Lawrence, Massachusetts minor league baseball history

Lawrence, Massachusetts
minor league baseball teams
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1884–1887, 1895, 1899)
Class B (1892, 1902–1917, 1919, 1926–1927, 1946–1947)
LeagueNew England Association (1877)
Massachusetts State Association (1884)
Eastern New England League (1885)
New England League (1886–1887, 1892)
New England Association (1895)
New England League (1899, 1902–1915)
Eastern League (1916–1917)
New England League (1919, 1926–1927, 1933, 1946–1947)
Major league affiliations
TeamNew York Giants (1933)
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1885
  • 1895
  • 1912
  • 1914
Team data
NameLawrence (1877, 1884, 1886–1887, 1892, 1899)
Lawrence Indians (1895)
Lawrence Colts (1902–1910)
Lawrence Barristers (1911–1917, 1919)
Lawrence Merry Macks (1926–1927)
Lawrence Weavers, (1933)
Lawrence Millionaires (1946–1947)
BallparkAssociation Grounds (1877–1892)
Glen Forest Park (1895–1910)
O'Sullivan Park (1911–1917, 1919, 1926–1927, 1933, 1946–1947)

Minor league baseball teams were based in Lawrence, Massachusetts between 1877 and 1946. Lawrence minor league baseball teams played as members of the 1877 New England Association, 1884 Massachusetts State Association, 1885 Eastern New England League, New England League (1886–1887, 1892, 1899), 1895 New England Association, New England League (1899, 1902–1915), Eastern League (1916–1917) and New England League (1919, 1926–1927, 1933, 1946–1947).

Lawrence played as a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants in 1933.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett served as manager of the 1916 Lawrence Barristers.