The Los Angeles McCormicks were a minor league baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. In 1910, the Los Angeles McCormicks played as members of the Class D level Southern California Trolley League. The league folded during the 1910 season. The Los Angeles McCormicks were owned by Jim McCormick, who also owned the Los Angeles Maiers franchise in the league. The two teams shared Maier Park.
| Los Angeles McCormicks | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1910) |
| League | Southern California Trolley League (1910) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Los Angeles McCormicks (1910) |
| Ballpark | Maier Park (1910) |
History
editThe 1910 Southern California Trolley League was organized by James McCormick and Ed Crolic. Jim McCormick owned a local pool hall and had previously owned and managed a local team called "McCormick's Shamrocks," who played in numerous exhibition games. Ed Crolic would be the league secretary and become a manager in the California Trolley League, while McCormick served as the league president.[1][2]
In 1910, the Los Angeles McCormicks became founding members of the Class D level Southern California Trolley League.[3] The McCormicks were one of six charter franchises when the league formed for the 1910 season under league president Jim McCormick, who also owned the McCormicks and Maiers.[4][5][6] The franchises from Long Beach, California (Long Beach Clothiers), Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles Maiers), Pasadena, California (Pasadena Silk Sox), Redondo Beach, California (Redondo Beach Wharf Rats and Santa Ana, California (Santa Ana Walnut Growers) joined the McCormicks in League play. The "Trolley" name was in reference to all the league ballparks being accessible for fans via trolley.[7][8][9][10]
On May 1, 1910, newspaper accounts reported that the Los Angeles McCormicks committed 11 errors in a 7–2 loss to Long Beach. On May 3, 1910, the Pasadena Silk Sox and the Los Angeles Maiers folded simultaneously, leaving the league with only four teams. Weeks later, the Southern California Trolley League permanently disbanded on June 13, 1910, with the McCormicks in last place under manager Charlie Harris. At the time the league folded, the Redondo Beach Warf Rats with a 9–2 record were in first place in the California Trolley League Standings, followed by the Santa Ana Yellow Sox Growers (8–3), Long Beach Clothiers (4–5) and Los Angeles McCormicks (2–7) in the final Standings.[11] After the league folded, it was reported that league president and McCormicks' owner Jim McCormick organized a league meeting at his pool hall on South Spring Street for the purpose of settling the league's remaining business.[12][13][14]
The ballpark
editThe Los Angeles McCormicks played 1910 home games at Maier Park. Maier Park, was home of both the Los Angeles Maiers and the Los Angeles McCormicks.[15] The ballpark was built in Vernon, California in 1909 by local brewery owner Pete Maier for his Vernon Tigers, a Pacific Coast League club, who were the primary tenants. In the era, laws prevented alcohol within the city of Los Angeles. Outside the city limits, Maier Park was located directly adjacent to Doyle's Bar, which was advertised as the "longest bar in the world." Doyle's Bar had its own separate public entrance into the ballpark. It was noted that even players used the entrance to the bar in between innings.[16][17][18]
Year–by–year record
edit| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 2–7 | 4th | Charlie Harris | League folded June 13 |
Notable alumni
editReferences
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- ^ "Does Anyone Remember Santa Ana's Yellow Sox?". San Juan Capistrano, CA Patch. June 13, 2014.
- ^ "In the Pipeline: Author touches all the bases". Daily Pilot. June 11, 2012.
- ^ "1910 Southern California Trolley League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Southern California Trolley League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Professional Baseball in Los Angeles". www.laalmanac.com.
- ^ Epting, Chris (2012) Baseball in Orange County. Arcadia Publishing, p.30. ISBN 0738593281
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ "1910 Southern California Trolley League (SCTL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ a b "1910 Los Angeles McCormick minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "May - Professional Sports History". sites.google.com.
- ^ "Maier Park in Los Angeles, CA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "PCAD - Vernon Park #1, Vernon, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
- ^ "Erased and Invisible History: Doyle's Bar & Vernon Stadium Arena". May 25, 2016.
- ^ Creason, Glen (March 2, 2016). "CityDig: Vernon May Be Boring Now, but in the Early 1900s It Was Bumping".