New England League

From BR Bullpen

The New England League existed in at least five incarnations. The first league to use the name competed from 1886-1888, the second from 1891-1899. From 1901 till 1915 the New England League played, and was classified as a class B loop when the NA was formed in 1902. The next attempt was a short-lived league, also a class B one (as were the others to follow) - this one only existed in 1919.

A third New England League was started up in 1926 and lasted five seasons before folding. After two years of quiet, a fourth New England League started in 1933; after one season it changed its name to the Northeastern League. The final attempt came in the deluge of new minor leagues after World War II and ran from 1946 through 1949.

Lawrence, Lowell, and Portland competed at some point in all the incarnations of the league.

Contents 1 Cities Represented - Teams and Statistics 1.1 1886-1888 1.2 1891-1899, 1901-1915 1.3 1919 1.4 1926-1930, 1933 1.5 1946-1949 2 League Records 1886-1949 3 Hall of Fame Alumni 4 Source 5 Further Reading

[edit] Cities Represented - Teams and Statistics

[edit] 1886-1888

• Boston, MA: Boston Blues 1886-1887
• Brockton, MA: Brockton 1886
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill 1886-1887; Haverhill Blues 1887
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence 1886-1887
• Lowell, MA: Lowell Browns 1887; Lowell Chippies 1888
• Lynn, MA: Lynn 1886; Lynn Lions 1888
• Manchester, NH: Manchester Farmers 1887; Manchester Maroons 1888
• Newburyport, MA: Newburyport Clamdiggers 1886
• Portland, ME: Portland 1886-1888
• Portsmouth, NH: Portsmouth Lillies 1888
• Salem, MA: Salem Fairies 1887; Salem 1887; Salem Witches 1888
• Worcester, MA: Worcester Grays 1888

1886 New England League
President: J.C. Morse

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Portland	66	36	.647	0	Harry Spence
Haverhill	59	38	.608	4.5	Frank Selee / Fred Doe / John Irwin
Newburyport / Lynn #	53	52	.505	14.5	Dan Shannon / Ed Flanagan / Fred Doe
Brockton	45	56	.455	20.5	Bill McGunnigle / Jim Cudworth
Lawrence	42	55	.433	21.5	Frank Cox
Boston Blues	35	63	.357	29	Tim Murnane / Watch Burnham

#Newburyport (35-34) moved to Lynn August 14. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tom McCarthy	Brockton	BA	.330		Tom Lovett	Newbury/Lynn	W	32
Bobby Wheelock	Portland	Runs	93		Tom Lovett	Newbury/Lynn	SO	300
Sam LaRoque	Newbury/Lynn	Hits	134		Tom Lovett	Newbury/Lynn	ERA	1.27
Gurdon Whiteley	Newbury/Lynn	HR	11		Tom Lovett	Newbury/Lynn	Pct	.780; 32-9
Ted Scheffler	Portland	HR	11		Tug Wilson	Newbury/Lynn	HR	11
Mike Slattery	Haverhill	SB	63

1887 New England League
President: J.C. Morse

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell Browns	71	33	.683	0	Bill McGunnigle
Portland	68	36	.654	3	Harry Spence
Boston Blues / Haverhill Blues ###	47	36	.566	13.5	Watch Burnham
Manchester Farmers	55	46	.545	14.5	Frank Leonard
Lawrence / Salem ####	45	50	.473	21.5	Pat Pettee / Henry Putnam
Lynn Lyons	40	64	.384	31	George Brackett / John Murphy
Haverhill ##	15	41	.268	NA	Wash Williams / Fred Doe
Salem Fairies #	10	45	.181	NA	Fessendon / Flanagan / Frank Murphy

#Salem disbanded July 9.
##Haverhill disbanded July 11.
###Boston (35-18) moved to Haverhill July 11.
####Lawrence (29-34) moved to Salem July 26. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Hugh Duffy	Salem/Lowell	BA	.470		Dick Burns	Lowell	W	32
Wiman Andrus	Portland	Runs	165		Dick Burns	Lowell	SO	137
Wiman Andrus	Portland	Hits	233		Jim Devlin	Lynn	ERA	1.84
Ed Kennedy	Lowell	HR	15		Dick Burns	Lowell	Pct	.780; 32-9
Gil Hatfield	Portland	SB	141

