Lynn Fighters

• Location: Lynn, MA
• League: New England League 1914
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In 1914 the New England League team in Lynn, MA changed from the Lynn Shoemakers to the Lynn Fighters. After a strong start (they held first place until early June), the Fighters gave up the fight and fell to 60-62 and a fourth-place finish. The next season they were renamed the Lynn Pirates.

Source: 1915 Spalding Guide

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1914	60-62	4th	Patsy Flaherty (7/15)/Ralph Reeve

THIS IS FROM BOB KEANEY, THE 2006 NORTH SHORE SPIRIT HISTORIAN: As stated above, the Lynn team in the NE League apparently was named the Lynn Pirates in 1915. Why the PIRATES? As a guess, I would say it relates to the city's history regarding Pirates, who may have entered the area long ago. There is a Dungeon Rock (a cave) legend in Lynn Woods that has much Pirates folklore. But what is cool, is that in 1983 another Minor League team in the city of Lynn called themselves THE PIRATES also. Yet this had nothing to do with the Pirates sailing into Lynn (North Shore) waters. The real reason for the name in '83 was because the team was owned by the PITTSBURGH PIRATES. These modern Pirates, who played at Lynn's historic Fraser Field, had a great team and battled the New Britain Red Sox in the playoffs. It was none other than ROGER CLEMENS who made these Pirates "walk the plank" as he beat them in the Championship Finals. It was Roger's last Minor League game before joining the Boston Red Sox htat same year! The owner of the Lynn Pirates of 1983 was Mike Agganis, who was the nephew of Lynn great Harry Agganis. Agganis now owns the Akron Aeros, who played the Portland Sea Dogs in the championship game last week for the 2006 title. Poor Agganis, his team also lost in the big game to yet another Red Sox farm club.