Manchester, NH
Manchester is the largest city in the state of New Hampshire, located in the southern part of the state, on the Merrimack River. Its main industry was textile mills until the middle of the 20th century.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Manchester, New England League (1877, 1893, 1902-05)
- Manchester Farmers, New England League (1887)
- Manchester Maroons, New England League (1888)
- Manchester Amoskeags, New England League (1891-1892)
- Manchester Manchesters, New England League (1899)
- Manchester Textiles, New England League (1906, 1914-1915)
- East Manchester, New England Inter State League (1907)
- West Manchester, New England Inter State League (1907)
- Manchester Blue Sox, New England League (1926-1930)
- Manchester Indians, Northeastern League (1934)
- Manchester Giants, New England League (1946-1947)
- Manchester Yankees, New England League (1948-1949)
- Manchester Yankees, Eastern League (1969-1971)
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Eastern League (2004-2019, 2022-)
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A Northeast (2021)
People who were born here[edit]
- Curly Clement, umpire
- Dick Cotter, catcher
- Mike Flanagan, pitcher
- Don Florence, pitcher
- Scott Fredrickson, pitcher
- Bernie Friberg, infielder
- Andre Lamontagne, minor league pitcher
- Mark Letendre, trainer
- Art Nichols, catcher
- Tom Padden, catcher
- Phil Plantier, outfielder
- Robert Quirk, minor league pitcher
- John Raczka, minor league infielder
- Bob Savage, pitcher
People who died here[edit]
- Lem Cross, pitcher
- Tom Padden, catcher
- John Raczka, minor league infielder
- Steve Slayton, pitcher
- Phenomenal Smith, pitcher
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Manchester Central High School
- Manchester Memorial High School
- Saint Anselm College
- St. Joseph's High School
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Trinity High School
- West High School
Further Reading[edit]
- Scott C. Roper and Stephanie Abbot Roper: When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood: The Battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912–1916, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-6546-7
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