Middletown Mansfields

1872 Middletown Mansfields / Franchise: Middletown Mansfields / BR Team Page

Record: 5-19, Finished 8th in National Association

Ballpark: Mansfield Club Grounds (May 2 – July 4, 1872), Hartford Ball Club Grounds (July 23 - August 4 1872)

Managed by John Clapp

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History, Comments, Contributions

The Middletown Mansfields or the Mansfield Base Ball Club were an expansion team who joined the National Association for the 1872 season. Prior to joining the league, the team was an amateur team having fielded teams since its formation in 1866. Led by manager John Clapp the team lasted only 24 games and posted a 5-19 record before dropping out following a 11-8 loss to the Brooklyn Atlantics.

Source:

• Peter Filichia: Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, Addison Wesley Publishing Company (March 1993)