Baseball in Maine 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 Team Name W L PCT GB Finish Attendance Affiliation Manager 1907 Maine State-D Blue Sox 39 41 .488 11 .0 3rd NA 1908 Atlantic Association-D 6 3 .677 1 .0 2nd* NA 1913 New England-B Duffs 71 49 .591 7 .0 2nd NA Hugh Duffy 1914 New England-B Duffs 70 48 .593 11 .5 3rd NA Hugh Duffy 1915 New England-B Duffs 77 42 .647 --- 1st NA Hugh Duffy 1916 Eastern-A Duffs 81 37 .686 4 .0 2nd NA Hugh Duffy 1917 Eastern-B Duffs/ Paramounts 51 58 .468 19 .0 6th NA Mike Garrity 1919 New England-B Blue Sox 37 27 .578 1 .0 2nd** NA Heinie Wagner 1926 New England-B Eskimos 38 56 .404 20 .0 7th NA 1927 New England-B Eskimos 54 44 .551 11 .5 2nd NA Duffy Lewis 1928 New England-B Mariners 39 64 .378 19 .0 5th NA Duffy Lewis 1929 New England-B Mariners 61 64 .488 19 .0 5th NA Duffy Lewis 1930 New England-B Hustlers 14 13 .519 5 .5 3rd# NA 1946 New England-B Gulls 20 99 .168 59 .5 8th NA 1947 New England-B Pilots 45 80 .360 41 .5 7th 75,083 Del Bissonette 1948 New England-B Pilots 78 47 .624 7 .0 3rd 117,606 Phillies Del Bissonette 1949 New England-B Pilots 66 57 .537 15 .5 3rd 83,100 Phillies Skeeter Newsome 1994 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 60 81 .426 22 .0 4th 375,197 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1995 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 86 56 .606 --- 1st 429,763 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1996 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 83 58 .589 --- 1st 408,503 Marlins Carlos Tosca 1997 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 79 63 .556 --- 1st 397,117 Marlins Fredi Gonzalez 1998 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 66 75 .468 16 .5 3rd 398,800 Marlins Lynn Jones 1999 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 65 77 .458 27 .0 3rd 402,582 Marlins Frank Cacciatorre 2000 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 71 70 .504 11 .5 4th 370,702 Marlins Rick Renteria 2001 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 77 65 .542 10 .0 3rd 383,022 Marlins Rick Renteria 2002 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 63 77 .450 13 .0 5th (T) 382,738 Marlins Eric Fox 2003 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 72 70 .507 7 .0 3rd 405,021 Red Sox Ron Johnson 2004 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 69 73 .486 15 .5 4th (T) 434,684 Red Sox Ron Johnson 2005 Eastern-AA Sea Dogs 76 66 .535 --- 2nd (T) 396,277 Red Sox Todd Claus 2006 Eastern Sea Dogs 72 67 .518 6 .5 4th 400,534 Red Sox Todd Claus 2007 Eastern Sea Dogs 71 72 .497 12 .5 2nd 421,368 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 2008 Eastern Sea Dogs 74 66 .529 12 .0 2nd 412,403 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 2009 Eastern Sea Dogs 67 74 .475 15 .5 4th 404,709 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 2010 Eastern Sea Dogs 70 71 .496 12 .5 3rd 390,772 Red Sox Arnie Beyeler 2011 Eastern Sea Dogs 59 83 .415 18 .0 6th 369,424 Red Sox Kevin Boles 2012 Eastern Sea Dogs 68 73 .482 10 .5 8th 374,930 Red Sox Kevin Boles 2013 Eastern Sea Dogs 68 73 .482 18 .0 5th 341,420 Red Sox Kevin Boles 2014 Eastern Sea Dogs 88 54 .620 --- 1st 359,427 Red Sox Billy McMillon 2015 Eastern Sea Dogs 53 89 .373 27 .5 6th 368,291 Red Sox Billy McMillon 2016 Eastern Sea Dogs 55 84 .396 33 .0 6th 374,746 Red Sox Carlos Febles 2017 Eastern Sea Dogs 65 74 .468 26 .5 4th 356,153 Red Sox Carlos Febles 2018 Eastern Sea Dogs 63 76 .453 15 .5 6th 346,341 Red Sox Darren Fenster 2019 Eastern Sea Dogs 62 77 .446 18 .0 6th 357,647 Red Sox Joe Oliver

*= League disbanded on May 21st **= League disbanded on August 2nd ***= Team disbanded on June 15 #= League disbanded on June 22nd ^= Independent League

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 In 2006 the Sea Dogs celebrated their first Eastern League Championship

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The 1987 Maine Guides team featured former Red Sox Manager Ron Roenicke (Top Row, 7th from the right).

Lewiston

Year/ League/-Class Team Name W L GB Finish Manager 1908 Atlantic Association 8 3 --- 1st* 1914 New England-B Cupids 57 66 27 .0 5th 1915 New England-B Cupids 50 59 22 .0 6th 1919 New England-B Red Sox 37 25 --- 1st** Freddy Parent 1926 New England-B Twins 50 43 7 .5 3rd 1927 New England-B Twins 46 45 16 .0 4th 1928 New England-B Twins 51 46 3 .5 3rd Jesse Burkett 1929 New England-B Twins 61 56 15 .0 4th Jesse Burkett 1930 New England-B Twins 11 11 NA NA*** Official 1949 Portland Pilots Program & Scorecard, the team captured the New England League Governor’s Cup and was the last professional baseball team in Portland until the Sea Dogs arrived in 1994.

Old Orchard Beach

Year/ League/-Class Team Name W L GB Finish Attendance Affiliation Manager 1984 International-AAA Guides 77 59 3 .5 2nd 183,289 Indians Doc Edwards 1985 International-AAA Guides 76 63 2 .5 2nd 135,985 Indians Doc Edwards 1986 International-AAA Guides 58 82 22 .0 8th 105,578 Indians Jim Napier 1987 International-AAA Phillies 60 80 21 .0 7th 104,219 Phillies Bill Dancy 1988- International-AAA Phillies 62 80 15 .5 7th 80,071 Phillies George Culver OTHER MAINE CITIES:

City Augusta Bangor Year 1907

League/-Class Maine State-D 1907 Maine State-D 1913 New Brunswick/ Maine League- D Biddeford 1907 Maine State-D Calais/ St . Stephens 1913 New Brunswick/ Maine League- D Pine Tree (South Portland) 1907 Maine State-D Waterville 1907 Maine State-D

An aerial photo from the 1930’s showing Portland Stadium (known today as Hadlock Field), which was home to the Portland Gulls and Pilots in the 1940’s. In 1948, the Pilots led the league in attendance as 117,606 fans passed through the turnstiles. Photo Credit: Collections of Maine Historical Society/ MaineToday Media *= League disbanded on May 21st **= League disbanded on August 2nd ***= Team disbanded on June 15 #= League disbanded on June 22nd ^= Independent League

The Portland Paramounts played in the Eastern League in 1917. The club was owned by Hiram Abrams, president of the Paramount Pictures organization. The Paramounts finished in sixth place in their only campaign. Portland was far removed from the rest of the members of the league, an issue given World War I travel restrictions. The franchise was transferred to Providence prior to the 1918 season.