Emmetsburg (baseball)

The Emmetsburg team was a minor league baseball team based in Emmetsburg, Iowa in 1912. Emmetsburg played the 1912 season as members of the Independent level Iowa State League. Emmetsburg played home games at Harrison Park. The 1912 team has been the only minor league team hosted in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Emmmetsburg (baseball)
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1912)
LeagueIowa State League (1912)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameEmmetsburg (1912)
BallparkHarrison Park (1912)

History

Emmetsburg, Iowa gained a minor league baseball team in 1912. The Emmetsburg team was a charter member of the 1912 Iowa State League, which had reformed as a five–team Independent level league. Other members joining Emmetsburg in the 1912 Iowa State League were Clear Lake Fish Eaters, Estherville, Iowa. Fort Dodge Boosters and Mason City Cementmakers.[1][2][3][4][5]

Beginning play on May 23, 1912, with home games at Harrison Park, Emmetsburg finished the 1912 season with a 24–38 record, placing 4th in the Iowa State League final standings under manager Ed Smithson. The Clear Lake Fish Eaters team folded on July 12, with an 11–24 record, before the completion of the regular season, leaving the league with four teams. In the overall final regular season standings, Emmetsburg finished 12.5 games behind the 1st place Mason City Cementmakers (38–27) and followed the Fort Dodge Boosters (34–25) and Estherville (28–22). The Iowa State League played a split season schedule, with the winners of each half meeting in a playoff. Estherville defeated Fort Dodge in the Finals to capture the championship. The Iowa State League folded permanently after the 1912 season.[1][2][6][7][8][3][4][5]

The ballpark

Emmetsburg played home games at Harrison Park. Harrison Park is still in use today and is located at Main Street & Call Street in Emmetsburg, Iowa.[9][10][11]

(2008) Five Island Lake at sunset. Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19121EmmetsburgIndependentIowa State League

Year-by-Year Record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191224–384thEd SmithsonDid not qualify

Notable alumni
  • Exact roster information for the 1912 Emmetsburg team is unknown.[5][7]

References
  1. "Iowa State League – BR Bullpen". baseball-reference.com.
  2. "1912 Iowa State League (ISL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "Iowa State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "1912 Iowa State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "1912 Emmetsburg Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "1912 Iowa State League (ISL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1912 Emmetsburg Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1912 Clear Lake Fish Eaters Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "Harrison Park in Emmetsburg, IA history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Fall Pic-Harrison park".
  11. "Harrison Park Disc Golf Course". Professional Disc Golf Association. December 19, 2016.
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