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59-588: The Haverhill teams both hosted minor league home games at the Haverhill Stadium. Today, the stadium site is still in use and has been renovated to become Trinity Stadium. Haverhill, Massachusetts first hosted minor league baseball in 1877, when the "Haverhill" team became members of the New England Association . The league began play on May 3, 1877, as an eight–team league, but ended the season reduced to four teams with Haverhill among

118-403: A 13-inning no-hitter in a game that ended in a 0–0 tie. The Lawrence Barristers won the 1912 New England League championship. With Louis Piper continuing his tenure as manager, Lawrence finished with 76–47 record and were 2.0 games ahead of the second place Lowell Grays in the league standings. The Class B level league had no playoff structure. The Lawrence Barristers continued play in

177-548: A 29–38 record. The team finished had an 11–46 record after the franchise relocated to Lowell. Playing under manager George Kissell, the team finished the 1947 season with an overall record of 40–84, placing eighth and last in the New England League regular season standings, 46.0 games behind the first place Lynn Red Sox. Lawrence has not hosted another minor league team. The Lawrence teams reportedly first played home games at Association Grounds . Lawrence played at

236-473: A 31–19 record under manager John Irwin when the league permanently folded on July 8, 1895. Lawrence was 3.0 games ahead of second place Nashua when the six–team league stopped play. Fitchburg of the New England League, with a 3–7 record, moved the franchise to Lawrence on May 24, 1899. The franchise then disbanded on June 1, 1899. The Fitchburg/Lawrence team ended the 1899 season with a record of 3–14. Ed Norton served as manager. In 1902, Lawrence adopted

295-506: A 33–7 record, won the championship, finishing 4.0 games ahead of the second place Manchester Reds who finished with a 29–11 record. Lowell and Manchester were followed in the final standings by the Fall River Cascades (19–21) and Providence Rhode Islanders (11–29). Both Lowell and Fall River had also been members of the 1877 League Alliance agreement, and in one game on June 12, 1877, future Hall of Famer Pud Galvin pitched

354-532: A 46–49 record, with Lefty Tyler managing the team. The Merry Macks placed fifth in the final standings, finishing 12.5 games behind the first place Manchester Blue Sox. In 1927, the Lawrence Merry Macks ended the regular season with a record of 36–53, placing sixth in the New England League. William McDonough and Freddy Parent served as managers as the Merry Macs finished 23.0 games behind

413-526: A 48–62 record, the Colts finished 22.5 games behind the Lowell Tigers in the final standings. William Parsons and Steve Flanagan were the managers as Lawrence continued play in the eight–team Class B league. The Lawrence Colts finished eighth and last in the 1904 New England League. Under manager Steve Flanagan, Lawrence ended the season with a 36–86 record in the eight–team league, 45.5 games behind

472-563: A 69–39 record. Win Clark managed the team in both locations. Continuing play in the New England League, the 1906 Lawrence Colts finished third in the eight–team league. Phenomenal Smith , Al Weddige and James Rolley managed the Lawrence Colts. Ending the season with a record of 65–52, Lawrence finished 9.5 games behind the champion Worcester Busters in the final standings. The 1907 Lawrence Colts finished eighth and last in

531-429: A 7–4 record and an ERA of 4.25 on the season. Later in 1926, McCrehan had a change in his baseball career when he joined Jack Slattery 's coaching staff at his alma mater Boston College as the pitching coach. In 1931 he became the head coach of the varsity team. He coached Boston College through the 1939 season. The 1928 Haverhill Hillies improved from last place the previous season to a seventh-place overall finish in

590-569: A championship in 1885. Lawrence played as members of the Eastern New England League and ended the 1885 season with a record of 48–31, placing first in the Eastern New England League standings. Walter Burnham served as manager in leading Lawrence to the championship of the five–team league. The Eastern New England League played in only the 1885 season. In 1886, Lawrence began a long association with

649-690: A coach for the New York Giants . After a six-season absence from minor league baseball, Haverhill returned to minor league play in 1926, when the New England League reformed as a Class B level league with eight teams. The Haverhill "Hillies" became a member of the reformed league, beginning another tenure of a Haverhill franchise playing in the league. Haverhill joined the Lawrence Merry Macks , Lewiston Twins , Lowell Highwaymen , Lynn Papooses , Manchester Blue Sox , Nashua Millionaires and Portland Eskimos teams in beginning play for

