Meriden, Connecticut minor league baseball history

Meriden, Connecticut
minor league baseball teams
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1884–1886, 1888, 1891, 1895)
Class F (1897–1901)
Class D (1902–1904)
Class B (1905, 1908)
Class D (1910)
Class B (1913)
LeagueConnecticut State League (1884–1885)
Southern New England League (1885)
Eastern League (1886)
Connecticut State League (1888, 1891, 1895, 1897–1902)
Connecticut League (1903)
Connecticut State League (1904-1905, 1908)
Connecticut Association (1910)
Eastern Association (1913)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1885 (1)
  • 1885 (2)
  • 1888
  • 1897
Team data
NameMeriden (1884)
Meriden Maroons (1885)
Meriden Silvermen (1886)
Meriden (1888, 1891)
Meriden Silvermen (1895)
Meriden Bulldogs (1897–1898)
Meriden Silverites (1899–1900)
Meriden Silver Citys (1901)
Meriden Silverites (1902–1905, 1908)
Meriden Doublins (1910)
Meriden Hopes (1913)
BallparkMeriden Ball Park

Minor league baseball teams were based in Meriden, Connecticut in various seasons between 1884 and 1913. Meriden teams played as members of the Connecticut State League (1884–1885), Southern New England League (1885), Eastern League (1886), Connecticut State League (1888, 1891, 1895, 1897–1902), Connecticut League (1903), Connecticut State League (1904-1905, 1908), Connecticut Association (1910) and Eastern Association (1913).

Baseball Hall of Fame members Connie Mack (1884), Frank Grant (1887) and Ed Walsh (1902–1903) played for Meriden minor league teams.