The Butte Miners was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball franchise based in

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. Butte minor league teams played as members of the

Montana State League The Montana State League was a minor league baseball league that played various seasons between 1892 and 1925 as an Independent league. As the name implies, the Montana State League consisted of teams based in exclusively in Montana, with the exc ...

(1892, 1900),

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(1902),

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(1903–1904), Montana State League (1905),

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(1906–1908),

Inter-Mountain League The Inter–Mountain League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1901 and 1909 baseball seasons. League franchises were based in Idaho, Montana and Utah. History The 1901 Inter–Mountain League was an Independent league that fi ...

(1909), Montana State League (1909),

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(1911–1914), Northwestern League (1916–1917) and Montana State League (1925). Butte hosted home minor league games at the Mt. Columbia Grounds.

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member

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was a player/manager of the Butte Miners in 1916 and 1917.

History

Montana State League 1892, 1900

Minor league baseball began in Butte, Montana in 1892. The Butte team played as members of the newly formed Class B level

. The

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, Great Falls Smelter Cities,

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and

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teams joined Buttte in league play. Playing as charter members in the Montana State League, Butte finished as the 1892 Montana State League Champions. The league played a split–season schedule, with Butte capturing the first–half title and Missoula winning the second–half title, while Helena had the best overall record, but missed the playoff. Butte finished with a 26–22 overall record, playing under manager Jim Powell. Powell had moved to Butte to work as manager of Maguire’s Opera House after his major league career. As Butte won the first–half championship and Missoula won the second–half title, Butte was awarded the overall championship after Helena reportedly forfeited the playoff series over complaints regarding money and umpiring. The Montana State League folded after the 1892 season. The Montana State League reformed in 1900 under the direction of president William Henry Lucas. The Butte Smoke Eaters were a member of the four–team league, along with the Anaconda Serpents,

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and Helena Senators. The 1900 Bute Smoke Eaters ended the season with a 30–40 record, placing 4th and last in the Montana State League. The Butte Smoke Eaters were again managed by Jim Powell. The Montana State League did not return to play in 1901.

Pacific Northwest/National League 1902–1904 / Montana State League 1905

The Butte Miners became members of the Class B level

in 1902 and won the first of back–to–back championships. In 1902, Butte finished 1st with a 73–47 record, playing under manager

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. The Pacific Northwest League had no playoffs and Butte won the championship based on the final league standings. The Butte Miners finished 3.0 games ahead of the 2nd place

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in the six–team league. Seattle (70–50) was followed by the Helena Senators (65–54),

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(58–62), Tacoma Tigers (48-72) and

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(46–75) in the final standings. The Butte Miners won a second consecutive league championship in 1903. The Butte franchise continued play as the Pacific Northwest League became a Class A level league and was renamed the

, expanding to eight teams. In the era, Class A was the highest level of minor league baseball. Playing under managers Jerry Kane and

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, Butte ended the season with a 85–62 record, finishing 4.5 games ahead of the 2nd place

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(82–68) as only four teams finished the season. They were followed by the

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(78–71) and Portland Green Gages/

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(56–91). The Helena Senators (40–62) and Tacoma Tigers (46–60) both disbanded on August 16, 1903. The

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(65–42) and

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(56–52) disbanded August 21, 1903. The 1904 Pacific National League continued play as a four–team Class B level league and Butte finished in 3rd place. The Butte Miners ended the season with a 54–75 record under manager Walt Wilmot, finishing the season 27.0 games behind the champion

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. The 1904 Butte team was also called the Butte Fruit Pickers by some references. Butte played in the 1905 four–team Montana State League, which operated as an

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level league. Great Falls, Helena and Missoula were the other members. No 1905 Montana State League standings are known.

Northwestern League 1906–1908

In 1906, the Butte Miners became members of the Class B level

, where they would continue play for the next four seasons. The Butte Miners finished with a 43–42 record, placing 2nd under manager Charles McIntyre. Butte finished 8.5 games behind the 1st place Tacoma Tigers, no playoffs were held. On July 29, 1906, Butte Miners pitcher Oscar Bandelin threw a

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in a 15–0 victory over the

. The Butte Miners finished in 4th place in the 1907 Northwestern League. The Miners ended the season with a 70–73 record under manager

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. Butte finished 18.5 games behind the 1st place

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in six–team league final standings. The 1908 Butte Miners played their final Northwestern League season. Butte finished with a 63–73 record, playing again under Russ Hall. The Miners were in 5th place, 16.5 games behind the 1st place

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1909 Inter-Mountain League, Montana State League / Union Association 1911–1914

In 1909, the Butte Miners played in two leagues. Butte first began the season becoming charter members of the Class D four–team

. On July 25, 1909, the Miners were in 3rd place with a 21–36 record when the Inter-Mountain League disbanded. The Butte manager in 1909 was