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708-619: A competitive league standing. The Lynn Papooses won the second half of the split season schedule after the Attleboro Burros won the first half title and Lynn defeated Attleboro 4 games to 3 in the playoff. Haverhill pitcher Phil Dolan led the New England League with a 14–4 record. Steve Slayton pitched for Haverhill in 1928 after being sent there by the Boston Red Sox . After finishing an inning, Slayton reportedly asked Boston manager Bill Carrigan , "No shift?" Carrigan, who

767-556: A game at Nashua, Lawrence defeated Nashua 36–17. The Fitchburg and Haverhill franchises both disbanded on June 20, 1895. Salem moved to Haverhill on June 20, 1895. On May 21, 1895, William Regan of Salem threw the New England Association's only no-hitter against Fitchburg in a 6–0 victory. The New England Association permanently disbanded mid–season on July 8, 1895. At season's end, the Lawrence Indians won

826-597: A lengthy career as a minor league owner and player/manager after his major league baseball career concluded. Before joining Haverhill, Burkett had previously managed and played sporadically for the Worcester Busters in the New England League from 1906 to 1915. After he sold the Worcester team, of which he was an owner, Burkett became the baseball coach at Holy Cross in Worcester from 1917 to 1920, overlapping with his season managing Haverhill. Burkett then became

885-420: A member of the eight–team league. Lawrence finished in 4th place playing under five managers: Harry Clarke, L.S. Dow, Charles Freleigh, Matthew Barry and Frank Selee. Lawrence finished 7.0 games behind first place Springfield team in the final standings with a 7–15 record. The Massachusetts State Association folded and played only the 1884 season, with four teams folding on July 21, 1884. The Lawrence team won

944-520: A minor league affiliate of the New York Giants in 1933. Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett served as manager of the 1916 Lawrence Barristers. In 1877 , minor league baseball began in Lawrence, when the "Lawrence" team became founding members of the eight–team New England Association . The Lawrence team's 1877 record is unknown, as the team folded during the season. The Massachusetts State Association played in 1884, with Lawrence as

1003-607: The Biddeford Clamdiggers , Lawrence , Newburyport Clamdiggers and Portland as the charter teams, with Lawrence winning the 1885 championship. Haverhill then played as charter members of the New England League in 1886, managed by Baseball Hall of Fame member Frank Selee . In a New England League contest at Haverhill on July 30, 1894, Haverhill played the Pawtucket Maroons . In the contest, Pawtucket's Buck Freeman hit 4 home runs. Freeman had 13 RBI in

1062-681: The International Association member Pittsburgh Alleghenies to a 3–2 win over Lowell. The Lynn Live Oaks (8–22), Fitchburg, Haverhill and Lawrence franchises all folded before the 1877 New England Association season ended on October 15, 1877. The New England Association folded after the 1877 season. In November 1877, the Lowell Ladies Men defeated the major leagues ' National League champion Boston Red Caps 9–4 in an exhibition contest. The New England Association had two Baseball Hall of Fame members in

1121-552: The Lawrence Colts moniker and began play as members of the Class B level New England League. Playing home games at Glen Forest Park, the Lawrence Colts finished in third place in the 1902 New England League standings. The Colts finished with a record of 60–51, as William Parsons served as manager. The Colts finished 14.5 games behind first place Manchester. Lawrence placed sixth in the 1903 New England League standings. With

1180-482: The Manchester Gazettes of the New England League moved to Lawrence. The team then disbanded before the conclusion of the regular season. The Manchester/Lawrence team had a 26–45 record when the team folded in Lawrence. The 1892 managers were Jim Cudworth and W.J. Freeman. The Lawrence Indians became members of the reformed Independent New England Association in 1895. Lawrence was in first place with

1239-487: The New England League . The team finished with a record of 42–55 and placed fifth in their first season of New England League play under manager Frank Cox . Lawrence finished 21.5 games behind first place Portland team in the six–team league. The Lawrence team moved to Salem during the 1887 New England League season. Lawrence, with a 29–34 record, moved to Salem, Massachusetts on July 26, 1887, and became

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1298-494: The Salem Witches . The team ended the season with a 45–50 overall record, placing fifth in the New England League, finishing 21.5 games behind the champion Lowell Browns in the eight–team league. The Lawrence/Salem team was managed by Pat Pettee and Harry Putnam. Salem continued play in the 1888 New England League. Lawrence was without a team until rejoining the 1892 New England League in mid-season. On July 2, 1892,

1357-407: The 1877 New England Association and Ned Hanlon played for the 1877 Fall River Casscades . Formed for the 1877 season, the New England Association began play on May 3, 1877, as an eight–team league, but ended the season reduced to four teams. The league was one of the earliest minor leagues. On August 27, 1877, Providence turned a triple play in a game against Lowell. The Lowell Ladies Men , with

