WASECA EACO's STATE BASEBALL

CHAMPIONS OF 1901

This is the Waseca EACO baseball team of 1900-1901. The EACO was a flour mill located in Waseca. The team played 57 games and won 42 of those. The coverage of sporting events around 1900 wasn't usually recorded and most of the time the score wasn't reported, because there was no where to report it too. Newspapers and people that were there at the time may be the only resource. However we do know the EACO team of 1900-1901 defeated Litchfield in the title game 9-2, winning the state title.

Many people living in Waseca today do not realize that Waseca won the state tournement in 1900 and 1901. Even more people are unaware that there were five black men playing on the team. Keep in mind that this was a time in history when it was unacceptable for many African Americans to be involved in any type of activity that whites were involved in. Waseca's pitcher at the time was George Wilson, one of the great players of the old Negro Leagues. He is pictured below standing in the back row, top left.

Waseca EACO Baseball team circa 1900. Photo shows 10 players and the coach posed outside at the field. Baseball equipment arranged in front. Players are wearing baseball uniforms with striped socks and jerseys. Coach, W. J. Armstrong, at center is dressed in suit, bowler hat and handlebar mustache; partial identifications are Bob Foote (catcher) seated 5th from left; C. R. Wattles (first baseman) standing, far right; Wm. Foster (outfielder) seated, third from left; S. Foster (left field) seated, far left.

George Wilson	Billy Holland	Bob Foote
To learn more about these great African American players that played on Waseca's championship team in 1900. CLICK HERE

Click here to view the box score of the 1901 championship game.

Links to More Baseball Webpages: Waseca County Historical Society Baseball Items Find out more about African American baseball Major League Baseball's Website Information About Tink Larson Field

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Special thanks to the Waseca County Historical Society. Thank you also to Stephen Hoffbeck. He is writing a book on the history of African American baseball players in Minnesota. He is a professor at the Unniversity of Minnesota-Moorhead.

This page was created by Mason Vance and Caleb Srp.