- Youngstown Steelmen
The Youngstown Steelmen was a
minor league baseball franchise that competed in three different leagues between 1910 and 1915.Fact|date=September 2008 The club, based inYoungstown, Ohio , participated at various times in theOhio-Pennsylvania League , theTri-State League , and the Central League.Fact|date=September 2008 The Steelmen's most notable alumnus wasEverett Scott , who played with the club between 1910 and 1913. Scott later served as ashortstop for theBoston Red Sox andNew York Yankees .cite web | url = http://www.1918redsox.com/players/scott.htm | title = Lewis Everett "Deacon" Scott | publisher = 1918 Red Sox | accessdate = 2008-01-31]Origins
The Steelmen succeeded the
Youngstown Indians , a team that placed last in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League at the close of the 1909 season.Fact|date=September 2008 The renamed franchise was owned by former Indians coach W. R. Terry and business partner Paul Powers. ["Spalding's Official Athletic Library Baseball Guide" (New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1910), p. 217.] In the 1910 season, the Steelmen, under the management of Frank Eustace, placed seventh in the eight-team league, with a record of 55–67.Fact|date=September 2008Playing record
The club's performance improved dramatically during the following season. In 1911, under manager Bill Phillips, the Steelmen placed second in the league, with a record of 82–50.Fact|date=September 2008 The championship was taken that year by the Akron Champs, which closed with a record of 90–42.Fact|date=September 2008
The Steelmen moved to the Central League in the 1912 season, where it narrowly lost the championship to the Fort Wayne Railroaders."Spalding's Official Athletic Library Baseball Guide" (New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1913), p. 190.] Although the Steelmen ended the season with a 74–54 record, the Railroaders closed with 77 wins and 52 losses.Fact|date=September 2008 The "Spalding Guide" (1913) observed that the Steelmen "gave Fort Wayne a terrific drive for the championship and for much of the season the pennant looked as if it would be won by the Ohio club"."Spalding's Official Athletic Library Baseball Guide" (New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1913), p. 190.]
The Steelmen moved to the Tri-State League in 1913, but returned to the Central League in 1915.Fact|date=September 2008
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