Hartford, CT

Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut; it is located in the center of the state, on the Connecticut River, 30 miles south of Springfield, MA.

Teams that have played here

• Hartford Dark Blues, National Association (1874-1875)
• Hartford Dark Blues, National League (1876-1877)
• Hartford, Connecticut State League (1884)
• Hartford Babies, Southern New England League (1885)
• Hartford Babies, Connecticut League (1885)
• Hartford Dark Blues, Eastern League (1886)
• Hartford, Atlantic Association (1889-1890)
• Hartford, Connecticut State League (1891)
• Hartford Bluebirds, Atlantic League (1896-1897)
• Hartford Cooperatives, Atlantic League (1898)
• Hartford Indians, Eastern League (1899-1900)
• Hartford Wooden Nutmegs, Eastern League (1901)
• Hartford Senators, Connecticut League (1902-1912)
• Hartford Senators, Eastern Association (1913-1914)
• Hartford Senators, Eastern League (1916-1932)
• Hartford Senators, Northeastern League (1934)
• Hartford Laurels, Eastern League (1938, 1944)
• Hartford Bees, Eastern League (1939-1943, 1945-1946)
• Hartford Chiefs, Eastern League (1947-1952)
• Hartford Yard Goats, Eastern League (2016-2019, 2022- )
• Hartford Yard Goats, Double-A Northeast (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Scott Barnsby, scout
• Peter Bjarkman, author
• Terry Bongiovanni, minor league pitcher
• Jack Bordieri, minor league pitcher
• Jackson Brady, umpire
• Fred Bunce, umpire
• Gary Burnham, minor league/NPB infielder
• Ryan Costello, minor league infielder
• Ed Cotter, infielder
• Ed Coughlin, pitcher/outfielder
• Ed Curtis, manager
• W.C. Dole, umpire
• Monk Dubiel, pitcher
• Jayson Durocher, pitcher
• Pat Egan, minor league pitcher
• Jack Farrell, outfielder
• Jimmy Francoline, minor league infielder and manager
• Jimmy Gonzalez, minor league catcher
• Gene Johnson, minor league infielder
• Nick Koback, catcher
• Dick Lawlor, scout
• James Lehan, infielder
• Dick McAuliffe, infielder
• Robbie Moen, minor league outfielder
• Frank Mozzicato, minor league pitcher
• Jim Murray, writer
• Frank Pericolosi, college coach
• Squiz Pillion, pitcher
• Kevin Riggs, minor league infielder and manager
• Jim Rogers, infielder; manager
• Red Ryan, umpire
• Freddy Schmidt, pitcher
• Biff Sheehan, outfielder
• Matt Sinatro, catcher
• John Slusarz, minor league pitcher
• Schoolboy Johnny Taylor, pitcher
• Bill Tobin, infielder
• Edward Bennett Williams, owner
• Jim Wawruck, minor league outfielder
• Lefty Wolf, pitcher
• George Woodend, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Billy Barnie, catcher; manager
• Ed Beecher, outfielder
• Jackson Brady, umpire
• Steve Brady, outfielder
• Morgan Bulkeley, executive; Hall of Fame
• Fred Bunce, umpire
• Ed Cotter, infielder
• Ed Coughlin, pitcher/outfielder
• Frank Cox, infielder
• Mike Dorgan, outfielder
• Monk Dubiel, pitcher
• Jack Farrell, outfielder
• Frank Gilmore, pitcher
• John Henry, pitcher
• Ken Jones, pitcher
• Nick Koback, catcher
• James Lehan, infielder
• Fred Lincoln, umpire
• Tom Lynch, umpire
• Fancy O'Neil, outfielder
• Joe Regan, outfielder
• Biff Sheehan, outfielder
• Schoolboy Johnny Taylor, pitcher
• Bill Tobin, infielder
• George Woodend, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bulkeley High School
• Hartford Public High School
• Hartford Seminary
• South Catholic High School
• Trinity College
• University of Hartford

Further Reading

• David Arcidiacono: Major League Baseball in Guilded Age Connecticut: The Rise and Fall of the Middletown, New Haven and Hartford Clubs, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2010.