The Manchester Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. From 1926 to 1930, the Blue Sox played as members of the Class B level New England League, winning the 1926 and 1929 league championships.
(1888) Phenomenal Smith, Old Judge baseball card. Smith managed the Manchester teams for five seasons and won two New England League batting championships.
(1911) Postcard. Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, New Hampshire.
(1932) Billy Jurges, Chicago Cubs. Goudey baseball card. Jugres led the New England league in hits in 1928 while playing for Manchester. Jurges was shot at his hotel while playing for the Cubs in 1932.
(2004) Gill Stadium. Manchester, New Hampshire. For their duration, the Manchester minor league teams played at the site, which had numerous ballpark names.
The Lowell Tigers were a minor league baseball team based in Lowell, Massachusetts. From 1901 to 1911, the Lowell Tigers played as members of the Class B level New England League, winning the 1911 league championship.
(1895) Baseball Hall of Fame member Hugh Duffy, Boston. Duffy won the league batting title playing for Lowell in 1887.
(1909) Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Kelley. American Tobacco Company baseball card. Kelley played his professional season with Lowell in 1891.
(1910) Fred Lake, Boston, NL. Lake was the owner and manager of the Lowell Tigers. In his five seasons as manager, the Tigers won two championships.
(2012) Stoklosa Alumni Field, Lowell, Massachusetts. The site was formerly home to Spalding Park, which hosted the Lowell Tigers and Lowell Grays in seasons from 1901 to 1919.