1912 Richmond Rebels season

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

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

Roster

1912 Richmond Rebels

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Bert Blue

Infielders

Outfielders

Socks Seybold

Manager

Alfred Newman

References

^ "New York not yet in Outlaw League" (PDF). The New York Times. March 16, 1912.
^ Daniel, W. Harrison (2003). Baseball and Richmond: a history of the Professional game, 1884-2000. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 61-62.

[1] "New York not yet in Outlaw League" (PDF). 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.

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