Springfield, MA
Springfield is located in western Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River, 50 miles west of Worcester, MA. It was the site of the U.S. National Armory, from the 1770s to the 1960s, and was the source of the famous Springfield Rifles used by the U.S. Army during much of that period. It is also known as the site of the first-ever basketball game, played at Springfield College in 1891; as a result, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located here.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Springfield, Massachusetts State Association (1884)
- Springfield, Southern New England League (1885)
- Springfield, New England League (1887)
- Springfield Ponies, Eastern League (1893-1894, 1896-1900, 1916, 1918-1919, 1922-1931)
- Springfield Maroons, Eastern League (1895)
- Springfield Ponies, Connecticut League (1902, 1904-12)
- Springfield Ponies, Connecticut Valley League (1903)
- Springfield Ponies, Eastern Association (1913-1914)
- Springfield Green Sox, Eastern League (1917)
- Springfield Hampdens, Eastern League (1920-1921)
- Springfield Rifles, Eastern League (1932, 1942-1943)
- Springfield Ponies, Northeastern League (1934)
- Springfield Nationals, Eastern League (1939-1941)
- Springfield (MA) Cubs, New England League (1948-1949)
- Springfield Cubs, International League (1950-1953)
- Springfield (MA) Giants, Eastern League (1957-1965)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Mike Ahmed, minor league infielder
- Nick Ahmed, infielder
- Archie Allen, minor league outfielder
- Scott Barnes, pitcher
- Chris Capuano, pitcher
- Doug Clark, outfielder
- Kevin Collins, infielder
- Sam Crane, infielder; manager
- Dan Daniel, writer
- Snooks Dowd, infielder
- Kevin Ellis; minor league infielder/outfielder
- Nick Gorneault, outfielder
- Wayne Granger, pitcher
- John Henry, outfielder/pitcher
- Bob Keating, pitcher
- Paul LaPalme, pitcher
- Dan Mahoney, catcher
- Matt Mangini, infielder
- Rabbit Maranville, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
- Patrick Mazeika, pitcher
- Jeff McAvoy, minor league pitcher
- Cyclone Miller, pitcher
- Willie Murphy, outfielder
- Phil Page, pitcher
- Steve Peek, pitcher
- Frank Quinn, pitcher
- Kurt Russell, minor league infielder
- Bill Spanswick, pitcher
- Al Stanek, pitcher
- Pat Strange, pitcher
- Dick Teed, pinch-hitter
- Mike Trombley, pitcher
- Pete Wilson, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- John Burns, umpire
- Pete Gilbert, infielder
- Pat Hannivan, outfielder
- Francis Healy, catcher
- George Hemming, pitcher
- Mike Hickey, infielder
- John Hummel, infielder
- Gentry Jessup, pitcher
- Bob Keating, pitcher
- Dan Mahoney, catcher
- Fred Mann, outfielder
- Pete Naton, catcher
- Paddy O'Connor, catcher
- Phil Page, pitcher
- Lew Randall, minor league outfielder
- Bob Reach, infielder
- Frank Rosso, pitcher
- Patrick Scanlan, outfielder
- Klondike Smith, outfielder
- Al Stanek, pitcher
- Pinky Swander, outfielder
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