Lowell Tigers
Lowell Tigers | |
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League titles (4) |
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Team data | |
Name | Lowell Ladise Men (1877) Lowell Lowells (1878) Lowell Magicians (1887) Lowell Chippies (1888) Lowell Lowells (1891–1893) Lowell (1889, 1895) Lowell Orphans (1899) Lowell Tigers (1901–1911) |
Ballpark | River Street Grounds (1877–1878, 1887–1889) Fair Grounds Field (1891–1893, 1895, 1899, 1901) Washington Park (1907–1909 Spalding Field (1902–1906, 1910–1911) |
The Lowell Tigers were a
The Lowell Tigers teams were preceded in minor league play by Lowell teams, who besides the New England League, played as members of the 1877
The Lowell teams hosted home minor league games four different ballparks in the era. Lowell played at the River Street Grounds (1877–1878, 1887–1889), Fair Grounds Field (1891–1892, 1895, 1899, 1901), Washington Park (1907–1909) and two stints at Spalding Field (1902–1906, 1910–1911).
Two
The 1912 Lowell Grays continued Lowell's tenure in New England League play.
History
Early minor league teams 1877 to 1899
Minor league baseball began in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1877 with a championship team.
The Lowell and Fall River teams had also been members of the 1877 League Alliance agreement. Lowell finished 12–3 in the alliance contests.[6]
On June 12, 1877, future
After the New England League season had completed, in November 1877, the Lowell Ladies Men defeated the
Continuing minor league play in 1878, the Lowell "Lowells" played the season as members of the
The Lowell "Magicians" continued minor league play in 1887 and won a championship. Bill McGunnigle served as player/manager of the Magicians, who rejoined the New England League after an eight-season hiatus.[16] The Magicians ended the 1887 season with a record of 71–33, finishing first in the New England League. The Lowell Magicians ended the New England League season 3.0 games ahead of the second place Portland team in the final standings of the eight-team league, which had reduced to six teams to end the season.[17] Bill McGunnigle was a leading pitcher on the team and pitched underhanded.[18] Ed Kennedy of Lowell hit 15 home runs to lead the league and Lowell pitcher Henry Burns led the New England League with both 32 wins and 137 strikeouts.[19]
After managing Lowell, Bill McGunnigle became manager of the
Baseball Hall of Fame member
The 1888 Lowell "Chippies" won the New England League championship.
Lowell continued minor league play in a new league in 1889. On July 26, 1889, Lowell pitcher Dick Burns pitched a two-hitter in a game against Worcester. The Sporting Life reported that Burns pitched "a magnificent game" in the contest.[22]
In 1889, the "Lowell" team became members of the eight-team
After not fielding a minor league team in 1890, the 1891 Lowell "Lowells" played rejoined the
At age 19,
In 1892, Lowell played a partial season, as the Lowells folded during the New England League season. Lowell folded on July 27, 1892. Lowell ended the 1892 season with a record of 30– 30. The Pawtucket team also disbanded on July 27, corresponding with Lowell. Art Whitney and Jim Cudworth served as manager. Woonsocket was the eventual champion of the league, which began the season with eight teams and ended with five.[31][32][33]
Lowell began the 1893 season in the New England League, before two relocations of the franchise saw the team end the season based in
The New England League continued play in 1894 without a Lowell or Boston franchise in the eight-team league.[4]
In 1895, Lowell rejoined the eight-team New England Association and placed fourth in the eight–team league, which folded during the season. The league folded on July 8, 1895. With a final record of 24–24, Lowell finished 7.5 games behind the first place Lawrence team in the final standings. Michael Mahoney and Billy Meade managed Lowell in 1895.[4][37][38][39]
In 1899 Lowell briefly gained a team during the season.
