Rockland (baseball) explained

Rockland (baseball)
Firstseason:1884
Lastseason:1897
Allyears:1884, 1897
City:Rockland, Maine
Class Level:Independent (1884, 1897)
League:Connecticut League (1884)
Maine State League (1897)
Majorleague:None
Nickname:Rockland Base Ball Club (1884)
Rockland (1897)
Ballpark:Unknown
Leaguenum:0
Leaguechamps:None

The Rockland team was a minor league baseball team based in Rockland, Maine, In the 1884 and 1897 seasons, Rockland teams played as members of the 1884 Connecticut League and 1897 Maine State League. The 1897 team was the final minor league team based in Rockland.

History

Rockland was home to early baseball, as the Rockland Base Ball Club played as members the 1884 Independent level Connecticut League.[1]

In 1897, Rockland joined the Independent level Maine State League. The Maine State League briefly played in the 1897 season as a six–team league, beginning play on May 20, 1897. The Augusta Kennebecs, Bangor Millionaires, Belfast Pastimes, Lewiston and Portland teams joined Rockland in league play. During the season, the Augusta team disbanded on June 26, 1897 and the Rockland team disbanded on July 1, 1897. With the two teams disbanded, the league entire league folded on July 5, 1897.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Rockland had a 10–19 record in the 1897 season when the team folded. The Rockland team was 6th in the league standings when the team folded, positioned behind 1st place Portland. The 1897 final Maine State League standings featured Portland (21–6), Lewiston (15–14), Bangor Millionaires (12–19) and Belfast Pastimes (10–16) as the four remaining teams. The Augusta Kennebecs had a record of 14–8 and Rockland 10–19 when those teams folded.[2] [3] [4] [6] [7]

The 1897 team was the last minor league hosted in Rockland, Maine to date.[4] [8]

The ballpark

The name of the home ballpark for the minor league Rockland teams is not known.[9]

Year–by–year records

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs/Notes
188400–00 NA NALeague records unknown
189710–19 NA NATeam folded July 1
League folded July 5

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Worth, Richard. Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. February 21, 2013. McFarland. 9780786491247. Google Books.
  2. Web site: 1897 Maine State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com . www.statscrew.com.
  3. Web site: 1897 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com . www.statscrew.com.
  4. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Johnson . Lloyd . Wolff . Miles . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  5. Web site: 1897 Rockland Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. Web site: 1897 Rockland minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  7. Web site: 1897 Maine State League. Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. Web site: Rockland, Maine Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. Web site: Rockland, Maine sports teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.