Central International League

Central International League
ClassificationClass C (1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1912
Ceased1912
Replaced byNorthern League
PresidentHenry A. Blume (1912)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Canada
Most titles1
Duluth White Sox (1912)

The Central International League was a four–team minor baseball league that played in 1912. A Class C level league, the Central International League played only the 1912 season, with the Duluth White Sox winning the league championship. In 1913, the league expanded and was renamed to become the Northern League.

History

It featured four teams: the Duluth White Sox, Superior Red Sox, Grand Forks Flickertails and Winnipeg Maroons.[1] Duluth won the league's championship in 1912, with a record of 58–41. Superior (51–54) placed second, ten games behind. Grand Forks (50–55) was third and Winnipeg (50–59) was last.[2] In 1913, the league expanded to include clubs in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Virginia, and Winona, Minnesota, and its name changed to the Northern League.

10–year major league veteran Joe Sommer managed Superior and Otto Krueger, who spent seven years in the majors, managed Winnipeg. Tracy Baker, who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1911, played in the league.[3]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1912 Central International League

schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Duluth White Sox 58 41 .586 – Thomas J. "Darby" O'Brien
Superior Red Sox 51 54 .486 10.0 John "Kid" Taylor / Joe Sommer
Grand Forks Flickertails 50 55 .476 11.0 Frank Lohr / Harmony Van Dine
Winnipeg Maroons 50 59 .459 13.0 Jim Brown / Otto Krueger

No playoffs scheduled. No individual stats available.

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References

  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition
  2. ^ "Zenithcity.com: Duluth's White Sox take another pennant". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ "Tracy Baker Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.