Altoona Rams

Altoona Rams
1904 – 1912 Altoona, Pennsylvania
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Independent (1904-1906) [1] : 49  Class B (1907-1914)
League	Tri-State League
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1910)
Team data
Previous names	Altoona Mountaineers (1904-1909) [1] : 219  Altoona Rams (1910-1912) [1] : 224

The Altoona Rams were a minor league baseball club, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that existed between 1907 and 1912. The team was founded in 1904 as the Altoona Mountaineers and played under that name until 1907, when the team changed to the Rams moniker. ^[1] Altoona played in the Tri-State League along with teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. ^{[1] : 49}

Bill Steele pitched for the Rams in 1910, when he led the Tri-State League in wins, with 25. ^{[2] [1] : 224}

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Notes
1904	50-48	4th	Charles Carpenter
1905	52-73	6th	Germany Smith / J.R. Bockel
1906	64-62	4th	Arthur Irwin
1907	61-61	5th	Arthur Irwin / John Farrell
1908	49-78	7th	John Farrell
1909	59-55	4th	Ed Ashenbach
1910	72-38	1st	Henry Ramsey	League Champions
1911	51-56	5th	Henry Ramsey
1912	12-22	6th	Charles Babb	Team moved June 13 to become the Reading Pretzels [1] : 237

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Baseball America, Incorporated. ISBN   978-1-932391-17-6 . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
2. "Rams Win Again; Richmond Scores Only Solitary Run". The Altoona Times. April 18, 1910. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.