Classification | Independent (1884) |
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Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1884 |
Ceased | August 15, 1884 |
President | M. H. Nichols (1884) |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 1 Springfield (1884) |
Related competitions | New England Association |
The Massachusetts State Association was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1884 season. The Non-Signatory, Independent level league consisted of franchises based exclusively in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts State Association was an eight–team league that permanently folded after playing a partial 1884 season.
League member Boston Reserves were owned and operated by the major league Boston Beaneaters and may have been the first true baseball farm team.