Cañon City Swastikas

The Cañon City Swastikas were a minor league baseball team based in Cañon City, Colorado in 1912. Cañon City briefly played in the 1912 season as members of the Class D level Rocky Mountain League. The Cañon City franchise relocated to Raton, New Mexico during the season.

Cañon City Swastikas
1912
Cañon City, Colorado
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1912)
LeagueRocky Mountain League (1912)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameCañon City Swastikas (1912)
BallparkCentennial Park (1912)

History

An early Cañon City based team called the "Cañon City Inter-Ocean Base Ball Club" played organized baseball, beginning in 1874.[1][2]

The 1912 Cañon City Swastikas began minor league baseball play in Cañon City. Cañon City became charter members of the four–team Class D level Rocky Mountain League in 1912. The league started the season with the Colorado Springs Millionaires, La Junta Railroaders and the Pueblo, Colorado teams joining Cañon City in league play.[3][4][5][6]

On June 4, 1912, the Cañon City franchise relocated to Raton, New Mexico. The team had a 5–6 record under manager Jack Farrell at the time they relocated to Raton.[7][3][8]

The Cañon City use of the "Swastikas" moniker has roots that are unknown. When the team franchise moved to New Mexico, they became the first minor league team based in New Mexico. Shortly after, the Colorado Springs Millionaires franchise moved to Dawson, New Mexico and became the Dawson Stags.[9]

Before the end of the 1912 season, the Rocky Mountain League permanently folded on July 5, 1912. The Cañon City/Raton team was in 2nd place with a 20–14 record when the league stopped play. Cañon City/Raton finished 4.5 games behind the 1st place Pueblo/Cheyenne Indians team in the final standings.[3]

After 1912, Cañon City, Colorado has not hosted another minor league team.[10]

The ballpark

Cañon City was noted to have played minor league home games at Centennial Park. Possibly having another name in 1912, Centennial Park is still in use today as a public park with ballfields. Centennial Park is located at 221 Griffin Avenue, Cañon City, Colorado.[11][12]

(1915) Panorama of Canon City, Colorado

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19121Cañon City SwastikasClass DRocky Mountain League

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191220–142ndJack FarrellMoved to Raton June 4
5–6 in Cañon City

Notable alumni

Roster information for the 1912 Cañon City team is unknown.[8][6]

References
  1. "American Classic: Community invited to vintage baseball game Saturday". May 12, 2016.
  2. "INTER-OCEAN | Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association". www.cvbba.org.
  3. "Rocky Mountain League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "1912 Rocky Mountain League (RML) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "Rocky Mountain League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "1912 Canon City/Raton Swastikas Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Canon City Swastikas - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. "1912 Canon City Swastikas/Raton minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "Is It True Playing Baseball Was Once A Crime In New Mexico?". www.krwg.org.
  10. "Canon City, CO - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  11. "Centennial Park in Canon City, CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Centennial Park". Canon City, CO.

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