Union Association (minor league)

The Union Association was a minor league that operated from 1911 to 1914 in the Rocky Mountains; it was a class D league. Salt Lake City and Helena were involved for the whole run. The star of the league was Frank Huelsman. In 1914 Boise and Murray disbanded July 20, and the league disbanded August 5 when Butte dropped out, but Ogden and Salt Lake City played 16 games with each other to complete their seasons. This Union Association has no connection to the 1884 Union Association.

Cities Represented (1911-1914)

• Boise, ID: Boise Irrigators 1911, 1914
• Butte, MT: Butte Miners 1911-1914
• Great Falls, MT: Great Falls 1911-1912; Great Falls Electrics 1913
• Helena, MT: Helena Senators 1911-1914
• Missoula, MT: Missoula 1911-1913
• Murray, UT: Murray Infants 1914
• Ogden, UT: Ogden Canners 1912-1914
• Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City Skyscrapers 1911-1914

1911

1911 Union Association - schedule
President: William Henry Lucas

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Great Falls	90	46	.662	-	George Reed
Salt Lake City Skyscrapers	85	58	.594	8.5	Cliff Blankenship
Butte Miners	77	60	.562	13.5	John McCloskey
Boise Irrigators	64	78	.451	29	Hugh Kellackey
Helena Senators	60	78	.435	31	Charles Irby
Missoula	42	98	.300	50	William Joyce / Charles McCaffery

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Frank Huelsman	Great Falls	BA	.411		Roswell Hildebrand	Great Falls	W	30
Howard Murphy	Great Falls	Runs	146		Amos Morgan	Salt Lake City	SO	267
Howard Murphy	Great Falls	Hits	220		Leo Dressen	Salt Lake City	PCT	.813 13-3
Frank Huelsman	Great Falls	RBI	125
Frank Huelsman	Great Falls	HR	17

1912

1912 Union Association - schedule
President: William Henry Lucas / Van Patte

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Missoula	83	51	.620	-	Cliff Blankenship
Salt Lake City Skyscrapers	77	61	.558	8	Art Weaver
Great Falls	72	61	.541	10.5	George Reed
Ogden Canners	71	68	.511	14.5	John McCloskey
Butte Miners	53	82	.393	30.5	Charles McCaffery/Jesse Stovall
Helena Senators	50	83	.376	32.5	Charles Irby

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Howard Murphy	Great Falls	BA	.390		Joe Bush	Missoula	W	29
Jacob Bauer	Salt Lake City	Runs	143		Joe Bush	Missoula	PCT	.709 29-12
Howard Murphy	Great Falls	Hits	240
Frank Huelsman	Great Falls	RBI	114
A.E. Spencer	Helena	HR	14
Mike Killilay	Helena	3B	25

1913

1913 Union Association - schedule
President: E. C. Mulroney

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Great Falls Electrics	78	42	.650	-	Harry Hester
Salt Lake City Skyscrapers	75	47	.615	4	John McCloskey
Butte Miners	54	64	.458	23	Arthur Merkle / Frank Kafora
Missoula	54	68	.443	25	Cliff Blankenship / Nig Perrine
Helena Senators	52	67	.437	25.5	Danny Shay
Ogden Canners	49	74	.398	30.5	George Knight / Dad Gimlin

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	BA	.423		Amos Morgan	Salt Lake	W	26
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	Runs	123		Pat Bohen	Missoula	SO	228
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	Hits	200		Amos Morgan	Salt Lake	PCT	.722 26-10
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	RBI	126
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	HR	22

1914

1914 Union Association - schedule
President: Edward F. Murphy

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Ogden Canners ###	54	32	.628	-	Frank "Dad" Gimlin
Salt Lake City Skyscrapers ###	52	34	.605	2	Harry Hester
Butte Miners ##	44	40	.524	9	James "Ducky" Holmes
Helena Senators	27	53	.338	24	Jesse Garrett / William Quigley
Boise Irrigators #	32	39	.451	NA	Ervin Jensen
Murray Infants #	31	42	.425	NA	Cliff Blankenship

# Boise & Murray disbanded on July 20.
## Butte & the league disbanded on August 5.
### Ogden & Salt Lake played 16 games with each other to complete their seasons; Ogden won 10 games and Salt Lake won 6.
Playoff: Ogden 4, Salt Lake 2.

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	BA	.424		Amos Morgan	Salt Lake	W	16
Swede Risberg	Ogden	Runs	84		George Knight	Ogden	W	16
Fred Carmen	Ogden/Boise	Hits	130		Tom Tomer	Boise/Salt Lake	SO	124
Frank Huelsman	Salt Lake	HR	23		Amos Morgan	Salt Lake	PCT	.762 16-5

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions