Minden (baseball)
| Minden (baseball) 1903 Minden, Nebraska | |
| Minor league affiliations | |
|---|---|
| Previous classes | Independent (1903) |
| League | Central Nebraska League (1903) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | None |
| Team data | |
Previous names |
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Previous parks | Minden Grounds (1903) |
The Minden team was a minor league baseball team based in Minden, Nebraska in 1903. The Minden team played as charter members of the Central Nebraska League in their only season of play. Minden had no known team moniker, which was common in the era.
History[edit]
In the 1903 season, Minden, Nebraska fielded a minor league team that became charter members of the short–lived Central Nebraska League, an Independent level league. The exact final 1903 league standings and statistics are unknown. The Central Nebraska League played as a five–team league during their one season of existence.[1][2]
The five members of the 1903 Central Nebraska League included Minden, who were joined by the Nebraska based teams of Giltner,[3] Holdrege Silver Aces,[4] McCook,[5] and [6] the Red Cloud Indians in league play. The 1903 Minden team was without a known moniker, as was common in the era.
Minden started the 1903 season with an 0–4 record in standings published on June 17, 1903.[7]
On June 15, 1903 Minden lost a home game to McCook by a score of 5–0. Leatherby pitched for Minden in the loss. White was the Minden catcher. The game was played in 1:15.[7]
McCook again defeated Minden on June 16, 1903 in a game at Minden. Ahlin pitched for Minden in a 6–4 loss, with 8 strikeouts. White was the Minden catcher.[7]
Minden improved to an overall record of 3–4 based on standings published on June 26, 1903.[8]
On July 1, 1903, Giltner defeated Minden 6–0. On July 2, 1903, Giltner again defeated Minden by a score of 7–3.[9]
In standings published on July 3, 1903, Minden had a 3–7 record and were in 4th place in the five–team league. Minden had a 3–11 record in the July 10, 1903 standings, remaining in 4th place.[9][10]
On the 4th of July, 1903, Holdrege and Minden played a doubleheader at Minden, with Minden winning both games. It was noted the games were the most attended at Minden. Minden won the first game by a score of 3–0 and the second game 10–4. In previous games in the series, Holdrege defeated Minden by scores of 6–3 and 11–10.[10]
Minden defeated Giltner by a score of 9–6 on Friday July 17, 1903.[11]
On Monday, July 20, 1903, at a home game, Minden was defeated by McCook 9–3. Bates pitched for Minden with 5 strikeouts and 6 walks, pitching to White at catcher. Minden had three runs on nine hits in the loss, in a game with one umpire.[11]
McCook defeated Minden again on July 21. Playing at home, Minden was defeated 7–0. Letheby pitched for Minden and had 7 strikeouts, with White at catcher in the loss.[11]
On July 22, Minden played a team from Arapahoe on July 22, 1903, losing 6–0.[11]
The last known Central Nebraska League standings were published on July 24, 1903, shortly before Minden disbanded, along with Giltner. The last known standings showed Minden in 5th place with a 7–15 record, 12.0 games behind 1st place Holdredge and McCook, who both had 19–7 records on that date. Red Cloud and McCook disbanded shortly after Minden and Giltner, leaving only Holdrege, who became a traveling team to finish the season.[12][13][14]
The 1903 Central Nebraska League folded on August 4, 1903 after a game between Holden and McCook. Holdredge was scheduled to continue play teams in Iowa after the folding of the league, as Holdrege added players from the Minden team to its roster.[15]
The Central Nebraska League permanently folded after the 1903 season, Minden included.[16]
Minden, Nebraska has not hosted another minor league team.[2]
The ballpark[edit]
The Minden ballpark was referred to in a newspaper account at the time as the "Minden Grounds." The Minden team likely played within Chautauqua Park, which was the only known park in Minden at the time. Numerous Chautauqua parks were reported to have been built in the region in 1902, with the Kearney County Chautauqua Association owning the parcel in Minden. Likely called City Park in the era, Chautauqua Park is the oldest public park in Minden. The park is still in use today with a historic bandshell, located at 7th Street and Minden Avenue, Minden, Nebraska.[17][18][19][10]
Year-by-year record[edit]
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7–15 | 5th | NA | Record published through July 24 |
Notable alumni[edit]
The team roster exists. No alumni of the 1903 Minden team advanced to the major leagues.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "1903 Central Nebraska League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minden, Nebraska Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1903 Giltner Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1903 Holdredge Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1903 McCook Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "1903 Minden Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Humanities, National Endowment for the (June 19, 1903). "The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, June 19, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ Humanities, National Endowment for the (June 26, 1903). "The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, June 26, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Humanities, National Endowment for the (July 3, 1903). "The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, July 03, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Humanities, National Endowment for the (July 10, 1903). "The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, July 10, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Humanities, National Endowment for the (July 24, 1903). "The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, July 24, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ "24 Jul 1903, Page 1 - The McCook Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "No More League Ball". Minden Gazette. July 29, 1903.
- ↑ "On The Diamond; Silver Ashes have been doing a few stunts this week". Holdrege Weekly Progress. July 31, 1903.
- ↑ https://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/sn99021999/1903-08-05/ed-1/seq-5.pdf
- ↑ "Register Team Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ Star, JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal. "Jim McKee: Beatrice park is a piece of history". JournalStar.com.
- ↑ "Chautauqua Park". Minden, NE.
- ↑ "Minden's oldest park scheduled for rehabilitation".
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