Northern-Copper Country League

US-Canada baseball league (1906–1907)

Northern-Copper Country LeagueSport| Baseball

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Founded| 1906
Ceased| 1907
Countries| United States
Canada
Last
champion(s)| Winnipeg Maroons

The Northern-Copper Country League (NCCL) was a Minor League Baseball league in operation for two seasons, 1906 and 1907. The league featured clubs representing cities in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba. On March 18, 1906, the Copper Country Soo League and Northern League merged to form the NCCL. The league was Class C in 1906 and Class D in 1907. The Grand Forks and Hancock clubs disbanded midway through the first season on July 29, 1906, and the entire league folded on September 2, 1907. The Northern League was reestablished in some of the former territory in 1908.

## Cities represented[edit]

* Duluth, MN: Duluth White Sox 1906-1907
* Fargo, ND: Fargo Trolley Dodgers 1906
* Grand Forks, ND: Grand Forks Forkers 1906
* Hancock, MI: Hancock Infants 1906
* Houghton, MI: Houghton Giants 1906-1907
* Lake Linden, MI: Lake Linden Sandy Lakes 1906
* Laurium, MI: Calumet Aristocrats 1906-1907
* Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Maroons 1906-1907

## Teams & statistics[edit]

1906 Northern-Copper Country League
President: W. J. Price

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Calumet Aristocrats | 61 | 37 | .622 | - | G.W. Orr
Houghton Giants | 56 | 35 | .615 | 1.5 | Howard Cassiboine
Winnipeg Maroons | 57 | 38 | .600 | 2.5 | S. Anderson / Bill Hanrahan
Duluth White Sox | 52 | 44 | .542 | 8.0 | Arthur O'Dea
Lake Linden Sandy Lakes | 40 | 56 | .417 | 20 | William Foster
Fargo Trolley Dodgers | 35 | 59 | .372 | 24.0 | Matt Camitsch
Hancock Infants | 29 | 34 | .460 | NA | Paul Wreath
Grand Forks Forkers | 13 | 40 | .245 | NA | McNeal/
F.J. Dudley / Bill Hanrahan

The league, which became a C league on May 25, was formed as a merger between the Northern and Copper Country Soo Leagues.
Hancock and Grand Forks disbanded July 29.
No Playoffs were scheduled.

Player Statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Beals Becker | Lake Linden | BA | .326 |  | Paul Grimes | Calumet | W | 18
Louis Piper | Winnipeg | Runs | 75 |  | Harry Bond | Winnipeg | W | 18
Sam Meniece | Winnipeg | Hits | 118 |  | Rube Barry | Houghton | W | 18
|  |  |  |  | Roy Beecher | Houghton | W | 18
|  |  |  |  | Ad Brennan | Winnipeg | Pct | .727; 8-3

1907 Northern-Copper Country League
President: W. J. Price

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Winnipeg Maroons | 70 | 27 | .722 | - | Ed Herr
Duluth White Sox | 49 | 53 | .480 | 23.5 | Frank "Smiley" Smith / Harry Tracey
Houghton Giants | 47 | 55 | .464 | 25.5 | M.O. Taylor / Pat Flaherty
Calumet Aristocrats | 34 | 65 | .343 | 37 | Frank Mullane / Christy Egan

The league was shortened to September 2.

Player Statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Rollie Zeider | Winnipeg | BA | .314 |  | Alvin Cummings | Duluth | W | 20
Rollie Zeider | Winnipeg | Runs | 75 |  | Ralph Terry | Winnipeg | Pct | .842: 16-3
Gene Cox | Winnipeg | Hits | 117
Rollie Zeider | Winnipeg | SB | 59

## Sources[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.