| Atlantic Association | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | James M. Braden (1889–1890) Hugh McBreen (1908) |
| Inaugural: | |
| Teams: | 14 (Total – 1st iteration) 7 (Total – 2nd iteration) |
| Continent: | or |
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| Folded: | (1st iteration) (2nd iteration) |
| Most Champs: | 1 Worcester (1889) New Haven Nutmegs (1890) Portland Blue Sox (1908) |
| Classification: | Independent (1889–1890) Class D (1908) |
| Related Comps: | New England League |
The Atlantic Association was a minor league baseball organization that operated between 1889 and 1890 and again in 1908 in the Northeastern United States.
In each of the two seasons 4 or more teams failed to finish the season and with three teams remaining folded after the 1890 season. Only the New Haven Nutmegs survived after the demise of the league by transferring to another league.[1]
A smaller league in 1908 was also like the first league and plagued by teams failing to finish the season.[1] Despite being the best team, Portland folded with the demise of the league and disbanded with its association with the Maine State League.
Attleboro Angels (1908) – team moved from Taunton
Baltimore Orioles (1890) – not to be mistaken for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association
Easton (1889) – unnamed club failed to complete season and folded in June 1889
Harrisburg Athletics (1890) – former Harrisburg Ponies from the Pennsylvania State League and replaced the Jersey City Gladiators July 1890
Hartford Baseball Club (1889); Hartford Nutmeggers (1890): team disbanded August 1890
Jersey City Skeeters (1889) Jersey City Gladiators (1890): replaced the Skeeters and then replaced by Harrisburg Athletics July 1890
Lebanon (1890) – unnamed team disbanded August 25, 1890
Lewiston (1908)
Lowell (1889) – unnamed team disbanded after 1889
New Haven (1889) – unnamed team disbanded?; New Haven Nutmegs 1890: best team in the AA in 1892 but transferred to Eastern Association after end of season and last played as Eastern League's New Haven Bulldogs in 1932
Newark Little Giants (1889–1890) – formerly with Eastern League, International League and Central League; club folded 1889
Newport Ponies (1908) – disbanded May 19
Norwalk (1889) – unnamed team disbanded after single season
Pawtucket Colts (1908) – originally with New England League in 1899
Portland Blue Sox (1908) – best team in the AA in 1908, moved from Maine State League and appears to have joined New England League in 1919
Washington Senators (1890): disbanded July 1890
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (1889) – disbanded August 1889
Wilmington Peach Growers (1890) – disbanded August 1890
Taunton Angels (1908) – team moved to Attleboro, MA as Angels
Woonsocket Trotters (1908) – disbanded May 1908
Worcester (1889–1890) – best team in the AA in 1889
1889 Atlantic Association
schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 58 | 35 | .624 | - | Walt Burnham | |
| Newark Little Giants | 54 | 40 | .574 | 4.5 | Sam Trott | |
| Hartford | 52 | 44 | .542 | 7.5 | John Henry | |
| 40 | 52 | .435 | 17.5 | Harry Spence / Jack Burdock | ||
| Lowell | 35 | 59 | .373 | 23.5 | John Cosgrove/ Nate Kellogg / Dan Sullivan | |
| Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | 32 | 20 | .605 | NA | John Irwin / M.H. Bergunder | |
| Jersey City Skeeters | 33 | 23 | .589 | NA | Patrick Powers | |
| Easton | 10 | 26 | .378 | NA | Henry Putnam | |
| Norwalk | 2 | 17 | .105 | NA | Jim Donnelly / George Moolic |
| Robert Hamilton | Lowell | BA | .341 | Jesse Burkett | Worcester | W | 30 | ||
| Ted Scheffler | Worcester | Runs | 87 | Henry Dooms | Newark | W | 30 | ||
| Robert Hamilton | Lowell | Hits | 117 | Jesse Burkett | Worcester | SO | 240 | ||
| William Campion | Worcester | HR | 8 | Bill Daley | Jersey City | Pct | .750; 18-6 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Nutmegs | 82 | 36 | .695 | 0 | Walt Burnham | |
| Worcester / Lebanon | 60 | 51 | .541 | 18.5 | Jim Cudworth | |
| Newark Little Giants | 60 | 61 | .496 | 23.5 | Sam Trott | |
| Jersey City Gladiators / Harrisburg Athletics | 58 | 72 | .446 | 30 | Steve Brady / Jack Burdock / James Harrington | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 24 | .762 | NA | Billy Barnie | |
| Washington Senators | 38 | 47 | .447 | NA | Ted Sullivan | |
| Wilmington Peach Growers | 29 | 66 | .305 | NA | Barney Stephenson / Joe Simmons / Bill Wehrle | |
| Hartford Nutmeggers | 22 | 60 | .268 | NA | John Henry / Ezra Sutton / Tom Forster |
| Joe Sommer | Baltimore | BA | .347 | Les German | Baltimore | W | 35 | |
| Reddy Mack | Baltimore | Runs | 120 | John Doran | New Haven | SO | 241 | |
| Danny Long | Baltimore | Runs | 120 | John Doran | New Haven | ERA | 1.12 | |
| Dan Lally | New Haven | Hits | 159 | Mike O'Rourke | Baltimore | Pct | .923; 12-1 | |
| Dan Lally | New Haven | HR | 12 |
1908 Atlantic Association
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Blue Sox | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | F. Driscoll | |
| Lewiston | 8 | 4 | .667 | .5 | George Beede / Ed McDonough | |
| Pawtucket Colts | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | William Conners | |
| Newport Ponies | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.5 | Ben Anthony / George Reed | |
| Taunton / Attleboro Angels | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8 | Mike McDermott / Bill Wilson / McEleney | |
| Woonsocket Trotters | 0 | 1 | .000 | NA | John Leighton / Buster Burrill |
| Billy Lush | Taunton/Attleboro | BA | .418 | Sandy Burk | Pawtucket/Attleboro | W | 4 | ||
| Bob Black | Pawtucket | Runs | 13 | Sandy Burk | Pawtucket/Attleboro | SO | 40 | ||
| Pat Sullivan | Lewiston | Runs | 13 | Joe Burns | Taunton/Attleboro | Hits | 16 | ||
| Pat Sullivan | Lewiston | Hits | 16 | Pat Sullivan | Lewiston | HR | 4 |