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. After the league folded, Butte switched leagues and played as members of the Montana State League for the remainder of the 1909 season. Finishing 20–31 in the Montana State League, Butte joined franchises from

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, Helena and

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in the 1909 Montana State League portion of the season. The six–team

was formed in 1911, with William Henry Lucas again leading a new league. The Butte Miners were charter members of the Class D league. The 1911 Butte Miners ended the season in 3rd place with a 77–60 record under manager John McCloskey, finishing 13.5 games behind the 1st place Great Falls team. In 1912, the Butte Miners placed 5th in the six–team Union Association. The Miners had a 53–82 record under managers Charles McCaffery and

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, finishing 30.5 games behind 1st place Missoula. On July 23, 1912, Butte pitcher

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threw a

in a 1–0 Miners victory over the

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. The Butte Miners placed 3rd in the 1913 Union Association standings. Butte finished with a 54–64 record under managers Arthur Merkle and Frank Kafora, ending 23.0 games behind the champion Great Falls Electrics. The 1914 Union Association permanently folded on August 5, 1914. Butte was in 3rd place with a 44–40 record under manager

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when the league disbanded. The top two teams in the Union Association standings, the

and

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played out their 1914 seasons, with 16 games against each other. Butte had been 7.0 games behind Salt Lake City for 2nd place when the league folded.

Northwestern League 1916–1917

The 1916 Butte Miners returned to minor league play as members of the Class B level Northwestern League.

member

was the player/manager for the 1917 Butte Miners. Butte finished with a 68–59 record, placing second in the league, 11.0 games behind the champion

. McGinnity had a 20–13 record, while pitching 291 innings for Butte at age 45. In 1917, Joe McGinnity again managed the Butte Miners, but did not pitch. The 1917 Miners had a final record of 31–38. Butte placed 5th in the Northwestern League final standings playing under managers, Hall of Famer McGinnity and Cliff McCarl. The Miners finished 10.0 games behind the 1st place Great Falls Electrics in the final standings, as the 1917 league season was shortened to July 15, 1917 with National Association approval.

Final Seasons

Butte played the 1925 season in the Independent level Montana State League. No standings or statistics are available for the 1925 league. Butte was without minor league baseball until the

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began play in the 1978 Pioneer League. Butte had a franchise in the Pioneer League from 1978-1985 and 1987-2000.

The ballpark

Beginning in 1900, Butte minor league teams played at the Mt. Columbia Grounds. The ballpark was located on site of the

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in Butte. The Butte Electric Railway Company provided rail service to Columbia Gardens. Built in 1899, the Columbia Gardens were dismantled in 1973. Columbia Gardens, Butte, Montana 1905

Timeline

Notable alumni

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alumni

(1916–1917, MGR) Inducted, 1947

Notable alumni

(1909, MGR) *

Moose Baxter John Morris "Moose" Baxter (July 27, 1876 – August 7, 1926) was an American Major League Baseball player. Baxter played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the season. He played in only six games in his single season career, with four hits in 21 a ...

(1906) * Ben Beville (1900) * Rudy Bell (1907) *

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(1892) *

Ed Bruyette Edward T. Bruyette (August 31, 1874 – August 5, 1940) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901.

(1907) * Eddie Burke (1900) *

Dad Clarke William H. "Dad" Clarke (January 7, 1865 – June 3, 1911) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from to for the Chicago White Stockings, Columbus Solons, New York Giants, and Louisville Colonels ...

(1900, 1904) *

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(1906) * Jim Cook (1904) * Ira Davis *

(1905, 1909, 1912) *

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(1917) *

Pete Dowling Henry Peter Dowling (July 15, 1876 – June 30, 1905) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in the major leagues for four season; 1897–1899 with the Louisville Colonels, and in 1901 with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Clevela ...

(1902–1903, 1904) *

Carl Druhot Carl A. "Collie" Druhot (September 4, 1881 – February 5, 1918) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1906 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and 1907. References External links 1881 births 1918 death ...

(1911–1912) *

Tom Fitzsimmons Thomas William Fitzsimmons (April 6, 1890 – December 20, 1971), was a professional baseball player who played third base in four games for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1919 baseball season. He was born in Oakland, California, and attended Sa ...

(1916) *

Ned Garvin Virgil Lee GarvinGarvin is known as Ned in most modern references, but sources frequently used his given name during his playing career. (January 1, 1874 – June 16, 1908), nicknamed "The Navasota Tarantula", was a pitcher in Major League Basebal ...

(1907) *

Roy Grover Roy Arthur Grover (January 17, 1892 – February 7, 1978) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators (1901–60), Was ...

(1916) * John Halla (1914) *

Truck Hannah James Harrison "Truck" Hannah (June 5, 1889 – April 27, 1982) was a Major League Baseball catcher who also had a lengthy minor league career. Hannah played three seasons with the New York Yankees (1918–1920). He had 173 career hits in 736 at ...