1888 New England League
President: Edward Chesney

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell Chippies	51	36	.573	0	Jim Cudworth
Worcester Grays	48	40	.545	3.5	Watch Burnham
Manchester Maroons	47	50	.485	9	Jim Clinton / Herbert Clough
Lynn Lions ##	37	26	.587	NA	George Brackett
Salem Witches ###	36	34	.514	NA	Wallace Fessendon
Portsmouth Lillies #	12	20	.375	NA	Frank Leonard
Portland #	2	18	.200	NA	Henry Myers / Dan Mahoney

#Portland disbanded June 9 and was replaced by Portsmouth July 20.
##Lynn disbanded July 20.
###Salem disbanded August 3. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ted Scheffler	Manchester	BA	.375		Alex Ferson	Lynn/Manches	W	25
Ted Scheffler	Manchester	Runs	107		Alex Ferson	Lynn/Manches	ERA	1.10
Ed Kennedy	Lowell	Hits	121		Alex Ferson	Lynn/Manches	Pct	.781; 25-7
Mark Polhemus	Lowell	HR	14		Dick Burns	Lowell	SO	224

[edit] 1891-1899, 1901-1915

• Augusta, ME: Augusta Kennebecs 1895-1896; Augusta 1901
• Bangor, ME: Bangor Millionaires 1894-1896; Bangor 1901
• Boston, MA: Boston Reds 1893
• Brockton, MA: Brockton 1892; Brockton Shoemakers 1893-1899; Brockton B's 1901; Brockton 1903; Brockton Tigers 1907-1909; Brockton Shoemakers 1910-1913
• Cambridge, MA: Cambridge 1899
• Concord, NH: Concord Marines 1902-1905
• Dover, NH: Dover 1893; Dover 1902
• Fall River, MA: Fall River Indians 1893-1898; Fall River Indians 1902-1910; Fall River Brinies 1911-1912; Fall River Adopted Sons 1913
• Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg 1899; Fitchburg Burghers 1914; Fitchburg Burghers 1915
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill 1894; Haverhill Hustlers 1901-1912; Haverhill Hustlers 1914
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence 1892; Lawrence 1899; Lawrence Colts 1902-1904; Lawrence Colts 1905-1910; Lawrence Barristers 1911-1915
• Lewiston, ME: Lewiston 1891-1896; Lewiston 1901; Lewiston Cupids 1914-1915
• Lowell, MA: Lowell Lowells 1891; Lowell 1892-1893; Lowell Tigers 1901-1905; Lowell Tigers 1906-1911; Lowell Grays 1912-1915
• Lynn, MA: Lynn 1891; Lynn Live Oaks 1901; Lynn Shoemakers 1905-1910; Lynn Leonardites 1911-1912; Lynn Shoemakers 1913; Lynn Fighters 1914; Lynn Pirates 1915
• Manchester, NH: Manchester Amoskeags 1891; Manchester 1892; Manchester 1893; Manchester Manchesters 1899; Manchester 1901-1905; Manchester Textiles 1906; Manchester Textiles 1914-1915
• Nashua, NH: Nashua 1901-1905
• New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Whalers 1895; New Bedford Browns 1896; New Bedford Whalers 1897-1898; New Bedford Whalers 1903-1913
• Newport, RI: Newport Colts 1897-1899
• Pawtucket, RI: Pawtucket 1892; Pawtucket Maroons 1894-1896; Pawtucket Phenoms 1897; Pawtucket Tigers 1898; Pawtucket Colts 1899
• Portland, ME: Portland 1891-1896; Portland Phenoms 1899; Portland 1901; Portland Duffs 1913-1915
• Salem, MA: Salem 1891-1892
• Taunton, MA: Taunton Herrings 1897-1899; Taunton Tigers 1905
• Woonsocket, RI: Woonsocket (NEL) 1891-1892
• Worcester, MA: Worcester 1891; Worcester 1894; Worcester 1898; Worester Busters 1906-1915

1891 New England League
President: E. B. Fuller

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Worcester	47	25	.653	0	Charles Greenleaf
Portland	46	25	.648	.5	Frank Leonard
Manchester Amoskeags	42	30	.583	5	Louis Bacon
Lowell Lowells	37	29	.561	7	King Kerville
Salem	27	34	.443	14.5	Hopkins / Jack Burdock
Woonsocket (NEL)#	11	23	.324	NA	Dave Rowe
Lynn ##	18	45	.286	NA	Harry Putnam / Al Nichols / Charles Cook
Lewiston #	11	28	.282	NA	Jeremiah Scannell

