Fall River, Massachusetts minor league baseball history

Fall River, Massachusetts
minor league baseball teams
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1877, 1893–1894)
Class B (1895–1898)
Class D (1908–1913)
Class C (1914)
Independent (1915)
Class B (1946–1949)
LeagueNew England Association (1877)
League Alliance (1877)
New England League (1893–1898, 1902–1913)
Colonial League (1914–1915)
New England League (1946–1949)
Major league affiliations
TeamChicago White Sox (1946–1949)
Minor league titles
League titles (5)
  • 1893
  • 1894
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1914
Team data
NameFall River Cascades (1877)
Fall River Indians (1893–1910)
Fall River Brinies (1911-1912)
Fall River Adopted Sons (1913)
Fall River Spindles (1914–1915)
Fall River Indians (1946–1949)
BallparkAthletic Grounds (1893–1898, 1902-1915)
Fall River Stadium (1946–1949)

Minor league baseball teams were based in Fall River, Massachusetts between 1877 and 1949. Fall River teams played as members of the New England Association (1877), League Alliance (1877), New England League (1893–1898, 1902–1913), Colonial League (1914–1915) and New England League (1946–1949), winning five league championships. Fall River hosted home minor league games at the Athletic Grounds beginning in 1893 through 1915 and at Fall River Stadium from 1946 to 1949.

The Fall River Indians were a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox from 1946 to 1949.

Baseball Hall of Fame members Ned Hanlon in 1877, Nap Lajoie in 1896 and Roger Connor in 1897 played for Fall River teams.