Massachusetts State Association

The Massachusetts State Association was a Non-Signatory League that existed only in 1884. Teams played one or two games a week.

Cities Represented

• Boston, MA: Boston Reserves/Boston Colts
• Holyoke, MA: Holyoke
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence
• Lynn, MA: Lynn
• Salem, MA: Salem
• Springfield, MA: Springfield
• Waltham, MA: Waltham
• Worcester, MA: Worcester

Teams and Statistics

1884

1884 Massachusetts State Association
President: M. H. Nichols

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Springfield	12	5	.706	-	Charles Shaw
Boston Reserves/Boston Colts	13	8	.619	1	John Morrill/S. R. Brown
Holyoke	7	11	.389	5.5	Horace Rescott (5/8)
Lawrence	7	15	.318	7.5	Harry Clarke (6/?)/L. S. Dow/Charles Freleigh/Matthew Barry/Frank Selee
Worcester $	11	4	.733	NA	David McGarvey (5/21)/Matthew Barry
Waltham $	9	6	.600	NA	Frank Selee
Lynn $	4	8	.333	NA	Wallace Fessenden (7/2)/Edward Chamberlain
Salem $	2	11	.154	NA	F. W. Doyle

$ Worcester, Waltham, Lynn and Salem disbanded July 21

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Alexander Gardner	Lawrence	BA	.396		George Fish	Waltham/Lawrence	W	14
Timothy Brosnan	Springfield	Runs	24		George Fish	Waltham/Lawrence	SO	113
Maurice Bresnahan	Waltham/Lawrence	Hits	37		George Fish	Waltham/Lawrence	PCT	.824 14-3
Michael Bradley Edward Chamberlain Henry Parry	Lawrence Lynn/Boston Waltham	HR	1

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition