Cincinnati Pippins

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Cincinnati Pippins
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent
League United States Baseball League
Team data
Ballpark Hippodrome Park
Owner/
Operator
John J. Ryan
General manager Hugh McKinnon
Manager James Barton

The Cincinnati Pippins, [1] also known as the Cincinnati Cams, [2] were a franchise in the United States Baseball League based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was owned by New York attorney John J. Ryan. The team and the league lasted just over a month, from May 1 to June 5, 1912. The most games any of the eight team in the league played was 26. The USBL originally planned to have a 126-game season. [3]

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Hippodrome Park

The home field was Hippodrome Park, which was located at Spring Grove Avenue and Queen City Avenue. The ballpark had been built for local semipro clubs in 1911, [4] and that usage would continue for a few years after the USBL failed. By the 1930s, the ballpark had fallen out of use and was demolished. Per Google Maps, Spring Garden Avenue and Queen City Avenue no longer intersect. The former ballpark location is now occupied by industrial buildings.

1912 Standings

In the only season for the United States Baseball League, the Pippins held a 12–10 record, fourth-best in the league.

TeamWinLossPct
Pittsburgh Filipinos197.731
Richmond Rebels1511.577
Reading (no name)129.571
Cincinnati Pippins1210.545
Washington Senators67.462
Chicago Green Sox1012.455
Cleveland Forest City813.381
New York Knickerbockers215.118

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 Pete Cava (2015). Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players: A Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014. McFarland. ISBN   9781476622705.
  2. ↑ "Long Wallops By the Local U.S. Leaguers Are Numerous". The Cincinnati Enquirer. May 6, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2020– via Newspapers.com. [T]hose United States Leaguers of ours copped the second straight game from the proud Pittsburgers at the United States League Park yesterday afternoon...the Cams, as they have been named...
  3. ↑ Haerle, Rudolf K. (1976). "The United States Baseball League of 1912: A Case Study of Organizational Failure". North American Society for Sport History Proceedings and Newsletter: 36–37. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2018 – via LA84 Foundation.
  4. ↑ "New "big league" grounds". The Cincinnati Enquirer . January 20, 1912. p. 8.
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