1416-453: The 1877 New England Association season ended on October 15, 1877. The New England Association folded after the conculsion of the 1877 season. In the 1885 season, Haverhill next hosted minor league baseball, when the "Haverhill" team resumed play as a member of the five-team Eastern New England League . The league existed for just the 1885 season before the league changed its name and became the long tenured New England League . Haverhill joined

1475-452: The 1877 league. Hall of Fame inductee Candy Cummings managed the 1877 Lynn Live Oaks , while fellow Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon played for the 1877 Fall River Casscades at age 19. In 1895, the New England Association reformed as a six–team independent league under the direction of president J.C. Morse. The six franchises were Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lawrence Indians, Lowell, Nashua Rainmakers and Salem. On May 3, 1895, in

1534-432: The 1913 New England League and were unable to defend their championship. Ending the season in fourth place, Lawrence finished the season with a 67–53 record playing again under manager Louis Piper. The Barristers finished 11.0 games behind the champion Lowell Grays . Lawrence won the 1914 New England League Championship. The Barristers had an 84–39 record in their final season under manager Louis Piper to finish first in

1593-534: The 1917 season. Lawrence fielded a team in rejoining the reformed Class B level New England League in 1919. After resuming play, the Lawrence Barristers folded on July 20, 1919. Lawrence had a record of 20-24 under manager William Page when the team folded. The New England League itself folded on August 2, 1919. Lawrence resumed play in 1926 when the New England League reformed as a Class B level league. The Lawrence Merry Macks finished with

1652-665: The 1929 New England League with the New Bedford Millmen at age 60 in his final season as manager. In 1929, Haverhill played in their final minor league season and the franchise relocated twice before the season ended. On July 28, 1929, the Haverhill Hillies moved to Fitchburg with a record of 11–10 to become the Fitchburg Wanderers . After compiling a record of 5–20 while based in Fitchburg,

1711-427: The Class B league's final standings. Lawrence was 8.0 games ahead of the second place Worcester Busters in the eight–team league to win their second title in three seasons. In 1915, Alex Pearson served as manager the Lawrence Barristers after a tenure as a player for Lawrence. The Barristers finished second in the New England League season standings. The Barristers had a record of 62–54, finishing 13.5 games behind

1770-525: The Class B level New England League. The Colts ended the 1907 season with a record of 40–74, finishing 37.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters playing under manager James Rolley. As the Worcester Busters again won the league championship, the Lawrence Colts finished second in the 1908 New England League final standings. Lawrence had a final record of 75–49 under the direction of manager Mal Eason . The Colts finished 5.0 games behind

1829-543: The Gloucester team and Haverhill did not return to the league. Haverhill, Massachusetts has not hosted another minor league team. The Haverhill Hillies and Haverhill Climbers teams hosted minor league home games at the Haverhill Stadium. The stadium was opened in 1916 and bricks from two demolished shoe factories were reused to build the facility. In the 1930's it underwent a grandstand renovation as part of President Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration that replaced

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1888-800: The New England Association championship with a 33–19 record, followed by the Nashua Rainmakers (27–21), Lowell (24–24) and Salem/Haverhill (20–28). Lawrence Merry Macks Minor league baseball teams were based in Lawrence, Massachusetts between 1877 and 1946. Lawrence minor league baseball teams played as members of the 1877 New England Association , 1884 Massachusetts State Association , 1885 Eastern New England League , New England League (1886–1887, 1892, 1899), 1895 New England Association , New England League (1899, 1902–1915), Eastern League (1916–1917) and New England League (1919, 1926–1927, 1933, 1946–1947). Lawrence played as

1947-399: The New England League kept baseball during World War II on a less formal level. The 1946 Millionaires finished 5th in the 1946 New England League regular season standings and did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing 15.0 games behind the 1st place Lynn Red Sox . With a record of 65–53, Lawrence finished in fifth place in the standings, playing under Manager George Kissell . Crash Davis ,

2006-423: The New England League. Havenhill was under the direction of returning manager John Kiernan and Jack Ryan . Lynn finished in first place in the regular season New England League standings, capturing the league pennant, finishing 7.0 games ahead of Haverhill. The Haverhill Hillies ended the regular season with a 46–48 overall regular season record, while finishing 5.0 games behind the second place Manchester Blue Sox in

2065-562: The ballpark in the seasons between 1884 and 1892. The Association Grounds were located on City Island on the Merrimack River . The Union Street Bridge leading to and from City Island burned in 1887, isolating the park from the mainland. The Lawrence team was forced to play games in Nashua until the bridge was rebuilt. From 1895 to 1910 Lawrence teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Glen Forest Park . The ballpark