1901 to 1906 New England League - Lowell Tigers
The Lowell Tigers returned to the reformed New England League in 1901. The Tigers played under new owner and manager
The Lowell Tigers finished in third place with a 47–47 record.[42] In the final 1901 New England League standings, Lowell finished 9.0 games behind the first place Portland team as the league held no playoffs. The Tigers played the season under manager/owner Fred Lake, who began a five-season tenure with the team.[4][46][47] Pitcher Frank Willis was obtained after the Bangor franchise folded on July 6, 1901 and led the New England league with both 18 victories and 160 strikeouts.[4]
The Lowell Tigers played their second season as members as the Class B level New England League in 1902.[48] Construction of Spalding Field was completed, and the Tigers began play at the new ballpark.[43] Lowell finished the season in sixth place in the eight-team league. With a 52–59 record under manager Fred Lake, the Tigers ended the season 22.5 games behind the first place Manchester team in the final standings.[4][49]
In 1903,
Continuing minor league baseball play, the 1903 Lowell Tigers won the New England League championship under owner and manager Fred Lake. The Tigers placed first in the eight–team, Class B level New England League standings with a final record of 74–41. Lowell finished 4.5 games ahead of the second place Nashua team and 45.5 games ahead of the eighth place Haverhill Hustlers.[4][53][54] Tigers pitcher Lem Cross led the New England League with 27 wins.[4]
In defense of their championship the season before, the 1904 Lowell Tigers placed seventh in the New England League final standings.[55] Lowell ended the season with a 59–62 record to place next to last in the eight–team league. The Tigers finished 22.0 games behind the first place Haverhill Hustlers in the final standings, as Haverhill went from last place to first place in the course of two season. The Lowell manager and owner was Fred Lake.[4][56][57][58]
The New England League's Lowell Tigers franchise relocated during the 1905 season. On August 3, 1905, the Tigers moved their franchise to Taunton, Massachusetts. Lowell had compiled a 24–46 record at the time of the move. The team finished the season known as the Taunton Tigers and finished in a distant last place in the eight–team league. After compiling a 4–36 record while in Taunton, the Lowell/Taunton team finished with an overall record of 28–82 to place eighth in the eight-team league. Playing the season under managers Bill Connors and George Grant, Lowell/Taunton finished 41.5 games behind the first place Concord Marines.[59][60][4][61]
In 1906, despite relocating in the previous season, Lowell Tigers returned to New England League play and the league continued as a Class B level league with eight teams.[62] Lowell again finished in last place as Fred Lake returned as manager to begin the season. With a 28–86 record the Tigers placed eighth in the final standings, 45.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters. The season was the final one with Fred Lake as owner/manager in Lowell.[4][63]
During the 1906 season, the Lowell franchise was changed when manager Fred Lake gave
The Tigers had been in a ten-game losing streak before Bannwart joined the team, and manager Fred Lake decided to call him "Al Winn." (some references use this name for Bannwart). "We haven’t won a game for ten days, so I’m going to call you Al Winn. Then maybe we can beat somebody," Lake reportedly said to his new player.[65] From July 7 to 13, after joining the team, Bannwart batted 3-for-16 (.188) in the lineup.[65] When the sale of the team was put up to prospective oners, Bannwart then bought the Tigers franchise. On July 20, 1906, Bannwart purchased the franchise for $500 ($16,956 in current dollars).[66] Following a dispute between the two, Bannwart fired Lake in August and named himself as manager of the Tigers for the remainder of the season.[67] In 1907, Bannwart built a new ballpark for the team in the center of town and continued serving as the team's manager.[68]
1907 to 1911 New England League - Lowell Tigers
In 1907 Fred Lake did not return as manager, as he played for the
The Lowell Tigers moved to a new ballpark for the 1907, a facility spearheaded by owner Alexander Bannwart. The team began play at in Washington Park, a 3,500-seat ballpark. Washington Park was located near the downtown Lowell train station. Construction costs for the new park were estimated at $10,400.[65]
