Anaconda Serpents

The Anaconda Serpents was a minor league baseball team based in Anaconda, Montana. The Anaconda Serpents played the 1900 season as members of the Independent Montana State League. The Anaconda Serpents were the only minor league team hosted in Anaconda.

Anaconda Serpents
(1900)
Anaconda, Montana
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesIndependent (1900)
Previous leagues
Montana State League (1900)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsNone
Minor league titles
League titles None
Team data
Previous names
Anaconda Serpents (1900)
Previous parks
Mountain View Park (1900)

History

The Anaconda Serpents became members of the Montana State League in 1900. Other members of the four–team league were the Butte Smoke Eaters, Great Falls Indians and Helena Senators.[1][2][3]

The 1900 Anaconda Serpents had an overall record of 34–37 and finished 3rd in the four–team Montana State League standings. Anaconca finished behind the Great Falls Indians (39–32) and Helena Senators (39–33) and ahead of the Butte Smoke Eaters (30–40) in the final standings. The 1900 Anaconda Serpents were managed by player/manager John "Jack" Grim, who resigned to become an umpire in the league, being replaced by Dad Clarkson.[4][5][6][2][7][8]

Jack Grim's resignation letter as manager of the Anaconda Serpents was reported to have said, "I cannot do myself justice while laboring under these conditions." Grim went on to manage other minor league teams.[6]

The Montana State League folded after the 1900 season and 1900 was the only season of play for the Anaconda Serpents.[5][9][2][7][10][11]

The ballpark

The Anaconda Serpents played at Mountain View Park. Cricket games were later played at Mountain View Park. Today, the park is still in use as a public park. Mountain View Park is located on South Alice Street, Helena, Montana 59601.[12][13][14]

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19001Anaconda SerpantsIndependentMontana State League

Year–by–year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
190034–373rdJack Grim, Dad ClarksonNone

Notable alumni

See also

Anaconda Serpents players

References
  1. "1900 Montana State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1900 Montana State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Reichard, Kevin (November 5, 2008). "Montana State League".
  4. "1900 Anaconda Serpents Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1900 Montana State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "Anaconda Serpents". Baseball History Daily.
  7. "1900 Anaconda Serpents Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d04cf307
  9. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mchale/
  10. "Anaconda, Montana Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. Warnock, James (1991). "Entrepreneurs and Progressives: Baseball in the Northwest, 1900-1901". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 82 (3): 92–100 – via JSTOR.
  12. "Mountain View Park in Anaconda, MT history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. Standard, RICHARD I. GIBSON for The Montana. "Mining City History: Cricket in Butte". Montana Standard.
  14. "Pickleball Courts at Mountain View Park".
  15. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d04cf307
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