Connecticut Association

{{short description|1910 American minor league baseball team}} {{Infobox sports league | title =Connecticut Association | current_season =  | current_season2 =  | last_season =  | upcoming_season =  | logo = | pixels =  | caption = | formerly = | sport =Minor League Baseball | replaced = | owner = | ceo = | chief operating officer = | director = | president =Daniel Dunn (1910) | commissioner = | fame =  | motto = | inaugural =1910 | teams =5 | singles = | country =United States of America | venue = | confed =  | folded =August 4, 1910 | champion = | most_champs ='''1''' <br />New London Whalers (1910) | classification =Class D (1910) | qualification = | tv = | sponsor = | related_comps =Connecticut League | founder = | levels = | promotion = | relegation = | domestic_cup = | website = }}

The '''Connecticut Association''' was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1910 season. The four–team Connecticut Association consisted of franchises based exclusively in Connecticut. The Connecticut Association, also called the '''Eastern Connecticut League''', folded during their charter season.

==History== The Connecticut Association began play in the 1910 season, formed as a Class D level league, with Daniel Dunn serving as league president. Dunn also served as manager of the Willimantic Colts.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-wc15401/y-1910|title=1910 Willimantic Colts minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>

The 1910 Connecticut Association was a four–team league that began play on May 10, 1910. The league was formed with the Middletown Jewels, New London Whalers, Norwich Bonbons and Willimantic Colts as charter members. On July 10, 1910, the Norwich Bonbons disbanded. The Norwich team was transferred to Meriden, Connecticut on July 15, 1910, with the franchise playing as the Meriden Doublins. Meriden disbanded on July 24, 1914. The Connecticut Association permanently disbanded on August 4, 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=778d6fa1|title=1910 Connecticut Association|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-CTAS/y-1910|title=1910 Connecticut Association (CA) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>

The New London Whalers were in first place when the Connecticut Association folded on August 4, 1910. New London finished with a record of 32–25 under manager Charles Hupmhrey. New London was followed by the Middletown Jewels (26–24), Norwich Bonbons / Meriden Doublins (19–25) and Willimantic Colts (19–28) in the final league standings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-CTAS/y-1910|title=1910 Connecticut Association (CA) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref name="encyc"/>

The Reach Official American League Guide publication (p.553) listed Middletown as the Connecticut Association winner with a 35–30 record, citing the season ending on September 10,1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ST4qAAAAYAAJ&dq=1910+%22Eastern+Connecticut+League%22+baseball&pg=RA1-PA552|title=The reach: official American league baseball guide|date=January 19, 1910|via=Google Books}}</ref>

The Connecticut Association did not return to play after folding in 1910.<ref name="encyc"/>

==Connecticut Association teams== {| class="wikitable" |- !Team name !City represented !Ballpark !Year |- |'''Middletown Jewels''' |Middletown, Connecticut |Unknown |{{by|1910}} |- |'''New London Whalers''' |New London, Connecticut |Riverside Park<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1847|title=Riverside Park in New London, CT minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref> |{{by|1910}} |- |'''Meriden Doublins''' |Meriden, Connecticut |Meriden Ball Park<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1649|title=Meriden Ball Park in Meriden, CT minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref> |{{by|1910}} |- |'''Norwich Bonbons''' |Norwich, Connecticut |Unknown |{{by|1910}} |- |'''Willimantic Colts''' |Willimantic, Connecticut |Unknown |{{by|1910}} |- |} ==Standings & statistics== ===1910 Connecticut Association=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers |- |New London Whalers||32||25||.561||–||Charles Humphrey |- |Middletown Jewels||26||24||.520||2½ || Tom Bannon / Walter Bellis |- |Norwich Bonbons / <br/>Meriden Doublins||19||25||.413||6½ ||Dennis Hayes / John Stone <br/> Patsey Flanagan |- |Willimantic Colts||19||28||.404||8 ||Daniel Dunn |}Norwich (19–12) disbanded July 10; Norwich moved to Meriden July 15; Meriden disbanded July 24.<br />The season officially ended August 4.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+'''Player statistics''' !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |- |O'Donnell||Willimantic||BA||.323||||H Ferris||Middletown||W||17 |- |Thomas Dunlap||Middletown||Runs||38||||Fred Rieger ||New London||W||17 |- |J. Sullivan||Willimantic||Runs||38||||Kid Smith ||Norw./Willim.||Pct||.682; 15–7 |- |Jim Nealon||New London||Hits||83|| |- |Thomas Dunlap||Middletown||HR||4|| |- |Harris||Middletown||SB||44|| |}<ref name="encyc"/>

==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Professional Baseball}} Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Category:Baseball leagues in Connecticut Category:Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States Category:Sports leagues established in 1910 Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1910 Category:History of baseball in Connecticut