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Bangor, Maine minor league baseball history

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Portland Blue Sox were in 1st place with a 32–20 record when disbanding. Portland finished ahead of the Bangor White Sox (31–22), Lewiston/Augusta (20–26) and Biddeford (18–30) in the standings. However, since Portland folded, the Bangor White Sox were awarded the 1908 Maine State League Championship.
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Bangor and the Maine State League began play on June 10, 1908. The Lewiston franchise moved to Augusta after twelve games. Pine Tree (15–13) and York Beach (10–15) both disbanded on July 19, 1908. When the Portland Blue Sox disbanded on August 28, 1908, the Maine State League permanently folded. The
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Bangor and the 1907 Maine State League began play on May 24, 1907. The league lost several franchises before the season concluded. Both Manchester and Waterville folded in June, Manchester with a 1–7 record and Waterville with an 8–14 record. The Augusta franchise disbanded on July 29, 1907, with a
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The ballpark was called Maplewood Park as the site was home to the Maplewood Hotel. The site was later called Eastern Maine Fairgrounds and then Bass Park. Harness racing has been hosted at the site throughout its duration. Today, Bass Park continues as the long time home of the Bangor State Fair.
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Returning to minor league in 1901, Bangor began the season as members of the independent level New England League before relocating during the season. On June 30, 1901, Bangor had a record of 22–14 under manager Walter Burnham when the franchise relocated to
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Bangor continued play in the 1895 Class B level New England League, placing third in the league standings. The Millionaires ended the season with a 55–49 record under managers Jack Sharrott and William Long, finishing 11.0 games behind the first place
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The 1896 Bangor Millionaires placed second in the New England League standings. Bangor finished 2.5 games behind the first place Fall River Indians with a 63–39 record in the eight–team league. William Long and Mike McDermott were the managers.
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in the six–team 1908 Maine State League, winning a second consecutive championship in an unconventional manner. Bangor joined Augusta, Biddeford, and the Portland Blue Sox as the 1908 league members who finished the season, as Pine Tree and
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won the 1907 Maine State League Championship. Bangor had a 47–31 final record, as the league held no playoffs. The Bangor Cubs were followed by the
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between 1894 and 1913, before resuming minor league play in 1994. Playing under numerous nicknames, Bangor teams played as members of the
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Minor league baseball began in Bangor, Maine with the 1894 Bangor "Millionaires," who became members of the eight–team
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in 1913, winning two league championships while hosting early minor league home games at Maplewood Park.
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Bangor was without a minor league team until the 1907 Maine State League reformed as an eight–team
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The Bangor Blue Ox and Bangor Lumberjacks teams played minor league home games at the
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In 1897, the Bangor Millionaires switched leagues, joining the independent level
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For their final season of 2004, the Bangor Lumberjacks hosted home games at the
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27–28 record. Lewiston was 24–24 when that franchise folded on August 3, 1907.
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league. Bangor began play in the 1907 season alongside fellow members from
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in 1897, New England League in 1901, Maine State League from 1907–1908 and
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Bangor was without a minor league team for over 80 years, until the
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were charter members of the four–team 1913 Class D level
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Pastimes (10–16), Lewiston (15–14), Portland (21–6) and
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Early Bangor minor league teams played home games at
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Index

Bangor White Sox
1894
2004
Bangor, Maine
Class B
Independent
Class D
New England League
Maine State League
New Brunswick-Maine League
Northeast League
Bangor Blue Ox
Bangor Lumberjacks
Mahaney Diamond
Minor league baseball
Bangor, Maine
New England League
Maine State League
New Brunswick-Maine League
Bangor Blue Ox
Bangor Lumberjacks
Northeast League
New England League
Jack Sharrott
Fall River Indians
Fall River Indians
Maine State League
Belfast
Rockland
Brockton, Massachusetts

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