Brockton Shoemakers
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The Brockton Shoemakers were an early minor league baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The "Shoemakers" had a long tenure as members of the New England League beginning in 1892 and continu
(1910) Postcard. Howard & Foster's Shoe Factory, Brockton, Massachusetts.
(1913) Jimmy Sheckard, Cincinnati Reds. Sheckard played for Brockton in 1897. In 1903 he led the National League in home runs and stolen bases in the same season. He retired with 2,084 hits and 465 stolen bases.
(1905) Grover Shoe factory site after the explosion. Brockton, Massachusetts.
(1912) Marty O'Toole. O'Toole won 31 games for Brockton in 1908. In three seasons as a pitcher for the Brockton Tigers, O'Toole won 76 total games. In 1912, he led the National League with 6 shutouts.
New England League
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The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played intermittently in five of the six New England states between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the sh
Brockton Shoemakers
…The Brockton Shoemakers were an early minor league baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The "Shoemakers" had a long tenure as members of the New England League beginning in 1892 and continuing through the 1933 season, after the first "Brockton" team began play in 1885. The Shoemakers won New England League…
The winning team raising the 1903 pennant