Central International League
{{Short description|US-Canada baseball league (1912–1912)}}
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| sport =Minor League Baseball
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| president =Henry A. Blume (1912)
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Duluth White Sox (1912)
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The Central International League was a four–team minor baseball league that played in 1912. A Class C level league, the Central International League played only the 1912 season, with the Duluth White Sox winning the league championship. In 1913, the league expanded and was renamed to become the Northern League.
History
It featured four teams: the Duluth White Sox, Superior Red Sox, Grand Forks Flickertails and Winnipeg Maroons.The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition Duluth won the league's championship in 1912, with a record of 58–41. Superior (51–54) placed second, ten games behind. Grand Forks (50–55) was third and Winnipeg (50–59) was last.{{Cite web |url=http://zenithcity.com/duluths-white-sox-take-another-pennant/ |title=Zenithcity.com: Duluth's White Sox take another pennant |access-date=2015-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204192547/http://zenithcity.com/duluths-white-sox-take-another-pennant/ |archive-date=2014-12-04 |url-status=dead }} In 1913, the league expanded to include clubs in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Virginia, and Winona, Minnesota, and its name changed to the Northern League.
10–year major league veteran Joe Sommer managed Superior and Otto Krueger, who spent seven years in the majors, managed Winnipeg. Tracy Baker, who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1911, played in the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baker-001tra|title=Tracy Baker Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
==Cities represented==
- Duluth, MN: Duluth White Sox 1912
- Grand Forks, ND: Grand Forks Flickertails 1912
- Superior, WI: Superior Red Sox 1912
- Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Maroons 1912
Standings & statistics
=1912 Central International League=
[http://www.newspapers.com/clip/516883/1912_central_association_league_schedule/? schedule]
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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers | |||||
| Duluth White Sox | 58 | 41 | .586 | – | Thomas J. "Darby" O'Brien |
| Superior Red Sox | 51 | 54 | .486 | 10.0 | John "Kid" Taylor / Joe Sommer |
| Grand Forks Flickertails | 50 | 55 | .476 | 11.0 | Frank Lohr / Harmony Van Dine |
| Winnipeg Maroons | 50 | 59 | .459 | 13.0 | Jim Brown / Otto Krueger |
{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1=Lloyd Johnson |editor2=Miles Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}
References
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Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Category:Baseball leagues in Minnesota
Category:Baseball leagues in North Dakota
Category:Baseball leagues in Wisconsin
Category:Defunct baseball leagues in Canada
Category:1912 establishments in the United States
Category:1912 disestablishments in the United States