Reading (United States Baseball League)

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Reading
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Location Reading, Pennsylvania
Year founded 1912
Year disbanded 1912
League championshipsNone
Former league(s)
ColorsBlue-gray, black
OwnershipWilliam Witmann
ManagerLeo Groom [1]

Reading was one of 8 teams in the "outlaw" United States Baseball League based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The league folded after just over a month of play. Reading was the only team in the league without a nickname. [2]

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1912 Standings

Reading finished 3rd at 12-9 in the USBL's only season. [3]

TeamWinLossPct
Pittsburgh Filipinos197.731
Richmond Rebels1511.577
Reading (no name)129.571
Cincinnati Cams1210.545
Washington Senators67.462
Chicago Green Sox1012.455
Cleveland Forest City813.381
New York Knickerbockers215.118

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References

  1. ↑ "NEW YORK NOT YET IN OUTLAW LEAGUE; United States Organization to Decide Status of Manhattan Franchise To-day" (PDF). Query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "1912 Reading Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "The United States Baseball League - Seamheads.com". Seamheads.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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