#Woonsocket and Lewiston joined the league June 12.
##Lynn disbanded July 20. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Joe Kelly	Lowell	BA	.323		Charles Willis	Portland	W	21
Jim Connor	Manchester	Runs	80		Charles Willis	Portland	Pct	.724; 21-8
John O'Brien	Portland	Hits	91		John Feen	Worcester	SO	137
John Newell	Portland	HR	7

1892 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Woonsocket (NEL)	63	31	.670	0	Bill Hawes / Tom O'Brien
Portland	56	38	.596	7	Michael Garrity
Lewiston	53	45	.541	12	Forrest Keay / Frank Leonard
Brocton	46	45	.505	15.5	Bill McGunnigle
Salem	47	57	.452	21	Louis Bacon
Lowell ##	30	30	.500	NA	Art Whitney / Jim Cudworth
Manchester / Lawrence #	26	45	.366	NA	Julie Freeman / John Keefe
Pawtucket ##	17	47	.266	NA	Dave Rowe

#Manchester moved to Lawrence July 2, and later disbanded.
##Lowell and Pawtucket disbanded July 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jim Rogers	Portland	BA	.323		Tub Welch	Lewis/Auburn	Wins	24
Hi Ladd	Woonsocket	Hits	140		Henry Killeen	Salem	S0	251
Tom O'Brien	Woonsocket	Runs	106		Fred Klobedanz	Portland	Pct	.655,19-10
Abel Lizotte	Lewiston	HR	10		Bill Clymer	Portland	SB	44
Jim Rogers	Portland	HR	10		Frank Connaughton	Paw/Lewis	SB	44

1893 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Fall River Indians	60	30	.667	0	Mike McDermott
Lewiston	56	37	.602	5.5	John Leighton
Portland	44	43	.506	14.5	Michael Garrity
Dover	40	43	.482	16.5	Frank Leonard
Brocton Shoemakers	30	51	.370	25.5	Fred Doe
Lowell / Manchester / Boston Reds#	29	55	.345	28	Bill McGunnigle / Tom O'Brien

#Lowell (14-20) moved to Manchester June 26; Manchester (3-13) moved to Boston July 16. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Willard Mains	Portland	BA	.377		Ezra Lincoln	Fall River	W	24
Biff Sheehan	Lewiston	Runs	118		Win Mercer	Dover	SO	136
Abel Lizotte	Lewiston	Hits	147		Ezra Lincoln	Fall River	Pct	.774; 24-7
Abel Lizotte	Lewiston	HR	25		Mike McDermott	Fall River	SB	80

1894 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Fall River Indians	62	35	.639	0	Mike McDermott
Haverhill	53	41	.564	7.5	John Irwin
Portland	51	43	.543	9.5	Michael Garrity
Bangor Millionaires	48	48	.500	13.5	Louis Bacon / Jack Sharrott
Lewiston	46	50	.479	15.5	John Leighton / Sam LaRoque
Pawtuckett Maroons	46	52	.469	16.5	Frank Leonard / Royal Perrin
Worcester #	27	32	.458	NA	Johnny Murphy / Mike Slattery
Brocton Shoemakers ##	30	62	.326	NA	Pete Allen / Charlie Wilson

#Worcester disbanded July 13.
##Brocton disbanded August 25. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Buck Freeman	Haverhill	BA	.386		Cozy Dolan	Portland	Wins	21
Tom Bannon	Pawtuckett	Runs	137		Henry Stevens	Fall River	Pct	.696; 16-7
Buck Freeman	Haverhill	Hits	167		John Stafford	Lewiston	SO	133
Buck Freeman	Haverhill	HR	34		Tom Bannon	Pawtucket	SB	101

1895 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Fall River Indians	67	39	.632	0	Mike McDermott
New Bedford Whalers	60	45	.571	6.5	Fred Doe
Bangor Millionaires	55	49	.529	11	Jack Sharrott / Dan Long
Pawtucket Maroons	52	53	.495	14.5	Louis Bacon / Harry Davis
Lewiston	47	54	.465	17.5	Mike Slattery / Michael Garrity
Brockton Shoemakers	48	56	.463	18	Royal Perrin
Portland	47	60	.439	20.5	Michael Garrity / Frank Leonard /Ed Merrill
Agusta Kennebecs	44	64	.407	24	Watch Burnham

