Butte Miners | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class B (1892) Independent (1900) Class B (1902) Class A (1903) Class B (1904) Independent (1905) Class B (1906–1908) Independent (1909) Class D (1909, 1911–1914) Class B (1916–1917) Independent (1925) |
League | Montana State League (1892, 1900) Pacific Northwest League (1902) Pacific National League (1903–1904) Montana State League (1905) Northwestern League (1906–1908) Montana State League (1909) Inter-Mountain League (1909) Union Association (1911–1914) Northwestern League (1916–1917) Montana State League (1925) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (3) |
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Team data | |
Name | Butte (1892, 1909, 1925) Butte Smoke Eaters (1900) Butte Miners (1902–1909, 1911–1914, 1916–1917) |
Ballpark | Mt. Columbia Grounds (1900, 1902–1909, 1911–1914, 1916–1917) |
The Butte Miners were a minor league baseball franchise based in Butte, Montana. Butte minor league teams played as members of the Montana State League (1892, 1900), Pacific Northwest League (1902), Pacific National League (1903–1904), Montana State League (1905), Northwestern League (1906–1908), Inter-Mountain League (1909), Montana State League (1909), Union Association (1911–1914), Northwestern League (1916–1917) and Montana State League (1925). Butte hosted home minor league games at the Mt. Columbia Grounds.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe McGinnity was a player/manager of the Butte Miners in 1916 and 1917.