Las Cruces Farmers

The Las Cruces Farmers were a short–lived minor league baseball team based in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1915. The Farmers briefly played in the 1915 season as members of the Class D level Rio Grande Association, before folding.

Las Cruces Farmers
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1915)
LeagueRio Grande Association (1915)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameLas Cruces Farmers (1912)
BallparkUnknown (1915)

History

The 1915 Las Cruces Farmers became charter members of the six–team Class D level Rio Grande Association.[1] The league started the season with the Albuquerque Dukes, Douglas Miners, El Paso Mackmen, Phoenix Senators and Tucson Old Pueblos joining Las Cruces as charter member franchises.[2]

After beginning league play on April 27, 1915, the Farmers folded on May 24, 1915. The Douglas Miners and Las Cruces teams were both dropped from the league on May 24, 1915, due to financial difficulties. The teams' records were 5–13 and 5–14 respectively.[3]

Las Cruces compiled their 5–14 record while playing under manager Bill Hurley.[4]

The league continued play with four teams, but folded before the end of the 1915 season. The Rio Grande Association permanently folded on July 5, 1915, with the Phoenix Senators in 1st place.[2][1]

Las Cruces, New Mexico was without a minor league baseball franchise for nearly a century, before the 2010 Las Cruces Vaqueros began play as members of the Continental Baseball League.[5]

The ballpark

The name of the Las Cruces Farmers' home 1915 minor league ballpark is not known.[6]

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
19155–14NABill HurleyTeam folded May 24

Notable alumni

See also
  • Las Cruces Farmers players

References
  1. "1915 Rio Grande Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1915 Rio Grande Association (RGA) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Las Cruces and Douglas Dropped From The League". Albuquerque Journal (1 ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico. Special. 25 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Bill Hurley Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "Las Cruces, NM - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  6. "Unknown in Las Cruces, NM minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.

Baseball Reference Bullpen

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