Georgetown Collegians

The Georgetown Collegians were a minor league baseball team based in Georgetown, Texas in 1914. Georgetown played as charter members of the Middle Texas League in 1914 and were the only minor league team hosted in Georgetown.

Georgetown Collegians
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1914)
LeagueMiddle Texas League (1914)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameGeorgetown Collegians (1914)
BallparkUnknown (1914)

History

Minor league baseball began in Georgetown, Texas in 1914. The Georgetown Collegians became charter members of the six–team Class D level Middle Texas League. The Middle Texas League began play the franchises based in Bartlett, Texas (Bartlett Bearcats), Belton, Texas (Belton Braves), Brenham, Texas (Brenham Brewers), Lampasas, Texas (Lampasas Resorters) and Temple, Texas (Temple Tigers) joining Georgetown in league play.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The "Collegians" moniker corresponds to Georgetown, Texas local history and origin. Georgetown, Texas was founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, including Southwestern University, the oldest university in Texas.[8]

The Georgetown Collegians began play in the Middle Texas League on May 8, 1914. The league played a spit–season schedule. The Georgetown Collegians finished the season in 2nd place. With an overall record of 50–30, Georgetown finished 3.5 games behind 1st place Temple, playing under managers Jimmy Callahan and Elmer Gober. Georgetown did not qualify for the playoffs as the Temple Tigers won the first half standings and the Belton Braves won the second half standings. The final overall standings were led by the Temple Tigers (54–27), followed by the Georgetown Collegians (50–30), Brenham Brewers (50–34), Belton Braves (37–47), Lampasas Resorters (35–51) and Bartlett Bearcats (22–59). In the championship playoff, the Belton Braves defeated Temple.[9][10][6][11][12]

The Georgetown franchise folded after the 1914 season. The Lampasas Resorters also folded following the season. Lampasas and Georgetown were replaced by the Austin Reps and Schulenburg Giants in the 1915 Middle Texas League.[13][14]

Georgetown, Texas has not hosted another minor league team.[14]

The ballpark

The name of the Georgetown home ballpark for hosting minor league games is not referenced. In the era, given local logistics, play on the campus of Southwestern University, which began baseball play in 1884 and would have provided suitable facilities.[15][16]

(2018) Georgetown, Texas.

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19141Georgetown CollegiansClass DMiddle Texas League

Year–by–year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191450–302ndJimmy Callahan/Elmer GoberNone held

[13]

Notable alumni
  • No Georgetown Collegians alumni appeared in the major leagues.[17][18]

References
  1. "Middle Texas League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1914 Belton Braves Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "1914 Temple Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "TSHA | Texas League". www.tshaonline.org.
  5. Reichard, Kevin (November 5, 2008). "Middle Texas League".
  6. "Middle Texas League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. "Brenham Brewers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. "Our History". www.southwestern.edu.
  9. "1914 Middle Texas League (MTL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "1914 Middle Texas League (MTL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1914 Georgetown Collegians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Georgetown Collegians - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  13. "Georgetown, TX - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  14. "Lampasas, TX - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  15. "Unknown in Georgetown, TX minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  16. "Southwestern University". Southwestern University.
  17. "1914 Georgetown Collegians minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  18. "1914 Georgetown Collegians Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.