The Dawson Stags were a minor league baseball team based in Dawson, New Mexico in 1912. Dawson briefly played in the 1912 season as members of the Class D level

Rocky Mountain League The Rocky Mountain League was a minor league baseball league that operated in 1912. The Class D level league featured teams based in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The short–lived Rocky Mountain League folded during the 1912 season. Hist ...

. The Dawson team began play when the Colorado Springs Millionaires relocated during the season. Dawson, New Mexico did not host another minor league team and is a ghost town today.

History

The 1912 Dawson Stags became members of the four–team Class D level

during the season. The league started the season with the

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 (baseball), Class D level Rocky Mountain League, before the Cañon City fra ...

, Colorado Springs Millionaires, La Junta Railroaders and Pueblo Indians beginning Rocky Mountain League play. During the season, Colorado Springs relocated to Dawson. On June 15, 1912, the Colorado Springs Millionaires franchise relocated to Dawson, New Mexico. The "Stags" moniker corresponds directly to the local mining industry. The mines in Dawson were numbered and referred to as Stag Canyon Mine. Stag Canyon Mine No. 2 and Stag Canyon Mine No. 1 suffered major explosions in 1913 and 1923, killing hundreds of mine workers. Before the end of the 1912 season, the Rocky Mountain League permanently folded on July 5, 1912. The Colorado Springs/Dawson team was in 3rd place with a 11–20 overall record when the league stopped play. Playing under manager Harry Brammell, Colorado Springs/Dawson finished 12.5 games behind the 1st place Pueblo/

Cheyenne Indians The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...

team. After 1912, Dawson did not host another minor league team. When the local coal mines closed in the 1950s, Dawson had no remaining industry and became a ghost town. After the residents left the city, the hospital, school, stores, churches, and homes were destroyed and bulldozed into the mined area, which was covered with dirt.

The ballpark

The exact name of the Dawson Stags' home ballpark is not unknown.

Timeline

Year–by–year records

Notable alumni

*Roster information for the 1912 Colorado Springs/Dawson team is unknown.

References

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External links

Baseball Reference
Defunct baseball teams in New Mexico Baseball teams disestablished in 1912 Baseball teams established in 1912 Colfax County, New Mexico 1912 establishments in New Mexico 1912 disestablishments in New Mexico Rocky Mountain League teams