The Wyoming State Penitentiary All Stars were a baseball team known for being made up of prison inmates.
Founding In April 1911, Felix Alston replaced Otto Gramm as warden of the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Alston then created the All Stars baseball team as an attempt to boost morale. The team consisted of 12 players from ages 18 to 39. Alston chose George Saban, who was convicted of murder in the Spring Creek raid, to be head coach and team captain because of their long-standing friendship; Saban was the Alstons' neighbor and guest at their wedding. Saban did not play as a result of prior finger amputations.
Games The All Stars only ever played games against the Rawlins Juniors, the company team for the Wyoming Supply Company. The All Stars won all four games they played. The All Stars debuted on July 18, 1911, defeating the Juniors 11–1 at home. Their second game, also at home, was played August 5 and was another 11–1 win. Their third game was played on August 13, the score being 11–4. Their final game was played on August 29 at Overland Park, with a final score of 15–10.
Disbandment In the days following the All Stars' fourth game, Alston began replacing baseball with education.
Roster Pos. Name Inmate No. Crime(s) Fate Ref. Coach Saban, George 1441 Murder Escaped in Dec 1913 P Cameron, Thomas 1596 Sexual assault Sentence expired in June 1912 P Pendergraft, Harry A. 1589 Larceny Granted parole in Jan 1912 C, RF Powell, James 1532 Rape 1B Rowan, Eugene 1489 Rape, Breaking and entering Granted parole in Nov 1913 2B Fitzgerald, Frank 1481 Breaking and entering Released in Dec 1911 SS Guzzardo, Joe 1341 Manslaughter Pardoned in July 1912 3B Crottie, John 1569 Grand larceny Released in Nov 1911 LF Carman, Ora 1508 Grand larceny Sentence expired in Sept 1911 LF Stone, Earl 1480 Breaking and entering Sentence expired in Sept 1911 CF Potter, Sidney 1477 Forgery Sentence expired in June 1912 RF, C, SS Seng, Joseph 1612 First-degree murder Hanged in May 1912
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