New England League (B) Encyclopedia and History

League History

League History
Year Tm
1949Fall River Indians, Lynn Tigers, Manchester Yankees, Nashua Dodgers, Pawtucket Slaters, Portland Pilots, Providence Grays, Springfield Cubs
1948Fall River Indians, Lynn Red Sox, Manchester Yankees, Nashua Dodgers, Pawtucket Slaters, Portland Pilots, Providence Grays, Springfield Cubs
1947Fall River Indians, Lawrence Millionaires/Lowell Orphans, Lynn Red Sox, Manchester Giants, Nashua Dodgers, Pawtucket Slaters, Portland Pilots, Providence Chiefs
1946Fall River Indians, Lawrence Millionaires, Lynn Red Sox, Manchester Giants, Nashua Dodgers, Pawtucket Slaters, Portland Gulls, Providence Chiefs
1933Attleboro/Lawrence/Woonsocket, Lowell Lauriers, New Bedford Whalers, Quincy Shipbuilders/Nashua Millionaires/Brockton S, Taunton Blues, Worcester Chiefs
1930Lewiston Twins, Lynn Papooses, Manchester Blue Sox, Nashua Millionaires, Portland Mariners, Salem Witches
1929Brockton Shoemakers, Haverhill Hillies/Fitchburg Wanderers/Gloucester H, Lewiston Twins, Lowell Millers/Nashua Millionaires, Lynn Papooses, Manchester Blue Sox, New Bedford Millmen, Portland Mariners
1928Attleboro Burros, Brockton Shoemakers, Haverhill Hillies, Lewiston Twins, Lynn Papooses, Manchester Blue Sox, Portland Mariners, Salem Witches
1927Haverhill Hillies, Lawrence Merry Macks, Lewiston Twins, Lynn Papooses, Manchester Blue Sox, Nashua Millionaires, Portland Eskimos, Salem Witches
1926Haverhill Hillies, Lawrence Merry Macks, Lewiston Twins, Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches, Lynn Papooses, Manchester Blue Sox, Nashua Millionaires, Portland Eskimos
1919Fitchburg Foxes, Haverhill Climbers, Lawrence Barristers, Lewiston Red Sox, Lowell Grays/Lewiston-Auburn Twins, Portland Blue Sox
1915Fitchburg Burghers, Lawrence Barristers, Lewiston Cupids, Lowell Grays, Lynn Pirates, Manchester Textiles, Portland Duffs, Worcester Busters
1914Fitchburg Burghers/Manchester Textiles, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Barristers, Lewiston Cupids, Lowell Grays, Lynn Fighters, Portland Duffs, Worcester Busters
1913Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Adopted Sons, Lawrence Barristers, Lowell Grays, Lynn Shoemakers, New Bedford Whalers, Portland Duffs, Worcester Busters
1912Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Brienies, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Barristers, Lowell Grays, Lynn Leonardites, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1911Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Brienies, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Barristers, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Leonardites, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1910Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1909Brockton Tigers, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1908Brockton Tigers, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1907Brockton Tigers, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1906Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, Manchester Textiles, New Bedford Whalers, Worcester Busters
1905Concord Marines, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lowell/Taunton Tigers, Lynn Shoemakers, Manchester/Lawrence Colts, Nashua, New Bedford Whalers
1904Concord Marines, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford Whalers
1903Brockton/New Bedford Whalers, Concord Marines, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Manchester, Nashua
1902Concord Marines, Dover, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Manchester, Nashua
1898Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, New Bedford Whalers/Worcester, Newport Colts, Pawtucket Tigers, Taunton Herrings
1897Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, New Bedford Whalers/Browns, Newport Colts, Pawtucket Phenoms, Taunton Herrings
1896Augusta Kennebecs, Bangor Millionaires, Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, Lewiston, New Bedford Whalers/Browns, Pawtucket Phenoms, Portland
1895Augusta Kennebecs, Bangor Millionaires, Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, Lewiston, New Bedford Whalers, Pawtucket Phenoms, Portland
1894Bangor Millionaires, Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, Haverhill, Lewiston, Pawtucket Maroons, Portland, Worcester
1892Brockton Shoemakers, Lewiston, Lowell Lowells, Manchester Gazettes/Lawrence, Pawtucket, Portland, Salem, Woonsocket

About the Register Data

Historical performance data for professional leagues (affiliated minor leagues, independent minor leagues, fall/winter leagues, and other international leagues) is provided by and licensed from 24-7 Baseball and Chadwick Baseball Bureau. It incorporates the work of many stalwart baseball researchers, including Cliff Blau, Art Cantu, Frank Hamilton, Reed Howard, Kevin Johnson, Bob McConnell, Jack Morris, and Ray Nemec, as well as members of the Minor Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Perhaps most importantly, it builds upon the seminal work of Ed Washuta, who magnanimously provided the framework to make the whole thing possible.

Minor league Total Zone (Rctch&Rtz, 2005-2009) data provided by Baseballprojection.com and Minorleaguesplits.com.

About the Negro League Data

Sources

This data comes from two sources. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. 2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators.

The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. Many statistics are incomplete due to ongoing research and/or limitations in published sources, so please be assured that we are aware there are issues with the data and will continue to work with our data providers to improve the data that appears here.

The Hall of Fame dataset

This data is constructed from the best available information as provided by Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group. It contains data culled from newspaper boxscores, covering league sanctioned games from 1920 to 1948, which was produced for a study sponsored by Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It reflects totals as compiled by the NLRAG up to 2006. As new credible information is continually unearthed, these numbers will continue to change.

Baseball-Reference and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum would like to acknowledge Major League Baseball for funding this study, along with the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group for their extensive efforts to collect the raw data and construct the most comprehensive database of Negro Leagues Baseball statistics.  Under the direction of Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark, this database is the largest dataset ever made publically available and we wish to express our gratitude for all their efforts to help rebuild this lost statistical history.

The Ashwill Negro Leagues Database

Playing statistics and biographical data on the Negro leagues (all pre-1920) and early Latin American professional baseball is licensed from and provided by the Negro Leagues Database, a project organized by Gary Ashwill with the participation of many historians of Negro league and Latin American baseball.

The database is a work in progress, and will include more seasons as development continues. It appears in its original form at Seamheads.com.

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Completeness

Note that our records are missing thousands of players who played in the Negro Leagues for minor league teams, independent teams, barnstorming teams or even Negro major league teams. We will bring their records to light as soon as suitable records are available for those players.

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