New Britain, CT

New Britain is located in central Connecticut, 10 miles southwest of Hartford, CT.

Teams that have played here

• 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

• 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

• Steve Dalkowski, minor league pitcher
• William Gibney, USA national team player
• Hank Majlinger, college coach
• Lefty Marr, infielder
• Chris Vierira, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Central Connecticut State University
• New Britain High School
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School