From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pittsburgh Rebels
Pittsburgh Rebels
Pittsburgh Rebels burgh’s Northside. The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National
League left the stadium for Forbes Field in 1909. After the
Founded in 1912 Rebels left Exposition Park in 1915, the field was demol-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ished and its property became part of the rail yards.
League affiliations
• Federal League (1913-1915)
United States Baseball League
United States Baseball League (1912) In 1912, a Pittsburgh-based team was established and be-
Name
gan play in the outlaw United States Baseball League. The
team was known as the Pittsburgh Filipinos in honor of
• Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-1915) their manager, Deacon Phillippe, a former pitcher with
• Pittsburgh Stogies (1913)
the Pittsburgh Pirates and a member of their 1901 and
• Pittsburgh Filipinos (1912-1913)
1902 National League Championship teams as well as
their 1909 World Series team. The Filipinos finished in
Team Colors
first place during the league’s inaugural season, which
• Navy, White lasted only one month, with a 19-7 record.
Ballpark Federal League
• Exposition Park In 1913 he moved his Pittsburgh team, still called the
Championships Filipinos, to the Federal League, a year before it became
a "major" league. The Federal League was established
• League titles: 1 (1912) in April 1913 and the Filipinos were one of the original
teams established by the league. The team was later re-
Owner(s)/Operated By: named the Stogies that season.
C. B. Comstock & Edward Gwinner (1914-1915)
Marshall Henderson (1912-1913)
In early 1914, the Federal League president James Gil-
more discussed with Robert B. Ward, owner of the Brook-
General Manager: Rebel Oakes (1914-1915) lyn Tip Tops, that he was concerned about the financial
Doc Gessler (1914)
backing of the Stogies franchise. Ward then found Ed-
Deacon Phillippe (1912-1913)
ward Gwinner, a railroad contractor with deep pockets.
Manager: Rebel Oakes (1914-1915) Gwinner was then partnered with architect C. B. Com-
Doc Gessler (1914) stock as the new backers of the Pittsburgh Stogies. Doc
Deacon Phillippe (1912-1913)
Gessler was named the Stogies’ manager. However he
Media: Pittsburgh Press was fired after only one month. Gessler was replaced
by player-manager, Rebel Oakes. The team then took on
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the nickname of the Rebels, after Oakes took over as the
team’s manager. With some strong financial backing, the
The Pittsburgh Rebels were a professional baseball club
team did not fare so well on the field. They ended up
based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was a mem-
in seventh place (next to last) that season, with a 64-86
ber of the short-lived Federal League, which was a minor
record.
league in 1913 but a full-fledged outlaw major league the
During the 1915 season, the team finished in third
next two years. The team was originally called the Pitts-
position with an 86-67 mark, 0.5 games behind the first
burgh Filipinos after their manager, Deacon Phillippe,
place Chicago Whales, who would go on to win the league
and began play in 1912 in the United States Baseball
pennant. That season Frank Allen pitched the first no hit-
League. The team then moved to the new Federal League
ter of the season, after the Rebels defeated the St. Louis
in 1913 and, for a short time, was later renamed the Pitts-
Terriers 2-0 on April 24, 1915.
burgh Stogies after an earlier Pittsburgh team that
played in the Union Association in 1884. They finished
the year as the Pittsburgh Rebels. The team played all
of it’s home games at Exposition Park, located on Pitts-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pittsburgh Rebels
Notable players • 1914 Pittsburgh Rebels season
• 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels season
Some Rebels players had American and National leagues
experience. Pitcher Cy Barger played two seasons with
the New York Highlanders (later renamed the New York
References
Yankees) and another three seasons with the Brooklyn • Haerle, Rudolf K.. "The United States Baseball League
Superbas-Dodgers before joining the Rebels. Meanwhile of 1912: A Case Study of Organizational Failure"
fellow pitcher Howie Camnitz, played for the Pittsburgh (PDF). LA84 Foundation.
Pirates from 1904 until 1913 and was a member of their http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/
1909 World Series team. First baseman Ed Konetchy, NASSH_Proceedings/NP1976/NP1976zi.pdf.
played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pirates, before Retrieved 2009-01-22.
playing for the Rebels. After the team and the league • Pietrusza, David (1991). The Formation, Sometimes
folded in 1915, Konetchy continued his playing career Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional
with the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadel- Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present. Jefferson (NC):
phia Phillies. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-590-2.
• Wiggins, Robert Peyton (2008). The Federal League of
See also Base Ball Clubs: The History of an Outlaw Major League.
McFarland. ISBN 9780786438358.
• Pittsburgh Rebels all-time roster • Federal League teams
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