Middletown, CT

Middletown is located in central Connecticut, on the Connecticut River 10 miles south of Hartford, CT.

Teams that have played here

• Middletown Mansfields, National Association (1872)
• Middletown Jewels, Connecticut Association (1910)
• Middletown Giants, New England Collegiate Baseball League (1994-2003)

Persons who were born here

• Billy Arnold, outfielder
• Tom D’Aquila, minor league outfielder
• Mark DeJohn, infielder
• Bill Denehy, pitcher
• Mike Dorgan, outfielder
• T.T. Gallaher, minor league outfielder
• Shawn Haviland, minor league pitcher
• Joey Jay, pitcher
• Jeff Matulevich, minor league pitcher
• Jim Tipper, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Cy Bentley, pitcher
• Norm Daniels, college coach
• Chick Davies, pitcher/outfielder
• Paul Hopkins, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Middletown High School
• Middletown Woodrow Wilson High School
• Wesleyan University
• Xavier High School

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.