2124-509: The final game. The Lawrence franchise changed monikers and became the Lawrence Barristers for the 1911 New England League season. The Lawrence Barristers ended the 1911 season with a 65–55 season record, as Louis Piper served as manager. The Barristers were third in the standings, 10.5 games behind the first place Lowell Tigers . On August 28, 1911, Harry Wormwood of Falls River threw a no-hitter against Lawrence, pitching

2183-478: The first place Haverhill Hustlers and 23.5 games behind the seventh place Lowell Tigers . The Lawrence Colts folded after the 1904 season. The 1905 New England League began play without Lawrence as a member. On July 20, 1905, the Manchester team relocated to Lawrence. The Manchester/Lawrence Colts team finished in sixth place with a record of 52–54, 16.0 games behind the first place Concord Marines, who had

2242-472: The first place Lynn Papooses . The Lawrence Merry Macks folded after the 1927 season. Lawrence briefly returned to the Class B level New England League as the Lawrence Weavers in 1933. On May 26, 1933, Attleboro, with a 2–6, record moved to Lawrence. After playing in Lawrence, the team relocated for a third time as the franchise was moved to Woonsocket, Rhode Island on July 18, 1933. Overall,

2301-467: The first place Portland Duffs. After the 1915 season, the Class D New England League folded. After the New England folded, the Lawrence Barristers immediately became members of the Class B level Eastern League in 1916. However, Lawrence folded on September 4, 1916. The Lawrence Barristers had a record of 51–57 under managers Jesse Burkett , Ned O'Donnell, Larry Mahoney and Jack O'Hara at the time

2360-407: The first place Worcester Busters in the eight–team league. > The 1909 Lawrence Colts were last in the New England League standings. With a 41–82 record, Lawrence finished in eighth place, 35.5 games behind first place Worcester in the eight–team league as Mal Easton again managed the Colts. The Lawrence Colts of the New England League ended the 1910 season with a record of 53–70. Lawrence

2419-470: The four teams that folded. The league was one of the earliest minor leagues. The Lowell Ladies Men , with a 33–7 record, won the championship, finishing 4.0 games ahead of the second place Manchester Reds who finished with a 29–11 record. Lowell and Manchester were followed in the final standings by the Fall River Cascades (19–21) and Providence Rhode Islanders (11–29). The Lynn Live Oaks (8–22), Fitchburg, Haverhill and Lawrence franchises all folded before

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2478-477: The franchise folded. Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett managed the 1916 Barristers. In 1917, the Lawrence Barristers returned to play and finished second in Eastern League standings. Lawrence ended the 1917 season with a record of 64–45 in the eight–team league, playing under manager John Flynn and finishing behind the first place New Haven Murlins. Lawrence folded from the league after

2537-404: The game, while going 5-5 at the plate. Freeman proceeded to hit another 2 home runs the next day. The 1914 Haverhill Hustlers ended a 13-season tenure as members of the New England League, when the league folded following the season. In 1919, minor league baseball resumed, as the reformed six-team, Class B level New England League, added Haverhill "Climbers" franchise, and Haverhill returned to

2596-474: The league adopted a playoff format, Haverhill ended the regular season in eighth place with a 39–57 record in the eight-team league. Playing under returning manager John Kiernan, the Hillies finished 25.5 games behind the first place Lynn Papooses. In the playoff, Lynn swept Portland in four games to win the New England League championship. Frank McCrehan was a pitcher for the 1927 Haverhill Hillies, compiling

2655-498: The league after a four season absence. The 1919 team was also referred to as the "Orphans." Haverhill joined with the Fitchburg Foxes , Lawrence Barristers , Lewiston Red Sox , Lowell Grays and Portland Blue Sox teams in beginning league play on May 23, 1919. With a hall of fame member as a manager, Haverhill had a final record of 26-40, playing a shortened season under the direction of manager Jesse Burkett . Haverhill

2714-532: The namesake for the character in the movie Field of Dreams , played for Lawrence in 1946, hitting .298. while playing with his brother Hudson Davis. In a June 1946 game against the Nashua Dodgers , Dodger player Roy Campanella became the first African American manager of a major league affiliated game. Campanella managed Nashua against the Millionaires after the Nashua manager, Walter Alston

2773-505: The original wooden grandstand with cement and brick. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the site. The original grandstand was demolished in 1991. In 2017, the grandstand and facility underwent a major renovation. The brick wall perimeter is 12’ high and was built as part of the WPA project in 1935 and the original brick wall still stands (over 2000 feet of wall). In 1960, the newly formed Boston Patriots , held their first intrasquad scrimmage at

