clubs in another four–team league known similarly as the Inter-Mountain League.^[7]

Utah–Idaho Intermountain League teams

Team name(s)	City represented	Ballpark	Year
Ogden Lobsters	Ogden, Utah	Unknown
Pocatello Indians	Pocatello, Idaho	Unknown^[8]
Rio Grande Rios	Salt Lake City, Utah	Unknown^[9]
Short Line Shorts	Salt Lake City, Utah	Unknown^[10]

League standings

1900 Utah–Idaho Intermountain League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Ogden Lobsters	32	13	.711	–	Dad Gimlin
Rio Grande Rios	23	20	.534	4.5	Dan Hickey / Dud Risley
Pocatello Indians	21	24	.432	5.5	Billy Trapp
Short Line Shorts	12	23	.342	10.0	Clippinger

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1900 Utah-Idaho (Intermountain) League (UIL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
2. Web site: 1900 Utah-Idaho League. Baseball-Reference.com.
3. Web site: 1900 Utah-Idaho (Intermountain) League (UIL) on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
4. Web site: 1900 Ogden Lobsters Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
5. Web site: The Ogden Raptors: Small Town Baseball – Big Town Heart | Think Blue LA.
6. Web site: 1900 Utah-Idaho (Intermountain) League (UIL) Standings on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
7. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
8. Web site: 1900 Pocatello Indians Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
9. Web site: 1900 Rio Grande Rios Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
10. Web site: 1900 Short Line Shorts Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.