Colorado Springs Millionaires

• Location: Colorado Springs, CO
• League: Western League 1901-1905; Rocky Mountain League 1912; Western League 1916
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The Colorado Springs Millionaires joined the Western League as an expansion team in 1901. They struggled that first season, finishing last in the circuit with a 45-73 record. One highlight was Frank Hemphill's league-leading .332 batting average. Colorado Springs improved to 63-75 and sixth place in the 8-team league the next year, then nearly took the pennant in 1903 with a 77-52 record. They were second that year and led the league in average by 15 points with a .281 team mark. Bunk Congalton led the loop with a .363 average, 245 total bases and 184 hits while Tom Fleming was second in average (.338) and tied for the lead with 107 runs. The team had another good year in 1904 with an 85-58 record, one and a half games behind the Omaha Rangers. Congalton (.327) again posted the top average in the Western while Rabbit Nill scored the most runs (117). After a rocky start in 1905 the team was moved to Pueblo, CO where they became the Pueblo Indians. In 1912 the team was briefly revived in the Rocky Mountain League. In 1916 the Wichita Wolves moved to Colorado Springs on September 10 and took the Millionaires name. They finished last (57-94) in the Western that year.

Source: "The Western League" by W.C. Madden and Patrick Stewart

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1901	45-73	8th	Billy Hulen	none
1902	63-75	6th	Bill Everitt	none
1903	75-62	2nd	Bill Everitt	none
1904	85-58	2nd	Jimmy Ryan	none
1905	22-48	--	Ed McKean / Jack Tanner / William Shriver	--	Team moved to Pueblo (30-44) July 15
1912	10-20 overall	--	Brammell	--	team moved to Dawson June 15
1916	2-10	8th	Jimmy Jackson	none	Wichita (55-84) moved to Colorado Springs September 10