The Inter–Mountain League was a
minor league baseball league that played in the
1901 and
1909
Events
January–February
* January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
* January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
* Januar ...
baseball seasons. League franchises were based in
Idaho
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,
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
and
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
.
History
The 1901 Inter–Mountain League was an Independent league that fielded four clubs, all based in
Utah
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: the
Ogden Lobsters,
Salt Lake City White Wings,
Railway Ducks/
Lagoon Farmers and
Park City Miners. The league folded after the 1901 season, with the forming of the 1902
Utah State League
The Utah State League was an Independent baseball minor league baseball league that played in the 1902 season. As the name indicates, the four–team Utah State League consisted of teams based in Utah. The Utah State League played just the 1902 s ...
.
The league reformed in 1909. The 1909 Inter–Mountain League was a
Class D level minor league, comprising the
Helena Senators,
Salt Lake City Mormons (moved to Livingston),
Butte Miners and
Boise Irrigators (moved to become
Bozeman Irrigators. The Inter–Mountain league permanently disbanded on July 25, 1909.
Cities represented
*
Boise, ID
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:
Boise Irrigators 1909
*
Bozeman, MT
Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...
:
Bozeman Irrigators 1909
*
Butte, MT
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:
Butte Miners 1909
*
Farmington, UT:
Lagoon Farmers 1901
*
Helena, MT
Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...
:
Helena Senators 1909
*
Livingston, MT
Livingston is a city and county seat of Park County, Montana, United States. It is in southwestern Montana, on the Yellowstone River, north of Yellowstone National Park. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,040.
History
T ...
:
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
1909
*
Ogden, UT
Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the United States Census Bur ...
:
Ogden Lobsters 1901
*
Park City, UT:
Park City Miners 1901
*
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the ...
:
Salt Lake City White Wings 1901;
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the ...
:
Salt Lake City Mormons 1909
Standings & statistics
1901 Inter–Mountain League
schedule Railway (5–7) sold franchise to the owner of Lagoon Resort, June 8
Park City disbanded July 15 with remaining games forfeited.
1909 Inter–Mountain League
schedule Salt Lake City (34–17) moved to Livingston July 10; Boise (13–38) moved to Bozeman July 10; Butte disbanded July 18.
League disbanded July 25.
See also
*
Intermountain West
The Intermountain West, or Intermountain Region, is a geographic and geological region of the Western United States. It is located between the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada on the west ...
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