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Maine’s Professional Baseball History Since the advent of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (known today as Minor League Baseball) in 1901, nine Maine cities have hosted professional baseball teams stretching from Calais to Old Orchard Beach. In honor of Maine’s recent bicentennial, below is the summary of professional baseball life in Maine since 1901. Source: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball published by Baseball America
Portland Year/ League/-Class 1907 Maine State-D 1908 Atlantic Association-D 1913 New England-B 1914 New England-B 1915 New England-B 1916 Eastern-A 1917 Eastern-B 1919 New England-B 1926 New England-B 1927 New England-B 1928 New England-B 1929 New England-B 1930 New England-B 1946 New England-B 1947 New England-B 1948 New England-B 1949 New England-B 1994 Eastern-AA 1995 Eastern-AA 1996 Eastern-AA 1997 Eastern-AA 1998 Eastern-AA 1999 Eastern-AA 2000 Eastern-AA 2001 Eastern-AA 2002 Eastern-AA 2003 Eastern-AA 2004 Eastern-AA 2005 Eastern-AA 2006 Eastern 2007 Eastern 2008 Eastern 2009 Eastern 2010 Eastern 2011 Eastern 2012 Eastern 2013 Eastern 2014 Eastern 2015 Eastern 2016 Eastern 2017 Eastern 2018 Eastern 2019 Eastern
Team Name Blue Sox Duffs Duffs Duffs Duffs Duffs/ Paramounts Blue Sox Eskimos Eskimos Mariners Mariners Hustlers Gulls Pilots Pilots Pilots Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs Sea Dogs
*= League disbanded on May 21st **= League disbanded on August 2nd
W 39 6 71 70 77 81 51 37 38 54 39 61 14 20 45 78 66 60 86 83 79 66 65 71 77 63 72 69 76 72 71 74 67 70 59 68 68 88 53 55 65 63 62
L 41 3 49 48 42 37 58 27 56 44 64 64 13 99 80 47 57 81 56 58 63 75 77 70 65 77 70 73 66 67 72 66 74 71 83 73 73 54 89 84 74 76 77
PCT .488 .677 .591 .593 .647 .686 .468 .578 .404 .551 .378 .488 .519 .168 .360 .624 .537 .426 .606 .589 .556 .468 .458 .504 .542 .450 .507 .486 .535 .518 .497 .529 .475 .496 .415 .482 .482 .620 .373 .396 .468 .453 .446
GB 11.0 1.0 7.0 11.5 --4.0 19.0 1.0 20.0 11.5 19.0 19.0 5.5 59.5 41.5 7.0 15.5 22.0 ------16.5 27.0 11.5 10.0 13.0 7.0 15.5 --6.5 12.5 12.0 15.5 12.5 18.0 10.5 18.0 --27.5 33.0 26.5 15.5 18.0
Finish Attendance Affiliation Manager 3rd NA 2nd* NA 2nd NA Hugh Duffy 3rd NA Hugh Duffy 1st NA Hugh Duffy 2nd NA Hugh Duffy 6th NA Mike Garrity 2nd** NA Heinie Wagner 7th NA 2nd NA Duffy Lewis 5th NA Duffy Lewis 5th NA Duffy Lewis 3rd# NA 8th NA 7th 75,083 Del Bissonette 3rd 117,606 Phillies Del Bissonette 3rd 83,100 Phillies Skeeter Newsome 4th 375,197 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1st 429,763 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1st 408,503 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1st 397,117 Marlins Fredi Gonzalez 3rd 398,800 Marlins Lynn Jones 3rd 402,582 Marlins Frank Cacciatorre 4th 370,702 Marlins Rick Renteria 3rd 383,022 Marlins Rick Renteria 5th (T) 382,738 Marlins Eric Fox 3rd 405,021 Red Sox Ron Johnson 4th (T) 434,684 Red Sox Ron Johnson 2nd (T) 396,277 Red Sox Todd Claus 4th 400,534 Red Sox Todd Claus 2nd 421,368 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 2nd 412,403 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 4th 404,709 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 3rd 390,772 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 6th 369,424 Red Sox Kevin Boles 8th 374,930 Red Sox Kevin Boles 5th 341,420 Red Sox Kevin Boles 1st 359,427 Red Sox Billy McMillon 6th 368,291 Red Sox Billy McMillon 6th 374,746 Red Sox Carlos Febles 4th 356,153 Red Sox Carlos Febles 6th 346,341 Red Sox Darren Fenster 6th 357,647 Red Sox Joe Oliver
***= Team disbanded on June 15 #= League disbanded on June 22nd
After a 45-year absence, professional baseball returned to Portland in 1994 with the Sea Dogs. The Marlins affiliated team was led by future major league all-star catcher Charles Johnson
^= Independent League
In 2006 the Sea Dogs celebrated their first Eastern League Championship (Continued on next page)
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