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Orig Eastern League

Defunct Independent League

The “Original” Eastern League is NOT the Double-A Organization we know of today. This Eastern League was more of a derivative of the New England League when it went defunct after 1915 from WWI. The NEL sprung up again as the “Eastern League” and then the “New England League” itself returned in 1919 and again from 1926 on… giving the New England region two different “trees” from the same root… the Eastern League with a Class A classification and the New England League with a Class B. This “Original” Eastern League ran into trouble when the depression started in 1930 and began to try to add the larger media markets of Virginia. The travel however from Norfolk & Richmond to New England was costly enough to counteract any good the larger markets brought and the original Class A Eastern League folded for good after the 1932 season. The original “New York-Penn League” (not related to today’s Single-A NY-Penn Lg) took the Eastern League’s name after it was retired in 1932 and became the Double-A Eastern League we know of today.
ORIGINAL EASTERN LEAGUE STADIUMS FROM 1920-1932:

Hawkins Stadium
Albany Senators
1932-1928

ALBANY New York

Chadwick Park
Albany Senators
1927-1920

Fairgrounds Field
(Bi-Centennial Park)
Allentown Buffaloes
1932-1929

BRIDGEPORT Connecticut

Newfield Park
Bridgeport Bears
1932-1916

Crocker Field
Fitchburg Foxes
1921

HARTFORD Connecticut

Bulkeley Stadium
Hartford Senators
1932-1921

Donovan Park
New Haven Profs
1932-1920

Lighthouse Point (Sundays)
New Haven Profs
1932-1920

Bain Field
Norfolk Tars
1932-1931

Wahconah Park
Pittsfield Hillies
1930-1919

PROVIDENCE Rhode Island

Kinsley Park
Providence Grays
1930-1925

RICHMOND Virginia

Tate Field @ Mayo Island
Richmond Colts
1932-1931

Hampden Park
Springfield Ponies
1932-1916

WATERBURY Connecticut

Ballpark Unknown
Waterbury Brasscos
1928-1918

WORCESTER Massachusetts

Boulavard Park
Worcester Panthers
1925-1916