Youngstown Steelmen

The Youngstown Steelmen was a minor league baseball franchise that competed in three different leagues between 1910 and 1915.^{[citation needed]} The club, based in Youngstown, Ohio, participated at various times in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League, the Tri-State League, and the Central League.^{[citation needed]} The Steelmen's most notable alumnus was Everett Scott, who played with the club between 1910 and 1913. Scott later served as a shortstop for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.^[1]

Origins

The Steelmen succeeded the Youngstown Indians, a team that placed last in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League at the close of the 1909 season.^{[citation needed]} The renamed franchise was owned by former Indians coach W. R. Terry and business partner Paul Powers.^[2] In the 1910 season, the Steelmen, under the management of Frank Eustace, placed seventh in the eight-team league, with a record of 55–67.^{[citation needed]}

Playing record

The club's performance improved dramatically during the following season. In 1911, under manager Bill Phillips, the Steelmen placed second in the league, with a record of 82–50.^{[citation needed]} The championship was taken that year by the Akron Champs, which closed with a record of 90–42.^{[citation needed]}

The Steelmen moved to the Central League in the 1912 season, where it narrowly lost the championship to the Fort Wayne Railroaders.^[3] Although the Steelmen ended the season with a 74–54 record, the Railroaders closed with 77 wins and 52 losses.^{[citation needed]} The Spalding Guide (1913) observed that the Steelmen "gave Fort Wayne a terrific drive for the championship and for much of the season the pennant looked as if it would be won by the Ohio club".^[3]

The Steelmen moved to the Tri-State League in 1913, but returned to the Central League in 1915.^{[citation needed]}

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