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Maine State League

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Maine State League
ClassificationIndependent (1897)
Class D (1907–1908)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1897
CeasedAugust 28, 1908
PresidentFred K. Owen (1907)
No. of teams11
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Bangor Cubs (1907)
Bangor White Sox (1908)

The Maine State League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1897, 1907 and 1908 seasons. The eight–team Maine State League consisted of teams based in Maine and New Hampshire. The Maine State League permanently folded after the 1908 season. The Portland (1897), Bangor Cubs (1907) and Bangor White Sox (1908) teams won league championships.

History

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An Independent league called the Maine State League briefly played in the 1897 season as a six–team league, beginning play on May 20, 1897.[1] After the Augusta team disbanded on June 26, 1897 and the Rockland team disbanded on July 1, 1897, the league folded on July 5, 1897.[2] The six teams were the Augusta Kennebecs (14–8), Bangor Millionaires (12–19), Belfast Pastimes (10–16), Lewiston (15–14), Portland (21–6) and Rockland (10–19).[3][4]

The Maine State League was formed for the 1907 season as an eight–team Class D level minor league under the direction of president Fred K. Owen.[4] The Maine State League began play in the 1907 season, hosting franchises from Augusta, Maine (Augusta Senators),[5] Bangor, Maine (Bangor Cubs),[6] Biddeford, Maine (Biddeford Orphans),[7] Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston),[8] Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester),[9] Portland, Maine (Pine Tree Capers),[10] a second team in Portland (Portland Blue Sox)[11] and Waterville, Maine (Waterville).[12][13][14]

The 1907 Maine State League began play on May 24, 1907. The league lost several franchises before the season concluded. Both Manchester and Waterville folded in June, Manchester with a 1–7 record and Waterville with an 8–14 record.[15][16] The Augusta franchise disbanded on July 29, 1907, with a 27–28 record. Lewiston was 24–24 when that franchise folded on August 3, 1907.[17][18]

With four teams remaining, the Bangor Cubs won the 1907 Maine State League Championship, finishing with a 47–31 final record, as the league held no playoffs. The Bangor Cubs were followed in the standings by the Biddeford Orphans (30–27), Portland Blue Sox (39-41) and Pine Tree Capers (27–32) in the 1907 standings. The Augusta Senators (27–28), Lewiston (24–23), Manchester (1–7) and Waterville (8–14) all folded before the completion of the season.[17][18][4]

Returning to play in what ultimately was their final season of 1908, the Maine State League was a six–team league, maintaining the Class D level.[19] Augusta, the Bangor White Sox, Biddeford, and the Portland Blue Sox comprised the 1908 league members who finished the 1908 season, as Pine Tree and York Beach disbanded during the season.[20]

The Maine State League began play on June 10, 1908. Lewiston moved to Augusta after twelve games. Pine Tree (15–13) and York Beach (10–15) both disbanded on July 19, 1908.[2] When Portland withdrew on August 28, 1908, the Maine State League permanently folded. The Portland Blue Sox were in 1st place with a 32–20 record when disbanding. Portland finished ahead of the Bangor White Sox (31–22), Lewiston/Augusta (20–26) and Biddeford (18–30) in the standings. However, since Portland folded, Bangor was awarded the 1908 Maine State League championship.[20][21][22][4]

Maine State League teams

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Team name City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Augusta Kennebecs (1897)
Augusta Senators (1907–1908)
Augusta, Maine Augusta Driving Park[23] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Bangor Millionaires (1897)
Bangor Cubs (1907)
Bangor White Sox (1908)
Bangor, Maine Maplewood Park[24] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Belfast Pastimes Belfast, Maine Unknown 1897
Biddeford Orphans Biddeford, Maine Waterhouse Field
St. Louis Field[25]
1907 to 1908
Lewiston Lewiston, Maine AAA Park 1897, 1907 to 1908
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire Unknown[15] 1907
Pine Tree Capers Portland, Maine Back Cove Park[26] 1907 to 1908
Portland (1897)
Portland Blue Sox (1907–1908)
Portland, Maine Back Cove Park[26] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Rockland Rockland, Maine Unknown 1897
Waterville Waterville, Maine Colby College[27] 1907
York Beach York Beach, Maine Unknown 1908

Standings and statistics

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1897 Maine State League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Portland 21 6 .778 NA
Lewiston 15 14 .517 7.0 NA
Bangor Millionaires 12 19 .387 11.0 Jack Sharrott
Belfast Pastimes 10 16 .385 10.5 NA
Rockland 10 19 .345 12.0 NA
Augusta Kennebecs 14 8 .636 NA NA
Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot
Hill Belfast BA .408
Dolan Lewiston Runs 27
Jim Callopy
Hill
Portland / Belfast Hits 31

1907 Maine State League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Bangor Cubs 47 31 .603 Fred Paige / Happy Iott
Biddleford Orphans 30 27 .526 6.5 Charlie Allen / John Guiney
Portland Blue Sox 49 52 .485 9.0 Charlie Robinson
Pine Tree Cappers 37 42 .458 10.5 Pop Williams
Augusta Senators 27 28 .491 NA Paul Wreath
Lewiston 24 23 .511 NA Heald
Waterville 8 14 .364 NA George Boardman
Manchester 1 7 .125 NA Phenomenal Smith / Conner

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Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Cuke Barrows Portland BA .351 Billy Gleason Bangor W 16
Cuke Barrows Portland Runs 59 Zilma Dwinal Biddeford SO 130
Cuke Barrows Portland Hits 97 Collins Bangor PCT .900 9–1
Roper Portland HR 7
Roper Portland SB 28

1908 Maine State League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Portland Blue Sox 32 20 .6015 F. Driscoll
Bangor White Sox 31 22 .585 1.5 Happy Iott
Lewiston/Augusta 20 26 .435 9.0 Michael McDonough
Biddeford 18 30 .375 12.0 Charlie Allen
Pine Tree 15 13 .536 NA Pop Williams
York Beach 10 15 .400 NA NA

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References

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  1. ^ "1897 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ a b "1908 York Beach Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "1897 Maine State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  5. ^ "1907 Augusta Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "1907 Bangor White Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "1907 Biddeford Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "1907 Lewiston Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "1907 Manchester Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "1907 Pine Tree Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "1907 Portland Blue Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "1907 Waterville Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "Maine State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ "1907 Maine State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ a b "1907 Manchester Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  16. ^ "1907 Waterville Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  17. ^ a b "1907 Maine State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  18. ^ a b c "1907 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  19. ^ "1908 Maine State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  20. ^ a b c "1908 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  21. ^ "1908 Atlantic Association (AA) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  22. ^ "1908 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  23. ^ "Augusta Driving Park in Augusta, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  24. ^ "Maplewood Park in Bangor, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  25. ^ "Unknown in Biddeford, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  26. ^ a b "Back Cove Park in Portland, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  27. ^ "Unknown in Waterville, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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