The Lowell Tigers were led by returning owner/manager Alexander Bannwart in 1907. The Lowell Tigers placed sixth in the eight–team New England League final standings.[69] Lowell compiled a 48–60 record in the regular season, finishing 26.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters.[70][4] Dave Pickett of Lowell had 116 total hits to lead the New England League.<[4]
The 1908 Lowell Tigers were managed by Arthur Daly and Alexander Bannwart as the team finished in seventh place in the New England League standings.[71] Officially listed as Lowell manager, Bannwart delegated supervision of the Tigers to former New York Giants pitcher Jack Sharrott.[65] The Tigers had a 49–75 final record, finishing 31.0 games behind the New England League champion Worcester Busters.[4][72]
Owner Alexander Bannwart hired Tom Fleming to manage the Tigers team in 1909.[73] During a game in the season, Bannwart he was in charge of the team when an umpire tried to remove the owner him from Lowell's bench.[74] In May 1909, Bannwart fired Fleming and hired Tom Bannon as his replacement as manager of the Tigers.[75] In June 1909, Bannwart publicly announced that he wanted to sell the team.[76] The sale went through at the end of the month.[77]
Although the 1909 team was initially successful in drawing fans, it was said Bannwart had an "abrasive personality" that negatively affected attendance. In the midst of the 1909 season, the New England League forced Bannwart to sell the team. Bannwart sold the team and offered to rent Washington Park to the new owners. The new owners chose to play home games back at their former home of Spalding Park rather than pay rent to Bannwart.[78][79] The team was sold after a complicated situation was resolved. An injunction was obtained by former Lowell Tigers player (and Harvard Law classmate of Bannwart) Alex O’Brien. O'Brien who had filed a reserve clause-based lawsuit against Winn that slowed negotiations to sell the franchise to former major league outfielder and manager Patsy Donovan. In June 1909, the sale was finalized.[65]
On August 19, 1909, Lowell Outfielder Scott Fluharty was 5–5 at the plate, with two triples and four runs scored, as the Tigers lost to the
At the conclusion of the 1909 season, the Lowell Tigers again placed seventh in the eight–team Class B level New England League.[81] Managed during the season by Tom Fleming, Tom Bannon and Phenomenal Smith, the Tigers ended the season with a record of 43–81. Lowell finished 34.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters in the final standings.[4][82]
On June 22, 1910, John Smith resigned as Lowell's general manager and was replaced in that position by team owner James Gray. Despite never managing or playing baseball, Gray later became the manager of the team. leading Lowell to the 1911 championship.[83] In 1910, Gray still co-owned the team with local tavern owner Andrew Roach and James J. Kennedy.[79]
During the 1910 season, pitcher
The 1910 Lowell Tigers finished in fourth place in the eight-team league, an improvement after seven consecutive seasons of finishing at or near the bottom of the New England League standings.[85] The Tigers finished above .500, with a record of 65–56. Fred Tenney managed the Tigers as Lowell finished 11.0 games behind the first place New Bedford Whalers in the eight-team league.[4][86]
In 1911, the Lowell Tigers were led by with Jim Gray, in his first season as manager.[43][87]
Completing a two year turn around for the teams' performance, the 1911 Lowell Tigers won the new England League championship in their final season known as the "Tigers".[88][87] The Tigers ended the season with a record of 77–46 to place first under new manager Jim Gray. Lowell finished 2.5 games ahead of the second place Worcester Busters in the eight-team league.[4][89] Cuke Barrows of Lowell won the league batting title, hitting .370, Barrows also led the league with 116 runs scored and 163 total hits.[4]
In defending their league championship, the 1912 Lowell team was renamed after their manager Jim Gray and continued New England League play known as the Lowell "Grays."[90] The Grays continued New England League play through 1915 when the league folded and then were reformed with the league for the 1919 season.[4]
The ballparks
In the era, the Lowell minor league teams played in four different home ballparks.