(1911) * Spec Harkness (1908) *

Jerry Harrington Jeremiah Peter Harrington (August 12, 1868 – April 16, 1913) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned six seasons, including four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Harrington played the majority of his games in the majors at ...

(1892) *

Eddie Hickey Edgar S. Hickey (December 20, 1902 – December 5, 1980) was an American basketball and football coach. He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1935–1943, 1946–1947), St. Louis University (1947–1958) and Marquette ...

(1908) *

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(1904) *

(1914, MGR) *

Lefty Houtz Fred Fritz "Lefty" Houtz (September 4, 1875 – February 15, 1959) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1899 and also had a 12-year minor league career. Houtz stood at 5' 10" and weighed 170 lbs.

(1902) * Ben Hunt (1917) *

Jake Kafora Frank Jacob Kafora (October 16, 1888 – March 23, 1928) was a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1913 to 1914. He started playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates at 24 years old. He was born and Chicago, Illinois Illinois ( ) i ...

(1912–1913, 1917) *

Rudy Kallio Rudolph Kallio (December 14, 1892 – April 6, 1979) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between and . Listed at 5' 10", 160 lb., Kallio batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Portland, Ore ...

(1913) *

Al Kellogg Albert Clement Kellogg (September 9, 1886 – July 21, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from ...

(1913) *

Jack Killilay John William Killilay (May 24, 1887 – October 21, 1968) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 165 lb., Killilay batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Leavenworth, Ka ...

(1907) *

Ed Kippert Edward August "Kickapoo" Kippert (January 23, 1879 – June 3, 1960) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in two games for the Cincinnati Reds in . He also played in the minor leagues Minor leagues are professional sports leagues ...

(1916) *

Ralph Kreitz Ralph Wesley Kreitz (November 13, 1885 – July 20, 1941) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Red", he played for the Chicago White Sox in 1911. Kreitz was born in Plum Creek, Nebraska, a town that later became known as Lexingt ...

(1908) *

Dan Lally Daniel J. Lally (August 12, 1867 – April 14, 1936), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1897 St. Louis Browns of the National League. In addition to his two brief appearances in the Majors, he h ...

(1904) *

Elmer Leifer Elmer Edwin Leifer (May 23, 1893 – September 26, 1948) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1921.

(1917) * Harry Lochhead (1900) *

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(1892) *

Jack Lundbom John Frederick Lundbom (March 10, 1877 – October 31, 1949) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in eight games for the Cleveland Bronchos during the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season The 1902 Cleveland Bron ...

(1903) * Mike Lynch (1903) *

Lefty Marr Charles W. "Lefty" Marr (September 19, 1862 in Cincinnati – January 11, 1912 in New Britain, Connecticut) was a professional baseball player who played outfield and third base in the Major Leagues from 1886 to 1891. He would play for the C ...

(1892) * Joe Marshall (1902, 1911–1913) *

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(1911–1912) *

(1902, 1911, MGR) *

Ed McCreery Esley Porterfield "Ed" McCreery (November 24, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games for the Detroit Tigers in 1914. In 1914, McCreery was pitching for the Butte Miners in Ogden, Utah Ogden ...

(1913–1914) * Jim McHale (1902, 1904) *

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(1914) * Chief Meyers (1907) *

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(1892) *

Tony Mullane Anthony John Mullane (January 30, 1859 – April 25, 1944), nicknamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career. He is best known as an ambidextrous p ...

(1892)

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(1892) *

Nig Perrine John Grover "Nig" Perrine (January 14, 1885 – August 13, 1948) was an American professional baseball infielder. Perrine started his professional baseball career in 1902, at the age of 17. In 1906, he batted .308 in the American Associatio ...

(1911) * Jim Powell (1892, 1900 MGR) * Eddie Quick (1904) *

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(1911) * Skel Roach (1902–1903) *

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(1902) *

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(1912–1913) *

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(1900) *

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(1892) *

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(1907–1908) *

(1912, MGR) * Charlie Swindells (1903–1904, 1906) *

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(1900) *

Bill Tozer William Louis Tozer (July 3, 1882 – February 23, 1955), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. Tozer had a 0–0 record, with a 1.69 ERA, in four games, in his one-year care ...

(1903) *

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(1902) *

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(1904) *

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(1902–1903) * Farmer Weaver (1902) *

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(1892) *

(1903,–1904 MGR) * Les Wilson (1916) * Bill White (1892) * Bill Wilson (1892) *

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(1902)

References

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History

Montana State League 1892, 1900

Pacific Northwest/National League 1902–1904 / Montana State League 1905

Northwestern League 1906–1908

1909 Inter-Mountain League, Montana State League / Union Association 1911–1914

Northwestern League 1916–1917

Final Seasons

The ballpark

Timeline

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball ... alumni

Notable alumni

See also

References

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Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball ...
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