Rio Grande Association

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The Rio Grande Association lasted just part of one season (1915) in the lowest level of the minors, class D. On May 24, the Douglas Miners and Las Cruces Farmers disbanded. On July 6 the league disbanded.

Each team that appeared in the Rio Grande Association was the first professional baseball team to come out of their respective cities, often predating their successors by many years. For example, after its appearance in the Association, Phoenix and Tucson did not again have a professional team until 1928; El Paso until 1930; Albuquerque until 1932; Douglas until 1948 and Las Cruces until 2010.

The league featured multiple notable players and managers, including those who would attain major league experience and those who had major league experience. They include Kitty Brashear, Frank Huelsman, Rudy Kallio, Stoney McGlynn, John McCloskey and Herb Hall.

[edit] Cities Represented

• Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Dukes 1915
• Douglas, AZ: Douglas Miners 1915
• El Paso, TX: El Paso Mackmen 1915
• Las Cruces, NM: Las Cruces Farmers 1915
• Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Senators 1915
• Tucson, AZ: Tucson Old Pueblos 1915

[edit] Teams and Statistics

[edit] 1915

1915 Rio Grande Association
Presidents: John McCloskey / E.P. Hughes

[edit] Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.