Maine State League
ClassificationIndependent (1897)
Class D (1907–1908)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1897
CeasedAugust 28, 1908
PresidentFred K. Owen (1907)
No. of teams11
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Bangor Cubs (1907)
Bangor White Sox (1908)

The Maine State League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1897, 1907 and 1908 seasons. The eight–team Maine State League consisted of teams based in Maine and New Hampshire. The Maine State League permanently folded after the 1908 season. The Portland (1897), Bangor Cubs (1907) and Bangor White Sox (1908) teams won league championships.

History

An Independent league called the Maine State League briefly played in the 1897 season as a six–team league, beginning play on May 20, 1897.[1] After the Augusta team disbanded on June 26, 1897 and the Rockland team disbanded on July 1, 1897, the league folded on July 5, 1897.[2] The six teams were the Augusta Kennebecs (14–8), Bangor Millionaires (12–19), Belfast Pastimes (10–16), Lewiston (15–14), Portland (21–6) and Rockland (10–19).[3][4]

The Maine State League was formed for the 1907 season as an eight–team Class D level minor league under the direction of president Fred K. Owen.[4] The Maine State League began play in the 1907 season, hosting franchises from Augusta, Maine (Augusta Senators),[5] Bangor, Maine (Bangor Cubs),[6] Biddeford, Maine (Biddeford Orphans),[7] Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston),[8] Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester),[9] Portland, Maine (Pine Tree Capers),[10] a second team in Portland (Portland Blue Sox)[11] and Waterville, Maine (Waterville).[12][13][14]

The 1907 Maine State League began play on May 24, 1907. The league lost several franchises before the season concluded. Both Manchester and Waterville folded in June, Manchester with a 1–7 record and Waterville with an 8–14 record.[15][16] The Augusta franchise disbanded on July 29, 1907, with a 27–28 record. Lewiston was 24–24 when that franchise folded on August 3, 1907.[17][18]

With four teams remaining, the Bangor Cubs won the 1907 Maine State League Championship, finishing with a 47–31 final record, as the league held no playoffs. The Bangor Cubs were followed in the standings by the Biddeford Orphans (30–27), Portland Blue Sox (39-41) and Pine Tree Capers (27–32) in the 1907 standings. The Augusta Senators (27–28), Lewiston (24–23), Manchester (1–7) and Waterville (8–14) all folded before the completion of the season.[17][18][4]

Returning to play in what ultimately was their final season of 1908, the Maine State League was a six–team league, maintaining the Class D level.[19] Augusta, the Bangor White Sox, Biddeford, and the Portland Blue Sox comprised the 1908 league members who finished the 1908 season, as Pine Tree and York Beach disbanded during the season.[20]

The Maine State League began play on June 10, 1908. Lewiston moved to Augusta after twelve games. Pine Tree (15–13) and York Beach (10–15) both disbanded on July 19, 1908.[2] When Portland withdrew on August 28, 1908, the Maine State League permanently folded. The Portland Blue Sox were in 1st place with a 32–20 record when disbanding. Portland finished ahead of the Bangor White Sox (31–22), Lewiston/Augusta (20–26) and Biddeford (18–30) in the standings. However, since Portland folded, Bangor was awarded the 1908 Maine State League championship.[20][21][22][4]

Maine State League teams

Team name City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Augusta Kennebecs (1897)
Augusta Senators (1907–1908)
Augusta, Maine Augusta Driving Park[23] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Bangor Millionaires (1897)
Bangor Cubs (1907)
Bangor White Sox (1908)
Bangor, Maine Maplewood Park[24] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Belfast Pastimes Belfast, Maine Unknown 1897
Biddeford Orphans Biddeford, Maine Waterhouse Field
St. Louis Field[25]
1907 to 1908
Lewiston Lewiston, Maine AAA Park 1897, 1907 to 1908
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire Unknown[15] 1907
Pine Tree Capers Portland, Maine Back Cove Park[26] 1907 to 1908
Portland (1897)
Portland Blue Sox (1907–1908)
Portland, Maine Back Cove Park[26] 1897, 1907 to 1908
Rockland Rockland, Maine Unknown 1897
Waterville Waterville, Maine Colby College[27] 1907
York Beach York Beach, Maine Unknown 1908

Standings and statistics

1897 Maine State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Portland216.778NA
Lewiston1514.5177.0NA
Bangor Millionaires1219.38711.0Jack Sharrott
Belfast Pastimes1016.38510.5NA
Rockland1019.34512.0NA
Augusta Kennebecs148.636NANA
Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTot
HillBelfastBA.408
DolanLewistonRuns27
Jim Callopy
Hill
Portland / BelfastHits31

1907 Maine State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Bangor Cubs4731.603Fred Paige / Happy Iott
Biddleford Orphans3027.5266.5Charlie Allen / John Guiney
Portland Blue Sox4952.4859.0Charlie Robinson
Pine Tree Cappers3742.45810.5Pop Williams
Augusta Senators2728.491NAPaul Wreath
Lewiston2423.511NAHeald
Waterville814.364NAGeorge Boardman
Manchester17.125NAPhenomenal Smith / Conner

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Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Cuke BarrowsPortlandBA.351Billy GleasonBangorW16
Cuke BarrowsPortlandRuns59Zilma DwinalBiddefordSO130
Cuke BarrowsPortlandHits97CollinsBangorPCT.900 9–1
RoperPortlandHR7
RoperPortlandSB28

1908 Maine State League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Portland Blue Sox3220.6015F. Driscoll
Bangor White Sox3122.5851.5Happy Iott
Lewiston/Augusta2026.4359.0Michael McDonough
Biddeford1830.37512.0Charlie Allen
Pine Tree1513.536NAPop Williams
York Beach1015.400NANA

[20][4]

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