New Britain, CT
New Britain is located in central Connecticut, 10 miles southwest of Hartford, CT.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- New Britain, Connecticut State League (1884-1885, 1891, 1898)
- New Britain, Southern New England League (1885)
- New Britain Rangers, Connecticut State League (1898)
- New Britain Perfectos, Connecticut League (1908-1911)
- New Britain Spuds, Connecticut League (1912)
- New Britain Sinks, Eastern Association (1914)
- New Britain Red Sox, Eastern League (1983-1994)
- Hardware City Rock Cats, Eastern League (1995-1996)
- New Britain Rock Cats, Eastern League (1997-2015)
- New Britain Bees, Atlantic League (2016-2019)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Ricky Bottalico, pitcher
- John Burns, umpire
- Matt Carasiti, pitcher
- Jesse Carlson, pitcher
- Steve Dalkowski, minor league pitcher
- George Enright, catcher
- Scott Gentile, minor league pitcher
- Mauro Gozzo, pitcher
- Merwin Jacobson, outfielder
- Tom Lynch, umpire
- Roberto Mercado, minor league manager
- Carl Pavano, pitcher
- Nick Pugliese, minor league pitcher
- Mike Raczka, pitcher
- Gary Sweezey, minor league pitcher
- Earl Snyder, infielder
- George Springer, outfielder
- Dave Swanson, minor league pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Steve Dalkowski, minor league pitcher
- William Gibney, USA national team player
- Hank Majlinger, college coach
- Lefty Marr, infielder
- Chris Vierira, outfielder
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