The Atlantic Association was a minor league baseball organization that operated between 1889 and 1890 and again in 1908 in the Northeastern United States.

History First demise In each of the two seasons 4 or more teams failed to finish the season and with three teams remaining folded after the 1890 season. Only the New Haven Nutmegs survived after the demise of the league by transferring to another league.

Second demise A smaller league in 1908 was also like the first league and plagued by teams failing to finish the season. Despite being the best team, Portland folded with the demise of the league and disbanded with its association with the Maine State League.

Cities represented Attleboro, Massachusetts: Attleboro Angels (1908) – team moved from Taunton Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Orioles (1890) – not to be mistaken for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association Easton, Pennsylvania: Easton (1889) – unnamed club failed to complete season and folded in June 1889 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Athletics (1890) – former Harrisburg Ponies from the Pennsylvania State League and replaced the Jersey City Gladiators July 1890 Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Baseball Club (1889); Hartford Nutmeggers (1890): team disbanded August 1890 Jersey City, New Jersey: Jersey City Skeeters (1889) Jersey City Gladiators (1890): replaced the Skeeters and then replaced by Harrisburg Athletics July 1890 Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon (1890) – unnamed team disbanded August 25, 1890 Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston (1908) Lowell, Massachusetts: Lowell (1889) – unnamed team disbanded after 1889 New Haven, Connecticut: New Haven (1889) – unnamed team disbanded?; New Haven Nutmegs 1890: best team in the AA in 1892 but transferred to Eastern Association after end of season and last played as Eastern League's New Haven Bulldogs in 1932 Newark, New Jersey: Newark Little Giants (1889–1890) – formerly with Eastern League, International League and Central League; club folded 1889 Newport, Rhode Island: Newport Ponies (1908) – disbanded May 19 Norwalk, Connecticut: Norwalk (1889) – unnamed team disbanded after single season Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Pawtucket Colts (1908) – originally with New England League in 1899 Portland, Maine: Portland Blue Sox (1908) – best team in the AA in 1908, moved from Maine State League and appears to have joined New England League in 1919 Washington D.C.: Washington Senators (1890): disbanded July 1890 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (1889) – disbanded August 1889 Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Peach Growers (1890) – disbanded August 1890 Taunton, Massachusetts: Taunton Angels (1908) – team moved to Attleboro, MA as Angels Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Woonsocket Trotters (1908) – disbanded May 1908 Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester (1889–1890) – best team in the AA in 1889

Standings & statistics 1889 Atlantic Associationschedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Worcester5835.624- Walt Burnham Newark Little Giants5440.5744½ Sam TrottHartford5244.5427½ John HenryNew Haven 4052.43517½ Harry Spence / Jack Burdock Lowell3559.37323½ John Cosgrove / Nate Kellogg Dan Sullivan Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons3220.605NA John Irwin / M.H. BergunderJersey City Skeeters3323.589NA Patrick PowersEaston1026.378NA Henry PutnamNorwalk217.105NA Jim Donnelly / George Moolic Norwalk disbanded September 2. Easton disbanded June 22. Jersey City disbanded July 25. Wilkes-Barre disbanded August 1.

+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Robert HamiltonLowellBA.341Jesse BurkettWorcesterW30 Ted SchefflerWorcesterRuns87Henry DoomsNewarkW30Robert HamiltonLowellHits117 Jesse BurkettWorcesterSO240 William CampionWorcesterHR8Bill DaleyJersey CityPct.750; 18–6 1890 Atlantic Associationschedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers New Haven Nutmegs8236.695- Walt BurnhamWorcester / Lebanon6051.54118½ Jim CudworthNewark Little Giants6061.49623½ Sam Trott Jersey City Gladiators / Harrisburg Athletics5872.44630 Steve Brady / Jack Burdock James HarringtonBaltimore Orioles7724.762NA Billy Barnie Washington Senators3847.447NA Ted SullivanWilmington Peach Growers2966.305NABarney Stephenson / Joe Simmons Bill Wehrle Hartford Nutmeggers2260.268NA John Henry / Ezra Sutton Tom Forster Jersey City (27–46) disbanded July 22. Harrisburg, from the disbanded Interstate League, applied for the vacant franchise and joined the league July 24. Worcester (37–31) moved to Lebanon July 28; Washington disbanded August 2; Hartford disbanded August 25; Wilmington disbanded August 27. Baltimore left the league to join the American Association August 27.

+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Joe SommerBaltimoreBA.347Les GermanBaltimoreW35 Reddy MackBaltimoreRuns120John DoranNew HavenSO241 Danny LongBaltimoreRuns120John DoranNew HavenERA1.12 Dan LallyNew HavenHits159Mike O'RourkeBaltimorePct.923; 12–1 Dan LallyNew HavenHR12

1908 Atlantic Association Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Portland Blue Sox83.727- F. Driscoll Lewiston84.667½ George Beede / Ed McDonoughPawtucket Colts63.6671 William Conners Newport Ponies55.5002½ Ben Anthony / George Reed Taunton / Attleboro Angels112.0778 Mike McDermott / Bill Wilson McEleneyWoonsocket Trotters01.000NA John Leighton / Buster Burrell Taunton moved to Attleboro; Woonsocket disbanded May 4; Pawtucket disbanded May 19. The league started May 2 and disbanded May 21.

+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Billy LushTaunton/AttleboroBA.418Sandy BurkPawtucket/AttleboroW4 Bob BlackPawtucketRuns13Sandy BurkPawtucket/AttleboroSO40 Pat SullivanLewistonRuns13Joe BurnsTaunton/AttleboroHits16 Pat SullivanLewistonHits16Pat SullivanLewistonHR4

Hall of Fame alumni Jesse Burkett, 1889 Worcester Frank Grant, 1890 Harrisburg Athletics

See also

Atlantic League (1896–1900) American Association (19th century) American Association (20th century)

References