Waterbury, Connecticut, minor league baseball
Waterbury Baseball 1884–1986 (1884-1888, 1891, 1894-1895, 1897-1902, 1906-1914, 1918-1928, 1947-1950, 1966-1971, 1973-1986) Waterbury, Connecticut | |
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League | Eastern League (1966-1986) |
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League titles | 3 (1924, 1925, 1970) |
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Previous parks | Municipal Stadium |
Several different Minor League Baseball teams have been located in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut since 1884.
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Connecticut State League teams[]
The earliest Waterbury teams played in the Connecticut State League between 1884 and 1912. These teams went by several different nicknames during this period, including the Brassmen, Brass City, Indians, Pirates, Rough Riders, Authors, Invisibles, Finnegans, Champs and Spuds.
Waterbury Brasscos[]
The Waterbury Brasscos (also called the Nattatucks) played in the Eastern League from 1918-1928. They won two league titles in 1924 and 1925.
Waterbury Timers[]
The Waterbury Timers played in the Colonial League between 1947 and 1950.
Eastern League MLB affiliate[]
Waterbury became home to professional baseball again in 1966 when the Waterbury Giants, an affiliate of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants came to town. From 1966-1986 (with the exception of 1972), the Waterbury team played in the Eastern League as an affiliate of the Giants, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels. The team name changed every time the affiliation agreement changed hands. Waterbury did not have an Eastern League team at the start of the 1972 season. However, in the middle of the season, flooding made the ballpark in Elmira, New York unusable, and so the Elmira Pioneers played their "home games" in the second half of the 1972 season in Waterbury.
Waterbury Spirit[]
The Independent Northeast League chose to place a team in Waterbury in 1997 as the Waterbury Spirit, but they moved after the 2000 season to become the North Shore Spirit.
See also[]
References[]
- "Waterbury, Connecticut Encyclopedia". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- "Waterbury Indians - BR Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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- Defunct Eastern League baseball teams
- Defunct Colonial League teams
- Defunct Eastern Association teams
- Defunct Connecticut State League teams
- Defunct Connecticut League teams
- Defunct Southern New England League teams
- Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates
- California Angels minor league affiliates
- Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
- Oakland Athletics minor league affiliates
- San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates
- Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates
- Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates
- Baseball in Connecticut
- Waterbury, Connecticut
- Professional baseball teams in Connecticut
- Defunct baseball teams in Connecticut
- Baseball teams established in 1884
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1986