New York Knickerbockers (1912)

Not to be confused with New York Knickerbockers.

Baseball team in New York, NY

New York Knickerbockers

Information
League| United States Baseball League
Location| New York, NY
Ballpark| Bronx Oval
Founded| 1912
Disbanded| 1912
League championships| None
Former name(s)| Knickerbockers (1912)
Colors| Cream, white, gray, black
Ownership| Charles White
Manager| William Jordon

The New York Knickerbockers was one of 8 teams in the short-lived United States Baseball League, which collapsed after just over a month of play.[1] The Knickerbockers were owned by Charles White and managed by William Jordon.[2]

## 1912 Standings

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Team  | Win  | Loss  | Pct

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Pittsburgh Filipinos  | 19  | 7  | .731
Richmond Rebels  | 15  | 11  | .577
Reading (no nickname)  | 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

New York finished dead last in the standings at the end at 2–15. They were the first USBL team to fold, doing so on May 28.[3]

## 1912 New York Knickerbockers season

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United States Baseball League team season

1912 New York Knickerbockers

League| United States Baseball League
Ballpark| Bronx Oval
City| New York, NY
Owners| Charles White[4]
Managers| Ambrose Hussey Jr. and Sr.

The 1912 New York Knickerbockers season was the first and only season for the club. They folded with the United States Baseball League after about a month of play.

### Regular season

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Of the few individual game results known from that season, it is known that on opening day, May 1, 1912, the Knickerbockers battled with Reading to a 10–10 tie in 10 innings. The game was called due to darkness.[5] New York eventually ended up last in the USBL standings.

### Standings

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United States Baseball League | Win  | Loss  | Pct

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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

### Roster

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1912 New York Knickerbockers

Roster
Pitchers |  | Catchers

*   * Joe Wall

Infielders

|  | Outfielders |  | Managers

* Ambrose Hussey, Jr. & Ambrose Hussey, Sr.

## Notable players

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* Joe Wall

## References

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1. ^ "CONTENTdm" (PDF).
2. ^ "New York Knickerbockers".
3. ^ Daniel, W. Harrison (2011). Baseball & Richmond: a history of the Professional game, 1884-200. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 62\. ISBN 978-0-7864-1489-5.
4. ^ "New York Knickerbockers".
5. ^ Macgranachan, Brendan (January 8, 2010). "The United States Baseball League". Retrieved December 23, 2022.