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| classchamps = | leaguechamps = ''None'' | conferencechamps = | divisionchamps = }} Portland was the name of a professional baseball team that a member of the fleeting Oregon State League in 1893. Portland represented Portland, Oregon and played against teams from Albany, Independence, and Oregon City. In the early stages of the team, H. Hammond oversaw the club's operations. Later, W. H. Kennedy led the team financially and Edward Stapleton bore the managerial duties. Portland used City View Park as their home until switching to the West End Grounds after June 25. In all league games, Portland played 18 games compiling seven wins and 11 losses. ==Formation== A Portland club was one of the four planned team to be a member of the newly formed Oregon State League. In March, there was a report that Henry W. Hammond of Portland was working to get a baseball league in the State of Oregon. Hammond announced he was looking for financial backers for teams in Portland, Salem, Astoria, Albany, Eugene, The Dalles, and Oregon City.〔 The name "Oregon State League" was later devised and expected to start sometime in late-May with a four-team circuit. At a league convention on May 11, 1893 in Salem, Oregon, Hammond and Watts released the league constitution, and by-laws.〔 Both stepped down as leaders of the league and in their place league owners voted W. M. Hunt of the Salem club as president.〔 A few weeks later, Hunt announced the league's schedule would feature 36 games. The original league schedule had Albany traveling to Portland on May 27, however, the league's opening day was pushed back to May 30 due to bad weather. Before their first game, Portland worked deals with the local electric streetcar operators to give fans a discount of fare to City View Park, the club's home field.〔 Admission into the park would cost twenty-five cents a person.〔 Women, however, had the privileged of being admitted into the grandstands for free while their male counterparts were faced with an additional twenty-five cent charge.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portland (minor league baseball team)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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