2832-476: The reformed league on May 11, 1926. The Haverhill High School later followed the lead of the minor league team as their athletic teams became known by the "Hillies" nickname in the 1940s, as coined by local sportswriter Walter Ryan. The Haverhill Hillies began play in the newly formed league and finished in fourth place behind the first place Manchester Bue Sox, who won the 1926 New England League championship. Led by player/manager John Kiernan, Haverhill finished

2891-405: The season with a 49–46 record to place fourth in the final standings, as the Hillies finished 5.5 games behind the first place Manchester team. No playoffs were held. Haverhill's Donald McPhee led New England League pitchers with a 16 wins. After finishing in fourth place the previous season, the 1927 Haverhill Hillies finished the eight-team Class B level New England League season in last place. As

2950-611: The stadium. Before renovations, attempts were made in 2004 to have the stadium listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The site today contains Trinity Stadium within Riverside Park. Utilized by Haverhill High School athletic teams (also known as the "Hillies"), Trinity Stadium is located at 155 Lincoln Ave in Haverhill, Massachusetts. New England Association The New England Association

3009-410: The team finished with a 27–58 record and were sixth in the standings. The team was last in the six–team league and were an affiliate of the New York Giants . In 1946, Lawrence again returned to play as members the Class B level New England League. The New England League reformed for the 1946 season with eight teams. The Lawrence Millionaires had played in the semi–pro New England League in 1945, as

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3068-576: The team relocated again to become the Gloucester Hillies on August 25, 1929. the Haverhill/Fitchburg/Gloucester team ended the regular season with an overall record of 39–79. The team placed eighth in the standings, playing under managers Jack Driscoll and William McDonough. The combined team finished 37.5 games behind the first place Manchester Blue Sox . The New England League reduced to six teams in 1930, folding

3127-399: Was 13.0 games behind the first place Lewiston Red Sox when the league stopped play before the end of the season. The New England League folded on August 2, 1919 with Haverhill in fourth place. Jesse Burkett was a Baseball Hall of Fame player, who won three National League batting titles between 1895 and 1901, twice hitting over .400. Burkett had a lifetime .338 batting average. Burkett had

3186-659: Was a Haverhill, Massachusetts native and a long-time minor-league manager after his playing career. Ryan was a catcher and played from 1889 to 1913 in the American Association , National League and American League . Ryan later coached the Virginia Cavaliers college baseball team. He is noteworthy in baseball history, having played in Major League games in four different decades. Following his tenure with Haverhill in 1928, Ryan remained managing in

3245-536: Was an Independent level minor league baseball league that played in the 1877 season and briefly in the 1895 season. The league franchises were based in Rhode Island , Massachusetts and New Hampshire . The New England Association was an eight–team league in 1877 and a six–team league in 1895 and permanently folded after the partial 1895 season. The 1877 league was one of the earliest minor leagues. Baseball Hall of Fame members Candy Cummings managed Lynn in

3304-558: Was ejected during a game. Nashua won the game over the Lawrence Millionaires 7–5 on a home run by Don Newcombe . Alston had previously told Campanella that he would replace him as manager if he were to be ejected from a game. The Lawrence franchise played their final minor league season in 1947, relocating during the season. The Lawrence Millionaires relocated to become the Lowell Orphans on July 15, 1947, with

3363-582: Was hard of hearing, misheard the question and thought the rookie Slaton had made a different comment. Boston and Carrigan innediately sent Slaton to Haverhill before releasing him following the season. After his playing career ended due to back problems, Slayton returned to his hometown of Barre, Vermont and became an educator and trained troops in Vermont during World War II . He coached his alma mater Spaulding High School baseball team to four state championships before his retirement in 1966. Manager Jack Ryan

3422-517: Was located at the end of the Electric Car line, with the site location in the Methuen area of Lawrence. The Glen Forest Park land was sold in 1922 and re–purposed. In the minor league seasons between 1911 and 1947, Lawrence teams were noted to have played home games at O'Sullivan Park . From 1911 to 1915, the ballpark was known as Riverside Park. O'Sullivan Park was in use until the 1960s and

3481-418: Was sixth in the standings under manager Jimmy Bannon. The Colts finished 24.0 games behind the champion New Bedford Whalers. On September 5, 1910, the Colts and Lowell Tigers played three games in one day. In the first game at Lawrence in the A.M., Lowell defeated Lawrence 3–1. The teams then traveled to Lowell for two more games. Lowell beat Lawrence 4–1 in the second game and the teams tied 4–4 in 7–innings in

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