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Harry Davis	Pawtucket	BA	.391		Fred Klobedanz	Fall River	W	28
Ed Whiting	Pawtucket	Runs	139		Tom Braham	Bangor	Pct	.800; 16-4
Harry Davis	Pawtucket	Hits	189		Danny Friend	New Bedford	SO	184
Harry Davis	Pawtucket	HR	16		Irv Waldron	Pawtucket	SB	84

1896 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Fall River Indians	68	39	.636	0	Charles Marston
Bangor Millioniares	63	39	.618	2.5	Dan Long / Mike McDermott
Brockton Shoemakers	63	43	.594	4.5	Watch Burnham
New Bedford Browns	57	48	.543	10	Fred Doe
Pawtucket Maroons	55	54	.505	14	John F. "Phenomenal" Smith
Agusta Kennebecs	35	68	.340	31	Jerry Harrington / Denny Clare
Portland ##	32	58	.356	NA	Frank Leonard
Lewiston #	29	53	.354	NA	Michael Garrity / Ed Flanagan / Henry Slater

#Lewiston disbanded August 14.
##Portland disbanded August 23. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Napoleon Lajoie	Fall River	BA	.429		Fred Klobedanz	Fall River	W	26
Irv Waldron	Pawtucket	Runs	137		Jim Korwan	Brockton	SO	168
Irv Waldron	Pawtucket	Hits	182		Fred Klobedanz	Fall River	Pct	.813; 26-6
Ed Breckinridge	Brockton	HR	25		George Yeager	Pawtucket	HR	25
Louis Lippert	Lewis/Fall River	SB	77

1897 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Brocton Shoemakers	70	37	.654	0	Watch Burnham
Newport Colts	70	37	.654	0	Michael Finn
Pawtucket Phenoms	54	51	.514	15	John F. "Phenomenal" Smith
Fall River Indians	47	59	.443	22.5	Mike McDermott / Charles Marston
Taunton Herrings	40	68	.370	30.5	John Irwin
New Bedford Whalers	38	67	.362	31	Con Murphy / Mike McDermott

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jimmy Sheckard	Brockton	BA	.370		Scott Hawley	Newport	W	24
Jimmy Sheckard	Brockton	Runs	122		Frank Todd	Pawtucket	SO	99
Jimmy Sheckard	Brockton	Hits	166		Togie Pittinger	Brockton	Pct	.737; 14-5
Tom News	Pawtucket	HR	17		Jimmy Sheckard	Brockton	SB	53

1898 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Brocton Shoemakers	32	16	.667	0	Watch Burnham
Pawtucket Tigers	26	23	.530	6.5	Ed Whiting
Fall River Indians	28	25	.528	6.5	John F. "Phenomenal" Smith
Newport Colts	26	28	.481	9	Mike Finn / Mike Kelley
New Bedford / Worcester #	20	22	.476	9	Fred Doe / Charles Rice
Taunton Herrings	15	33	.312	17	Frank Leonard

#New Bedford (18-20) moved to Worcester June 14. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tom News	Pawtucket	BA	.401		Frank Todd	Pawtucket	W	13
Mike Kelley	Newport	Runs	56		Jack Cronin	Fall River	SO	67
Tom News	Pawtucket	Hits	85		Grant Thatcher	Brockton	Pct	.833; 10-2
Tom News	Pawtucket	HR	9		John Gilbert	Newport	SB	36

1899 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Portland Phenoms	61	39	.610	0	John F. "Phenomenal" Smith
Manchester Manchesters	55	41	.573	4	John Irwin
Newport Colts	52	46	.531	8	Mike Finn
Taunton Herrings	34	67	.337	27.5	Bobby Moore / George Grant
Brockton Shoemakers ###	45	27	.625	NA	Watch Burnham
Pawtucket Colts ###	37	40	.481	NA	Ed Whiting
Fitchburg / Lawrence #	3	14	.176	NA	Effie Norton
Cambridge ##	4	16	.200	NA	Al Spalding

