The Las Cruces Farmers were a short–lived minor league baseball team based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Farmers began in the 1915 season as members of the Class D level Rio Grande Association, before the franchise permanently folded early in the season after compiling a 5–14 record.
| Las Cruces Farmers | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1915) |
| League | Rio Grande Association (1915) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Las Cruces Farmers (1912) |
| Ballpark | Unknown (1915) |
History
editThe 1915 Las Cruces Farmers became charter members of the six–team Class D level Rio Grande Association.[1] The league started the season with the Albuquerque Dukes, Douglas Miners, El Paso Mackmen, Phoenix Senators and Tucson Old Pueblos joining Las Cruces as charter member franchises.[2]
After beginning league play on April 27, 1915, the Farmers folded on May 24, 1915. The Douglas Miners and Las Cruces teams were both dropped from the league on May 24, 1915, due to financial difficulties. The teams' records were 5–13 and 5–14 respectively.[3][4] Las Cruces compiled their 5–14 record while playing under manager Bill Hurley.[5][6]
The league continued play with four teams but folded before the end of the 1915 season. The Rio Grande Association permanently folded on July 5, 1915, with the Phoenix Senators in first place.[2][1][4]
Las Cruces, New Mexico was without a minor league baseball franchise for nearly a century, until the 2011 Las Cruces Vaqueros began play as members of the Pecos League.[7]
The ballpark
editThe name and location of the Las Cruces Farmers' home 1915 minor league ballpark are not known.[8]
Year–by–year record
edit| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 5–14 | NA | Bill Hurley | Team folded May 24 |
Notable alumni
edit- Rudy Kallio (1915)
- Stoney McGlynn (1915)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "1915 Rio Grande Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "1915 Rio Grande Association (RGA) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Las Cruces and Douglas Dropped From The League". Albuquerque Journal (1 ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico. Special. 25 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ "Bill Hurley Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1915 Las Cruces Farmers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2011 Las Cruces Vaqueros Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Unknown in Las Cruces, NM minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.