1875 Elm Citys

1875 NA New Haven Elm Citys / Franchise: New Haven Elm Citys / BR Team Page

Record: 7-40, Finished 10th in National Association

Managed by Charlie Gould (2-21), Juice Latham (4-14), and Charlie Pabor (1-5)

Ballpark: Howard Avenue Grounds (April 21-October 28, 1875) 4-16, Adelaide Avenue Grounds, Providence, RI (June 12, 1875)

History, Comments, Contributions

The New Haven Elm Citys or Elm City of New of Haven was Connecticut’s third major league team, joining Middletown Mansfields, and current National Association member, the Hartford Dark Blues. The team was 1 of 7 expansion teams to join the National Association for the 1875 season. Managed by first baseman Charlie Gould, the Elm Citys lost 15 straight games before beating the Washington Nationals 9-2. Gould lasted 23 games going 2-21 before being replaced by Jumbo Latham, the team’s winningest manager (4-14), who in turn was replaced by outfielder Charlie Pabor for the final 6 games. The team would finish the season in 8th place with a 7-40 record. However the team only played 10 opponents, including instate rivals the Dark Blues, posting a 1-8 record. The team’s best months came in July (3-6) and September (2-2). Surprisingly the team was better on the road going 4-16, as opposed to posting a 3-24 record at home. Of the 47 games the team was 4-20 in blowout games, but 1-8 in close games. After the season, like many of the teams in the National Association, the Elm Citys folded.

Note: the Team name is due to the numerous Elm trees that are found in Connecticut.

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)
• New Haven
• Elm City