#Fitchburg (3-7) moved to Lawrence May 24, then disbanded June 1.
.##Cambridge disbanded June 1.
###Brockton and Pawtucket disbanded after the first half, August 8.
Manchester attempted to win the second half title on the last day of the season
by playing six games with Portland. Manchester won all six, but the results
were thrown out by the league directors. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
"Phenomenal" Smith	Portland	BA	.386		Thomas Flanagan	Portland	W	20
George Noblitt	Portland	Runs	112		Gussie Gannon	Newport	Pct	.739,17-6
George Noblitt	Portland	Hits	147		Sammy Curran	Manches	SO	104
George Noblitt	Portland	HR	12		Thomas Gallagher	Newport	SO	104
Ed Breckenbridge	Brockton	HR	12		John Gilbert	Newport	SB	53

1901 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Portland	55	37	.598	0	Oyster Burns
Manchester	48	39	.552	4.5	John A. Smith
Lowell Tigers	47	47	.500	9	Fred Lake
Haverhill Hustlers	45	48	.484	10.5	F.H. Burrill
Lewiston	42	50	.457	13	Fred Doe
Nashua	39	49	.443	14	Henry Burns
Bangor / Brockton B's #	24	16	.600	NA	Watch Burnham
Augusta / Lynn Live Oaks ##	11	25	.306	NA	John Leighton

#Bangor (22-14) moved to Brockton June 30, then disbanded July 6.
Augusta (10-23) moved to Lynn June 30, then disbanded July 6. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
John A. Smith	Manchester	BA	.363		Frank Willis	Ban/Broc/Low	W	18
Jim Barry	Portland	Hits	141		Frank Willis	Ban/Broc/Low	SO	160
John Wiley	Portland	Runs	94		Jake Volz	Manchester	ERA	1.49
Nick Wise	Lewis/Haver	HR	12		Horace Newenham	Portland	Pct	.667,10-5

1902 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Manchester	75	37	.670	0	John A. Smith
Haverhill Hustlers	62	49	.559	12.5	C.A. Driscoll / Billy Hamilton
Lawrence Colts	60	51	.541	14.5	William Parsons
Concord Marines	58	53	.523	16.5	John Carney
Dover	55	56	.495	19.5	Fred Doe
Lowell Tigers	52	59	.468	22.5	Fred Lake
Nashua	46	66	.411	29	Henry Burns
Fall River Indians	37	74	.333	37.5	Sandy McDermott

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
John A. Smith	Manchester	BA	.369		Frank Morrissey	Manchester	W	27
Jim Murray	Manchester	Runs	91		Frank Morrissey	Manchester	Pct	.884; 27-5
Wid Conroy	Lawrence	Hits	155		Jake Volz	Manchester	SO	220
Jim Murray	Manchester	HR	12		Fred Klobedanz	Lawrence	ERA	0.90

1903 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell Tigers	72	41	.637	0	Fred Lake
Nashua	68	46	.596	4.5	Ed Ashenbach / Chub Collins
Manchester	66	45	.595	5	John A. Smith
Concord Marines	63	47	.573	7.5	John Carney / Frank Eustace
Fall River Indians	57	56	.504	15	Sandy McDermott
Lawrence Colts	48	62	.436	22.5	William Parsons / Stephen Flanagan
Brockton / New Bedford #	46	63	.422	24	Fred Doe
Haverhill Hustlers	26	86	.232	45.5	Billy Hamilton / Charles O'Reilly / Pep Deininger

#Brockton (18-23) moved to New Bedford June 27. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Happy Iott	Fall River	BA	.317		George "Lem" Cross	Lowell	Wins	27
Pinky Swander	Manchester	Hits	140		George "Lem" Cross	Lowell	Pct	.750,27-9
Clark Rapp	Manchester	Runs	86		Harry Morgan	Fall River	SO	197
Lou Knau	Manchester	HR	7		Cy Voorhees	Nashua	ERA	0.91

1904 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Haverhill Hustlers	82	41	.667	0	Billy Hamilton
New Bedford Whalers	64	58	.525	17.5	Fred Doe
Fall River Indians	65	60	.520	18	Sandy McDermott
Manchester	61	60	.504	20	John A. Smith
Concord Marines	62	62	.500	20.5	Nathan Pulsifer
Nashua	62	62	.500	20.5	John Carney / Sid Rollins
Lowell Tigers	59	62	.488	22	Fred Lake
Lawrence Colts	36	86	.295	45.5	Stephen Flanagan

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Billy Hamilton	Haverhill	BA	.412		Jim McGinley	Haverhill	Wins	33
Billy Hamilton	Haverhill	Hits	168		Jim McGinley	Haverhill	Pct	.825,33-7
Billy Hamilton	Haverhill	Runs	113		Jake Volz	Manchester	SO	224
Dick Van Zant	Nashua	HR	7		Joe Yeager	Fall River	ERA	0.98
Fred Klobedanz	New Bedford	IP	375

