Chicago Green Sox

OwnershipWilliam NiesenManagerBurt Keeley[1]

The Chicago Green Sox were a short-lived franchise of the United States Baseball League. The eight-team league ceased operations after just over a month of play in 1912.

1912 Standings

In the Green Sox and the USBL's only season, Chicago finished 6th place with a 10-12 record.[2]

Team Win Loss Pct
Pittsburgh Filipinos 19 7 .731
Richmond Rebels 15 11 .577
Reading (no name) 12 9 .571
Cincinnati Cams 12 10 .545
Washington Senators 6 7 .462
Chicago Green Sox 10 12 .455
Cleveland Forest City 8 13 .381
New York Knickerbockers 2 15 .118

Notable alumni

  • Lou Gertenrich (1912)
  • Ernie Johnson (1912)
  • Burt Keeley (1912, MGR)
  • Ed McDonough (1912)
  • Tom McGuire (1912)
  • Jim Stanley (1912)

See also

Chicago Green Sox players

References

  1. ^ "1912 Chicago Green Sox Statistics".
  2. ^ "The United States Baseball League of 1912: A Case Study of Organizational Failure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2023-01-26.