Nevada State League

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Nevada State League
SportMinor League Baseball
FounderJohn T. Powers
Inaugural season1907
Ceased1907
CEOBert Ulmer (1907)
DirectorBen Rosenthal (1907)
Senator James T. Boyd (1907)
J.P Merder (1907)
Thomas Kendall (1907)
PresidentJohn T. Powers (1907)
No. of teams9
Country United States
Most titles1
Goldfield* (1907)
ClassificationIndependent (1907)

The Nevada State League was an Independent level minor league baseball league that played in the 1907 season. The four–team Nevada State League consisted of teams based in Nevada. The Nevada State League played just the 1907 season before permanently folding.

History[]

The Nevada State League first began play as a semi–professional league with teams centered around mining towns in Nevada.[1]

The Nevada State League began minor league play in the 1907 season, operating as an Independent league with classification from the National Commission, which oversaw minor league baseball. The 1907 Nevada State League formed as a four–team league with charter franchises in Carson City, Nevada, Goldfield, Nevada, Reno, Nevada and Tonopah, Nevada. The Nevada State League permanently folded after playing only the 1907 season. The official records and statistics of the Nevada State League are unknown.[2][3][4][5][6][1][7][8][9]

John T. Powers served as league president and Bert Ulmer was the league treasurer. In a meeting held July 6, 1907 at the office of Senator Boyd, the board of directors of the Nevada State League was selected. The directors were Ben Rosenthal of Goldfield, Senator James T. Boyd of Reno, J.P Merder of Carson City and Thomas Kendall of Tonopah. Powers had previously served as president of the Wisconsin State League. Ulmer was an owner of the Elite Saloon in Goldfield. James T. Boyd was a member of the Nevada State Senate from 1906 to 1910. Rosenthal was Goldfield County commissioner. Kendall was a mining pioneer, owner of the Kendall Mine and a founder of Tonopah. During the same meeting, the Nevada State League scheduled games to be played July 13 and 14, 1907, with Goldfield playing at Tonopah and Reno playing at Carson.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

On August 7, 1907 league president John T. Powers was scheduled to umpire a game in Goldfield, Nevada. Powers took the field with revolvers strapped around his waist. Powers was disarmed by the local sheriff.[15]

Nevada State League teams[]

Team name City represented Ballpark Year
Carson City "Capitals" Carson City, Nevada Unknown[3] 1907
Goldfield "Miners" Goldfield, Nevada Unknown[4] 1907
Reno "Mudhens" Reno, Nevada Unknown[5] 1907
Tonopah "Mollycoddlers" Tonopah, Nevada Unknown[6] 1907

1907 Nevada State League overall standings[]

The exact official records of teams in the Nevada State League are unknown. Some posted research reflects the following possible standings and team names.[2][11]

Team Standings W L T PCT GB Manager
Goldfield "Miners" 9 5 0 .643 - NA
Carson City "Capitals" 7 4 1 .636 1.0 NA
Tonopah "Mollycoddlers" 3 6 0 .333 3.0 NA
Reno "Mudhens" 3 7 1 .300 3.5 NA
Tonopah and Goldfield RR Map and Logo

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nevada State League". Baseball History Daily.
  2. ^ a b "1907 Nevada State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b "1907 Carson City Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b "1907 Goldfield Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ a b "1907 Reno Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ a b "1907 Tonopah Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2021-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Nevada State League (Independent) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "National Commission - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  10. ^ "1907 Jul 7 Ben Rosenthal Elected Director of Nevada Baseball League". Nevada State Journal. July 7, 1907. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b "Minor League Researcher: A New Minor League, the 1907 Nevada State League".
  12. ^ Bauer, Carlos (November 10, 2005). "Minor League Researcher: The 1907 Nevada State League Games Scores".
  13. ^ "Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada on July 7, 1907 · Page 5". Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Benjamin Rosenthal – Goldfield Historical Society".
  15. ^ a b https://www.diamondsinthedusk.com/uploads/articles/448-AUGUST071907_Powers.pdf
  16. ^ "James T. Boyd". Ballotpedia.
  17. ^ "Thomas W. Kendall (1871-1939) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  18. ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/nv/esmeralda/business/goldfield1907rz.txt
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