In the minor league seasons up to 1889, Lowell hosted home games at the River Street Grounds. The ballpark had a capacity of 2,500 and the layout of the field created a short left field line. The ballpark was located on the Merrimack River, which ran just behind the left field fence.[91]
Moving to their second ballpark, in the minor league seasons from 1891 through 1901, Lowell teams played home games at the Fair Grounds Field. The park had grandstands that were also used for horse racing hosted at the facility.[92]
Beginning in 1902, The Lowell Tigers played at Spalding Park. Team owner
For three seasons, the Lowell Tigers played at Washington Park.[94][95] In 1907, Lowell Tigers owner Alexander Bannwart (Aka, Al Winn) built the new ballpark for the team.[65] Washington Park officially opened on April 27, 1907. The Tigers played at the ballpark for three seasons before returning to Spalding Park. Bannwart had purchased the park site, which was located in the center of Lowell. Bannwart then spent $15,000 to construct a ballpark on the site. An $8,000 mortgage and help from his family assisted the funding. Once opened, the ballpark had .25 and .35 cent grandstand seats.[96] The ballpark had short distances to the fence due to the location of the ballpark, but it also had high outfield fences. The ballpark had a modern drainage system underneath the field. A Night game was played August 28, 1907, at the ballpark between Lowell and the Cherokee Indians team from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, who brought their own portable lighting system for the game. Following the 1909 season, the new owners of the Lowell Tigers team moved back to Spalding Park rather than pay a $50 per game rental fee at Washington Park to Bannwart.[95][94]
After the Tigers moved from the ballpark, Washington Park was neglected and eventually torn down. On December 8, 1921, the city of Lowell Board of Park Commissioners took control of the 120,000 square foot parcel by eminent domain for use as a public playground. The city paid $30,800 to Mary L. Saunders, Annie G. Saunders, and Edith St. Loe Saunders, owners of the land itself. Washington Park is still in use as a public park today. In 1973, the park was renamed to Roberto Clemente Park shortly after Clemente's death. Clemente Park is located at 803 Middlesex Street in Lowell, Massachusetts[78]
Timeline
Year(s) | # Yrs. | Team | League | Level | Ballpark |
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1877 | 1 | Lowell Ladies Men | New England Association | Independent | River Street Grounds |
1878 | 1 | Lowell Lowells | International Association
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1887 | 1 | Lowell Magicians | New England League | ||
1888 | 1 | Lowell Chippies | |||
1889 | 1 | Lowell | Atlantic Association | ||
1891–1893 | 3 | Lowell Lowells | New England League | Class B |
Fair Grounds Field |
1895 | 1 | Lowell | New England Association | Independent | |
1899 | 1 | Lowell Orphans | New England League | Class F
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1901 | 1 | Lowell Tigers | New England League | Independent | |
1902-1906 | 4 | Class B |
Spalding Field | ||
1907-1909 | 3 | Washington Park | |||
1910-1911 | 2 | Spalding Field |
Year–by–year records
Year | Record | Place | Manager | Playoffs/notes |
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1877 | 33–7 | 1st | Josiah Butler | League champions 12–3 in League Alliance games |
1878 | 15–20 | 6th | Josiah Butler | No playoffs held |
1887 | 71–33 | 1st | Bill McGunnigle | League champions No playoffs held |
1888 | 51–36 | 5th | Jim Cudworth | League champions No playoffs held |
1889 | 35–59 | 5th | John Cosgrove / Nate Kellogg D. A. Sullivan |
No playoffs held |
1891 | 37–29 | 4th | Dick Conway | No playoffs held |
1892 | 30–30 | NA | Art Whitney / Jim Cudworth | Team folded July 27 |