1905 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Concord Marines	69	39	.639	0	Frank Eustace
Fall River Indians	66	40	.623	2	Sandy McDermott
Lynn Shoemakers	60	48	.556	9	Fred Lake / Frank Leonard
New Bedford Whalers	60	50	.545	10	Fred Doe
Haverhill Hustlers	53	51	.510	14	Connie Murphy
Manchester / Lawrence Colts #	52	54	.491	16	Win Clark
Nashua	41	66	.383	27.5	Stephen Flanagan
Lowell / Taunton Tigers ##	28	81	.257	41.5	William Connor / George Grant

#Manchester (33-28) moved to Lawrence July 20.
##Lowell (24-45) moved to Taunton August 3. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Harry Armbruster	Manches/Lawrence	BA	.339		Joe Harris	Fall River	W	25
Harry Armbruster	Manches/Lawrence	Runs	99		Joe Harris	Fall River	Pct	.735; 25-9
Harry Armbruster	Manches/Lawrence	Hits	134		Clarence Lovell	Lynn	HR	6

1906 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Worcester Busters	74	42	.638	0	Jesse Burkett
Lynn Shoemakers	66	49	.574	7.5	Frank Leonard
Lawrence Colts	65	52	.556	9.5	John A. Smith / Al Weddige / Jim Rolley
New Bedford Whalers	63	54	.538	11.5	Jim Canavan
Manchester Textiles	57	56	.504	15.5	Stephen Flanagan
Fall River	55	59	.482	18	Sandy McDermott
Haverhill Hustlers	53	63	.457	21	J.H. Sayer
Lowell Tigers	28	86	.246	45	Fred Lake

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jesse Burkett	Worcester	BA	.344		Henry Labelle	Lynn	W	23
Tommy Madden	Haverhill	Runs	80		Sam Frock	Worcester	Pct	.741; 20-7
Elmer Zacher	Worcester	Hits	143		Fred Abbott	Lowell	GA	45
Clarence Lovell	Lynn	HR	4		William Sline	Worcester	SO	165
Simmy Murch	Manchester	HR	4		Fred Klobedanz	New Bedford	HR	4

1907 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Worcester Busters	76	36	.679	0	Jesse Burkett
Lynn Shoemakers	61	49	.555	14	Frank Leonard
Brockton Tigers	59	51	.536	16	Stephen Flanagan
Haverhill Hustlers	55	55	.500	20	Billy Hamilton
Fall River Indians	56	56	.500	20	John O'Brien
Lowell Tigers	48	60	.444	26	Alexander Winn
New Bedford Whalers	48	62	.436	27	John Coveny
Lawrence Colts	40	74	.351	37	James Rolley

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Billy Hamilton	Haverhill	BA	.333		Elmer Steele	Lynn	W	24
Tommy Madden	Haverhill	Runs	76		Harry Wormwood	Worcester	Pct	.769; 10-3
Fred Reynolds	Worcester	Hits	116		Dave Pickett	Lowell	Hits	116
Simmy Murch	Brockton	HR	4		Harry Billet	Lawer/Haver	HR	4

1908 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Worcester Busters	80	44	.645	0	Jesse Burkett
Lawrence Colts	75	49	.605	5	Mal Eason
Haverhill Hustlers	71	52	.577	8.5	Billy Hamilton
Brockton Tigers	66	56	.541	13	Stephen Flanagan
Lynn Shoemakers	54	70	.435	26	Frank Leonard
Fall River Indians	53	70	.431	26.5	John O'Brien
Lowell Tigers	49	75	.395	31	Arthur Daly / Alex Winn
New Bedford Whalers	46	78	.371	34	Jim Canavan / Tommy Corcoran

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tom Catterson	Brockton	BA	.327		Marty O'Toole	Brockton	W	31
John Flynn	Lawrence	Runs	92		Buck Friel	Haverhill	Pct	.857; 12-2
Tom Catterson	Brockton	Hits	140		John Flynn	Lawrence	SB	76
Simmy Murch	Lawrence	HR	5		Gary Wilson	Lawrence	HR	5

