Eastern New England League

The Eastern New England League of 1885 was a Non-Signatory 19th Century Leagues, which meant that it did not sign the National Agreement of 1883.

Cities Represented

• Biddeford, ME: Biddeford
• Brockton, MA: Brockton
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence
• Newburyport, MA: Newburyport Clamdiggers
• Portland, ME: Portland

Teams & Statistics

1885

1885 Eastern New England League
President:

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lawrence	48	31	.608	-	Walt Burnham
Brockton	48	31	.608	-	Bill McGunnigle
Haverhill	44	35	.557	4	Walter Prince(6/2) George Brackett(7/__) Frank Selee
Portland	33	46	.418	15	John Winship(7/7) Chick Fulmer
Biddeford/Newburyport Clamdiggers #	25	55	.313	23.5	Irwin

# Biddeford (13-20) disbanded July 17 and was replaced by Newburyport July 25th (1st game)

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Kent Howard	Brockton	BA	.357		Dick Conway	Lawrence	W	23
William Hawes	Brockton	Runs	86		Dick Conway	Lawrence	SO	274
Walter Prince Patrick O'Connell	Haverhill Lawrence	RBI	61 61		Con Murphy	Haverhill	PCT	.867 13-2
Ernest Ellis Elmer Foster	Newburyport Haverhill	HR	6 6

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition