Manchester Blue Sox

Manchester Blue Sox
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1877–1878, 1887–1888, 1895)
Class F (1899)
Class B (1891–1893, 1906, 1914–1915, 1926–1930)
LeagueNew England Association (1877)
New England League (1887–1888, 1891–1893, 1899, 1901–1911)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1902
  • 1926
  • 1929
Conference titles (1)1929
Wild card berths (0)None
Team data
NameManchester Reds (1877)
Manchester (1892–1893, 1901–1905)
Manchester Farmers (1887)
Manchester Maroons (1888)
Manchester Amoskeags (1891)
Manchester Manchesters (1899)
Manchester Textiles (1906, 1914–1915)
Manchester Blue Sox (1926–1930)
BallparkBeech Street Grounds (1877, 1887–1888, 1891–1893)
Varich Park (1899, 1901–1906)
Textile Field (1914–1915)
Athletic Park (1926–1930)

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.

The Manchester Blue Sox teams were preceded New England League play by several Manchester teams. The Manchester teams played under numerous nicknames in the seasons of play beginning in 1877 through the 1915 seasons, winning the 1902 league championship.

The Manchester teams hosted home minor league games a ballpark site that had four different names in the era. Manchester played at the Beech Street Grounds (1877, 1887–1888, 1891–1893, 1899), Varich Park (1901–1906), Textile Field (1914–1915) and Athletic Park, all different names of the same parcel.

The 1946 Manchester Giants resumed Manchester's tenure as a member of the New England League.