1909 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Worcester Busters	77	47	.621	0	Jesse Burkett
Brockton Tigers	75	48	.610	1.5	Stephen Flanagan
Lynn Shoemakers	74	49	.602	2.5	Billy Hamilton
Fall River Indians	71	53	.573	6	John O'Brien
Haverhill Hustlers	62	62	.500	15	Frank Connaughton
New Bedford Whalers	51	72	.416	25.5	Tommy Dowd
Lowell Tigers	43	81	.348	34	Tom Fleming / Tom Bannon / Roy Smith
Lawrence Colts	41	82	.333	35.5	Mal Eason

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Billy Hamilton	Lynn	BA	.332		Marty O'Toole	Brockton	W	26
Cuke Barrows	New Bedford	Runs	88		Marty O'Toole	Brockton	Pct	.684; 26-12
Olaf Henriksen	Brockton	Runs	88		Marty O'Toole	Brockton	SO	265
Hugh Bradley	Worcester	Hits	144		Simmy Murch	Brockton	H	144
Bobby Messenger	Fall River	HR	8

1910 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
New Bedford Whalers	77	46	.634	0	Tommy Dowd
Lynn Shoemakers	68	52	.567	7.5	Billy Hamilton
Worcester Busters	67	54	.554	9	Jesse Burkett
Lowell Tigers	65	56	.535	11	Fred Tenney
Fall River Indians	61	60	.504	15	John O'Brien
Lawrence Colts	53	70	.431	24	Jimmy Bannon
Haverhill Hustlers	47	73	.392	28.5	Tom Fleming
Brockton Shoemakers	45	72	.385	29	Stephen Flanagan

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jim Wallace	Lynn	BA	.312		Pembroke Finlayson	Lawrence	W	21
Bill Page	Worcester	Runs	102		Ben Van Dyke	Worcester	Pct	.833;20-4
Bill Page	Worcester	Hits	139		Pop Rising	New Bedford	Hits	139
Barry McCormick	New Bedford	HR	7		A.E. Sweeny	Brocton	L	24

1911 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell Tigers	77	46	.626	0	Jim Gray
Worcester Busters	73	47	.603	2.5	Jesse Burkett
Lawrence Barristers	65	55	.542	10.5	Louis Piper
Fall River Brinies	59	57	.509	14.5	John O'Brien
Lynn Leonardites	60	60	.500	15.5	Frank Leonard
Brockton Shoemakers	59	60	.496	16	Stephen Flanagan
New Bedford Whalers	45	75	.375	30.5	Jim Sullivan
Haverhill Hustlers	38	76	.333	34.5	Tom Bannon / Thomas Dowd

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Cuke Barrows	Lowell	BA	.370		Mellie Wolfgang	Lowell	W	27
Allie Moulton	Lowell	Runs	116		Mellie Wolfgang	Lowell	Pct	.844;27-5
Cuke Barrows	Lowell	Hits	163		George Walsh	Fall River	HR	12

1912 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lawrence Barristers	76	47	.618	0	Louis Piper
Lowell Grays	75	50	.600	2	Jim Gray
Worcester Busters	67	56	.545	9	Jesse Burkett / John O'Donnell
Lynn Leonardites	63	62	.504	14	Art McGovern / Frank Leonard
Brockton Shoemakers	62	62	.500	14.5	Ed McLane
New Bedford Whalers	57	67	.460	19.5	Frank Connaughton / Jim Sullivan
Haverhill Hustlers	48	76	.387	28.5	Lave Cross
Fall River Brinies	46	74	.383	28.5	John O'Brien

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Rube DeGroff	Lowell	BA	.348		Ray Keating	Lawrence	W	26
Clem Clemens	Haver/Lowell	Runs	104		Jeff Pfeffer	Lowell	Pct	.733; 11-4
Rube DeGroff	Lowell	Hits	170		Rube DeGroff	Lowell	HR	13

1913 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell Grays	81	45	.643	0	Jim Gray
Portland Duffs	71	49	.592	7	Hugh Duffy
Worcester Busters	71	54	.568	9.5	Jesse Burkett
Lawrence Barristers	67	53	.558	11	Louis Piper
Lynn Shoemakers	61	60	.504	17.5	Patsy Flaherty
New Bedford Whalers	47	75	.385	32	Frank Connaughton / John O'Brien
Fall River Adopted Sons	45	76	.372	33.5	Dan Clohecy
Brockton Shoemakers	44	75	.370	33.5	Nick Rufiange

