Waterville (baseball)

The Waterville team was a minor league baseball team based in Waterville, Maine. In 1907, the Waterville team played briefly as members of the Class D level Maine State League, before folding during the season.

Waterville (baseball)
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1907)
LeagueMaine State League (1907)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameWaterville (1907)
BallparkUnknown (1907)

History

The 1907 Waterville team briefly played as members of the Maine State League, which reformed as an eight–team Class D level league. Waterford began play in the 1907 season alongside fellow members based in Augusta, Maine (Augusta Senators), Bangor, Maine (Bangor Cubs), Biddeford, Maine (Biddeford Orphans), Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston), Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester), Portland, Maine (Pine Tree Capers) and a second team in Portland (Portland Blue Sox).[1][2][3]

Waterville began play as the 1907 Maine State League season commenced on May 24, 1907. However, the Waterville team folded in June, with an 8–14 record, playing under manager George Boardman. The Manchester, Augusta and Lewiston teams folded shortly after Waterville.[4][5][6][7][8]

In the final 1907 standings, the first place Bangor Cubs had a 47–31 record, followed by the Biddeford Orphans (30–27), Portland Blue Sox (39–41) and Pine Tree Capers (27–32) in the 1907 final standings. The Augusta Senators (27–28), Lewiston (24–23), Manchester (1–7) and Waterville (8–14) teams all folded before the completion of the season.[7][9][8]

Waterville, Maine has not hosted another minor league team.[10]

The ballpark

The name of the Waterville home ballpark is not directly referenced. The facilities on the campus of Colby College were in use in the era. The college was founded in 1813.[11][12][13]

(1892) Colby College campus, ballpark at left. Waterville, Maine

Year–by–year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
19078–14NAGeorge BoardmanTeam folded in June

Notable alumni

No alumni of the 1907 Waterville team advanced to the major leagues.[7][3]

References
  1. "Maine State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1907 Maine State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "1907 Waterville Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1907 Maine State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1907 Waterville Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1907 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1907 Waterville minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  9. "1907 Maine State League (MSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Waterville minor league baseball Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "Unknown in Waterville, ME minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Baseball". Colby College.
  13. "Colby College". Colby College.
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