Taunton, Massachusetts minor league baseball history
| Taunton, Massachusetts minor league baseball teams | |
|---|---|
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class B (1897–1899) Class D (1905, 1908) Class C (1914–1915) Class D (1933) |
| League | New England League (1896–1899, 1905) Atlantic Association (1908) Colonial League (1914–1915) New England League (1933) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Taunton Herrings (1896–1910) Taunton Tigers (1905) Taunton Angels (1908) Taunton Herrings (1914–1915) Taunton Blues (1933) |
| Ballpark | Taunton Fairgrounds (1897–1899, 1905, 1908, 1914–1915, 1933) Hopewell Park (1933) |
Minor league baseball teams were based in Taunton, Massachusetts between 1897 and 1933. Taunton teams played as members of the New England League from 1896 to 1899 and 1905, the Atlantic Association in 1908, Colonial League in 1914 and 1915 and the New England League in 1933. Taunton teams hosted minor league home games at the Taunton Fairgrounds. Some 1933 games were played at Hopewell Park
Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson played for the 1899 Taunton Herrings, in his first season of professional baseball.