Portland Webfoots

Not to be confused with Portland Webfeet.

Class-level
Portland Webfoots 1901–1902 (1901, 1902) Portland, Oregon
Previous	Class B
Minor league affiliations
League	Pacific Northwest League
Major league affiliations
Previous	None
Minor league titles
League titles	1901
Team data
Previous names	Portland Webfeet
Previous parks	Vaughn Street Ballpark

The Portland Webfoots were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Northwest League. They were based in Portland, Oregon and were active for only two years, 1901 and 1902. They played at Vaughn Street Ballpark.

When the Pacific Northwest League and the California League merged to create the Pacific Coast League in 1902 the Webfoots disbanded and the Portland Browns were created.

History

In the Webfoots first year of competition, it was reported that they had trouble keeping attendance up at their home field.^[1] This began a debate over whether or not Portland should hold a team in the 1902 league expansion with the California League into the Pacific Coast League, something that the Webfoots President Jack Marshal opposed.^[1] Some newspapers claimed that Marshal's opposition was due in large part to his personal dislike of Pacific Northwest League President William Henry Lucas.^[1]

This led to a long debate over the inclusion of the Portland team in the Pacific Coast League.^[2] Both the Portland and Seattle clubs first wanted to create a rival league to the Pacific Coast League.^[3] The Portland team was accepted into the Pacific Coast League but not before a lawsuit filed by the Portland team against the Pacific Northwest League that said the league harassed the Portland team into throwing the league pennant to the Butte, Montana baseball team.^[4]

Year-by-year record

A photograph of the 1902 Portland Webfoots baseball team as they were boarding a train to Tacoma, Washington. From left to right: Andy Anderson, Joseph Mahaffey, Max Muller, Deacon Van Buren, George Engel, George Witbeck, Jacob Deisel, Sammy Vigneaux, Lou Mahaffery, Fred Weed, Marshall, Daniel Hupp.

Year	League	Affiliation	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1901	Pacific Northwest League	none	73-35	1st	John Grim	League Champions
1902	Pacific Northwest League	none	58-62	4th	Sam Vigneux	none

Notable players

References

1 2 3 "Merry fight on over baseball". The Deseret News. December 12, 1902. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
↑ "Bolters given pretty hard jolt". The Deseret News. January 6, 1903. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
↑ "Magnates talk baseball merge". The Deseret News. February 19, 1903. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
↑ "Carried into court". The Deseret News. March 10, 1903. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

External links

Team history at Baseball Reference

Teams in the Pacific Northwest League

Teams form 1890 to 1892	Portland Webfeet Seattle Hustlers Spokane Bunchgrassers Tacoma Daisies

Teams from 1896	Portland Gladiators Seattle Yannigans/Rainmakers Tacoma Rabbits/Colts Victoria Chappies

Teams from 1901 to 1902	Butte Miners Helena Senators Portland Webfoots Seattle Clamdiggers Spokane Blue Stockings/Smoke Eaters Tacoma Tigers

Baseball teams based in Portland, Oregon

1890–92: Portland Webfeet 1893: Portland 1901–02: Portland Webfoots 1903–2010: Portland Beavers 1903: Portland Greengages 1909–14: Portland Colts 1918: Portland Buckaroos 1946–present: Portland Pilots 1946: Portland Rosebuds 1973–77: Portland Mavericks 1995–2000: Portland Rockies

See also: Proposed Major League Baseball franchises in Portland, Oregon

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