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
George Wilson	Lynn	BA	.365		Jack Bushelman	Worcester	W	26
Clem Clemens	Lowell	Runs	104		Happy Finneran	Lowell	Pct	.875; 14-2
Jim Magee	Lowell	Hits	174		Rube DeGroff	Lowell	HR	10
Swede Carlstrom	Lawrence	HR	10

1914 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lawrence Barristers	84	39	.683	0	Louis Piper
Worcester Busters	73	44	.624	8	Jesse Burkett
Portland Duffs	70	48	.593	11.5	Hugh Duffy
Lynn Fighters	60	62	.492	23.5	Patsy Flaherty / Ralph Reeve
Lewiston Cupids	57	66	.463	27	Jack McMahon / Joe Judge / Art McGovern
Lowell Grays	57	66	.463	27	Jim Gray
Haverhill Hustlers	47	72	.395	35	Christy Wilson /Clohecy /Noonan / Cuddy
Fitchburg / Manchester #	36	87	.293	48	Fred Lake

#Fitchburg (24-52) moved to Manchester July 30. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Chick Shorten	Worcester	BA	.345		Ben Van Dyke	Worcester	W	22
Joe Burns	Portland	Runs	99		Alex Pearson	Lawrence	Pct	.818; 18-4
Chick Shorten	Worcester	Hits	157		Robert Conley	Lawrence	HR	9

1915 New England League
President: Tim Murnane

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Portland Duffs	77	42	.647	0	Hugh Duffy
Lawrence Barristers	62	54	.531	13.5	Alex Pearson
Lynn Pirates	62	57	.521	15	Louis Piper
Worcester Busters	58	56	.509	16.5	Jesse Burkett
Lowell Grays	54	55	.495	18	Cuke Barrows / Pop Kelchner
Lewiston Cupids	50	59	.459	22	Arthur Irwin
Manchester Textiles	48	67	.417	27	John Kiernan
Fitchburg Burghers	48	69	.410	28	Hugh McCune

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Cuke Barrows	Lowell	BA	.332		Forrest More	Portland	W	18
Clem Clemens	Portland	Runs	88		George Martin	Portland	Pct	1.000; 10-0
Taylor Farrell	Portland	Hits	135		Cuke Barrows	Lowell	HR	11

[edit] 1919

• Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg Foxes
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill Climbers
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence Barristers
• Lewiston, ME: Lewiston Red Sox
• Lewiston, ME & Auburn, ME: Lewiston-Auburn Twins
• Lowell, MA: Lowell Grays
• Portland, ME: Portland Blue Sox

1919 New England League
President: John Donnelly

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell / Lewiston-Auburn ##	38	25	.603	0	Mike Hayden
Portland Blue Sox	38	27	.585	1	Heinie Wagner
Fitchburg Foxes	31	36	.463	9	John Quinn / Phoenix / Burger / Page
Haverhill Climbers	27	40	.403	13	Jesse Burkett
Lewiston Red Sox #	21	23	.477	NA	Freddy Parent
Lawrence Barristers #	20	24	.455	NA	Bill Page

#Lewiston and Lawrence disbanded July 20.
##Lowell (24-18) moved to Lewiston-Auburn July 14.
The league disbanded August 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Dick Loftus	Fitchburg	BA	.350		Bob Clark	Lowell/Lawr	W	14
Joe Duffee	Lawr/Port/Hav	Runs	56		Cy Morgan	Portland	SO	97
Bill Bailey	Portland	Hits	81		Tom Gallagher	Portland	Pct	.818; 9-2
Al Bossie	Lowell/Lewis	HR	5		Bill Page	Lawr/Fitch	SB	21

[edit] 1926-1930, 1933

• Attleboro, MA: Attleboro Burros 1928; Attleboro (NEL) 1933
• Brockton, MA: Brockton Shoemakers 1928-1929; Brockton Shoemakers 1933
• Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg Wanderers 1929
• Gloucester, MA: Gloucester Hillies 1929
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill Hillies 1926-1929
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence Merry Macks 1926-1927; Lawrence Weavers 1933
• Lewiston, ME: Lewiston Twins 1926-1930
• Lowell, MA: Lowell Highwaymen 1926; Lowell Millers1929; Lowell Lauriers 1933
• Lynn, MA: Lynn Papooses 1926-1930
• Manchester, NH: Manchester Blue Sox 1926-1930