New England Association

The New England Association was around for the 1877 season and part of the 1895 season. The 1895 league had five teams in Massachusetts and one in New Hampshire. On June 18, Fitchburg and Haverhill disbanded. Six days later, on June 24, the Salem moved to Haverhill, MA, where they played for the remainder of the season. The league disbanded on July 6 after the Lawrence Indians disbanded.

Cities Represented

• Fall River, MA: Fall River 1877
• Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg 1877, 1895
• Haverhill, MA: Haverhill 1877, 1895
• Lawrence, MA: Lawrence 1877, 1895
• Lowell, MA: Lowell 1877, 1895
• Lynn, MA: Lynn Live Oaks 1877
• Manchester, NH: Manchester 1877
• Nashua, NH: Nashua 1895
• Providence, RI: Rhode Island 1877
• Salem, MA: Salem 1895

Teams and Statistics

1877

1877 New England Association
President:

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lowell	33	7	.825	-	Josiah Butler
Manchester	29	11	.725	4	H. S. Clark
Fall River	19	21	.475	14
Rhode Island	11	29	.275	22	C. R. Dennis
Lynn Live Oaks	8	22	.267	NA	Candy Cummings
Fitchburg
Haverhill
Lawrence

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Frank Whitney	Lowell	BA	.324

1895

1895 New England Association
President: J.C. Morse

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Lawrence	31	19	.620	-	John Irwin
Nashua	27	21	.563	3	Edward Norton
Lowell	24	24	.500	6	Mike Mahoney / William Meade
Salem / Haverhill ##	20	28	.417	10	Frank Leonard
Fitchburg #	12	25	.324	NA	Lawrence Thyne
Haverhill #	12	26	.316	NA	William Dwyer / William Laverty

# Fitchburg and Haverhill disbanded June 20.
## Salem (22-19) moved to Haverhill June 20.
The league disbanded July 8.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ed Flanagan	Lowell	BA	.460		Henry Lampe	Lawrence	W	16
John Gilbert	Nashua	Runs	88		Henry Lampe	Lawrence	SO	122
Mike Birmingham	Nashua	Hits	97		Henry Lampe	Lawrence	ERA	1.61
Daniel Roche	Nashua	HR	18		Henry Krumm	Nashua	PCT	.909 10-1
John Gilbert	Nashua	SB	35

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.