1893 | 29–55 | 6th | Bill McGunnigle and Thomas H. O'Brien | Lowell (14–20) moved to Manchester June 26 Manchester (3–13) moved to Boston July 16 |
1895 | 24–24 | 4th | Michael Mahoney / Billy Meade | League folded July 8 |
1899 | 4–16 | NA | George Spalding | Cambridge (3–13) moved to Lowell May 29 Team disbanded June 1 |
1901 | 47–47 | 3rd | Fred Lake | No playoffs held |
1902 | 52–59 | 6th | Fred Lake | No playoffs held |
1903 | 74–41 | 1st | Fred Lake | League champions No playoffs held |
1904 | 59–62 | 7th | Fred Lake | No playoffs held |
1905 | 24–45 | 8th | Bill Connors / George Grant | Lowell (24-45) moved to Taunton Aug. 3 |
1906 | 28–86 | 8th | Fred Lake / Alexander Bannwart | No playoffs held |
1907 | 48–60 | 6th | Alexander Bannwart | No playoffs held |
1908 | 49–75 | 7th | Arthur Daly / Alexander Bannwart | No playoffs held |
1909 | 43–81 | 7th | Tom Fleming / Tom Bannon Phenomenal Smith |
No playoffs held |
1910 | 65–56 | 4th | Fred Tenney | No playoffs held |
1911 | 77–46 | 1st | Jim Gray | League champions No playoffs held |
Notable alumni
- Baseball Hall of Fame, 1946
- Baseball Hall of Fame, 1946
- Eddie Ainsmith (1908)
- Tom Bannon (1909, MGR)
- Alexander Bannwart (1906–1908, MGR)
- Amos Booth (1878)
- Cuke Barrows (1911)
- Ben Beville (1902)
- Bill Bishop (1887)
- Jake Boultes (1910–1911)
- Cal Broughton (1891)
- Fred Brown (1906)
- Dan Burke (1887)
- Dick Burns (1887, 1899)
- Jack Burns (1906–1907)
- Buster Burrell (1906–1907)
- Jack Cameron (1906–1908)
- Fred Carl (1892)
- Scrappy Carroll (1891)
- Dennis Casey (1889)
- Joe Casey (1906)
- Bill Collins (1889)
- Jim Connor (1908)
- Dick Conway (1891, MGR)
- Jim Conway (1878)
- Bill Cooney (1906, 1910–1911)
- Bill Coyle (1895)
- Sam Crane (1877)
- Pat Crisham (1895)
- Lem Cross (1901–1905)
- Jim Cudworth (1887; 1888, MGR; 1892, MGR; 1893)
- Bill Dam (1907)
- Babe Danzig (1909)
- Bill Day (1904–1905)
- Alexander Donoghue (1893)
- Pat Duff (1908)
- Frank Dupee (1902)
- Alex Ferson (1895)
- Ed Flanagan (1889, 1892, 1895)
- Tom Fleming (1909)
- Curry Foley (1877–1878)
- William Gallagher (1902)
- Les German (1889)
- Ed Glenn (1899)
- John Grady (1888)
- Moonlight Graham (1903)
- Chummy Gray (1893)
- Walter Hackett (1889)
- Pat Hartnett (1887)
- Bill Hawes (1877–1878, 1891–1893)
- George Henry (1905)
- Mike Hickey (1901, 1903–1905)
- Bill Higgins (1887, 1891)
- Mike Hines (1895)
- Buck Hooker (1903–1905)
- Charlie Householder (1888)
- Paul Howard (1907–1909)
- Harry Huston (1909–1911)
- Bill Jones (1910)
- Nate Kellogg (1889, MGR)
- Ed Kennedy (1887–1888)
- Lon Knight (1877–1878)
- Fred Lake (1901–1904, 1906, MGR)
- Art LaVigne (1911)
- Al Lawson (1895)
- Jack Lynch (1888)
- Toby Lyons (1888)
- Mike Mahoney (1899)
- Bill Massey (1909)
- Pat McCauley (1892–1893)
- Art McGovern (1904–1905)
- Barney McLaughlin (1888)
- Frank McLaughlin (1887)
- Doc McMahon (1909)
- Bill McGunnigle (1887, 1893 MGR)
- Barney McLaughlin (1892, 1904)
- Bill Merritt (1901–1903, 1905)
- Jim Moroney (1906)
- Allie Moulton (1911)
- Morgan Murphy (1887–1889)
- Tom O'Brien (1893, MGR)
- Frank O'Connor (1895)
- Dan O'Leary (1878)
- Harry Pattee (1905)
- Pat Pettee (1888)
- Jiggs Parson (1910)
- Dave Pickett (1892, 1907)
- Mark Polhemus (1888)
- Martin Powell (1878)
- Joe Quest (1888)
- Frank Quinlan (1899)
- Jack Rafter (1906)
- Jim Riley (1910)
- John Roach (1887)
- Frank Shannon (1906–1908)
- Tim Shinnick (1887–1889)
- Phenomenal Smith (1909, MGR)
- Tom Smith (1893, 1899)
- Louis Sockalexis (1902)
- Bill Sullivan (1887–1889)
- Denny Sullivan (1878)
- Jack Sullivan (1910)
- Sleeper Sullivan (1877)
- Pussy Tebeau (1895)
- Fred Tenney (1911, MGR)
- Doc Tonkin (1905)
- Lefty Tyler (1909–1910)
- Carl Vandagrift (1908)
- Rube Vinson (1909)
- Bill Vinton (1888)
- Joe Wall (1905)
- Art Whitney (1877–1878)
- Frank Whitney (1877–1878)
- Roy Witherup (1906)
- Mellie Wolfgang (1910–1911)
- Arthur C. Woodward (1905)
- Sam Wright (1877–1878)
- Ducky Yount (1910–1911)
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