{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name =Lewiston Twins | firstseason =1926 | lastseason =1930 | allyears =1891–1897, 1901, 1907–1908, 1914–1915, 1919, 1926–1930 | city =Lewiston, Maine | logo = | uniformlogo = | class level =Class B (1891–1896, 1901)<br />Class D (1907–1908)<br />Class B (1914–1915, 1919, 1926–1930) | league =New England League (1891–1896, 1901)<br />Maine State League (1907)<br />Atlantic Association (1908)<br />New England League (1914–1915, 1919, 1926–1930) | majorleague =None | nickname =Lewiston (1891)<br />Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes (1892)<br />Lewiston (1893–1897, 1907–1908)<br />Lewiston Cupids (1914–1915)<br />Lewiston-Auburn Twins (1919)<br />Lewiston Red Sox (1919)<br />'''Lewiston Twins''' (1926–1930) | ballpark =A.A.A. Park (1901, 1907–1908, 1914–1915, 1919)<br /> Lewiston Athletic Park (1926–1930) | classnum = | classchamps = | leaguenum =1 | leaguechamps =1919 | confnum = | conferencechamps = | divnum = | divisionchamps = | wildcardnum = | wildcardberths = }} The '''Lewiston Twins''' were the final minor league baseball team based in Lewiston, Maine. Between 1891 and 1930, Lewiston teams played under various nicknames as long time members of the New England League (1891–1896, 1901, 1914–1915, 1919, 1926–1930) and also in the 1907 Maine State League and 1908 Atlantic Association, winning the 1919 league championship. Lewiston hosted home minor league games at A.A.A. Park from through 1919 and the Lewiston Athletic Park from 1926 to 1930.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett managed the Lewiston Twins in 1928 and 1929.
On August 7, 1915, Lewiston pitchers Oscar Tuero and Otto Rettig threw back–to–back no-hitters in a double header against the Lowell Grays.
==History== ===Early teams 1891–1908=== Minor league baseball began in Lewiston, Maine in 1891. Lewiston fielded a team in the Class B level New England League, joining the league on June 10, 1891, and completing the season. Lewiston finished with an 11–28 record in their first season, playing under manager Jeremiah Scannell. Lewiston finished in eighth place in the eight–team league by winning percentage.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ll12555/y-1891|title=1891 Lewiston Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1891|title=1891 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1891 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Continuing play in 1892, the team used the '''Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes''' moniker for one season, reflecting partnership with neighboring Auburn, Maine in the name. The Gazettes finished with a 53–45 record to place third in the eight–team New England League. Lewiston-Auburn finished 12.0 games behind first place Woonsocket, playing under managers Forrest Keay and Frank Leonard.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-lg12561|title=Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1892|title=1892 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-lg12561/y-1892|title=1892 Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1892 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
In 1893, Lewiston returned and had a 56–37 record in New England League play. Lewiston finished in second place, ending the season 5.5 games behind the 1first place Fall River Indians. The Lewiston manager in 1893 was John Leighton.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1893|title=1893 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ll12555/y-1893|title=1893 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1893 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Lewiston finished in fifth place in the eight–team 1894 New England League final standings. Playing under returning manager John Leighton and Sam LaRocque, Lewiston ended the season with a record of 46–50, finishing 15.5 games behind the champion Fall River Indians.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1894|title=1894 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ll12555/y-1894|title=1894 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1894 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
In 1895 New England League play, Lewiston again finished in fifth place in the eight–team league. With a final record of 47–54, Lewiston finished 17.5 games behind the first place Fall River Indians in the final standings. Mike Slattery and Michael Garrity managed Lewiston in 1895.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1895|title=1895 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ll12555/y-1895|title=1895 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1895 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
The Lewiston team did not complete the 1896 New England League season. On August 12, 1896, Lewiston disbanded with a 29–53 record, playing the season under managers Michael Garrity, Ed Flanagan and Henry Slater. The league championship was won again by the Fall River Indians.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1896|title=1896 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ll12555/y-1896|title=1896 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1896 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Lewiston returned to the New England League in 1901, beginning play at A.A.A. Park. Lewiston finished in fifth place with a 42–50 record. In the final standings, Lewiston was 13.0 games behind first place Portland. Lewiston played the 1901 season under manager Fred Doe.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ll12555/y-1901|title=1901 Lewiston Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-NENL/y-1901|title=1901 New England League (NEL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/72053806/|title=Boston Post from Boston, Massachusetts on June 21, 1901 · Page 3|website=Newspapers.com|date=21 June 1901 }}</ref>
In 1907, Lewiston returned to play in a new league before disbanding again. Lewiston became members of the Class D level Maine State League. The team disbanded on August 3, 1907, with a 24–23 record under managers George Boardman and Heald when the franchise folded.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ll12555/y-1897|title=1897 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-MESL/y-1897|title=1897 Maine State League (MSL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1897 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8e8371d4|title=1897 Maine State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=0de094fd|title=1907 Maine State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Lewiston briefly played in the short–lived 1908 Class D level Atlantic Association. Lewiston was in second place with an 8–4 record under George Beede and Ed McDonough when the league folded on May 21, 1908. Lewiston was 0.5 behind the Portland Blue Sox when the league permanently folded. Other references have Lewiston in first place with a 6–3 record.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1908 Lewiston Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=035a376b|title=1908 Atlantic Association|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
===New England League 1914–1930===
Minor league baseball returned to Lewiston in 1914, with the '''Lewiston Cupids''' rejoining the New England League. The Cupids placed sixth in the eight–team, Class B level New England League. Lewiston had a final record of 57–66 and finished 27.0 games behind the Lawrence Barristers. Lewiston played the season under managers John McMahon, Joe Judge and Art McGovern.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lc12557/y-1914|title=1914 Lewiston Cupids Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1914|title=1914 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1914 Lewiston Cupids Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=33e3f1f0|title=1914 New England League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
On August 7, 1915, a baseball rarity occurred. Lewiston Cupid pitchers Oscar Tuero and Otto Rettig threw back–to–back no-hitters in a double header against the Lowell Grays. First, Tuero defeated the Grays 5–0 in a conventional 9–inning, complete game no–hitter. In the second game, Rettig no–hit Lowell over 5–innings in an official game that ended with a 1–1 tie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-165244922|title=Searching for missing Minors no-hitters|website=MiLB.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1deBSHdsKaYa0BObQqY-f12dTaCv6k8vIxjhomWRrlLQ/edit?usp=embed_facebook|title=Minor League No Hitters|website=Google Docs}}</ref>
Overall, the 1915 Lewiston Cupids placed fifth in the New England League final standings. The Cupids ended the season with a 50–59 record to place fifth in the eight–team league. Lewiston finished 22.0 games behind the first place Portland Duffs in the final standings. The Lewiston Cupids' manager and part–owner was Arthur Irwin. The New England league folded after the 1915 season, as did many minor leagues due to World War I.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lc12557/y-1915|title=1915 Lewiston Cupids Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1915|title=1915 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1915 Lewiston Cupids Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PYgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J2cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1867,4686284&dq=1915+lewiston+cupids&hl=en|title=Lewiston Evening Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>
The New England League reformed briefly for a partial 1919 season and Lewiston had two separate teams in the league. The '''Lewiston Red Sox''' began the season playing in the six-team league. The Red Sox had a 21–23 record under manager Freddy Parent when the team folded on July 20, 1919. On July 14, the Lowell Grays franchise moved to Lewiston and began play as the '''Lewiston-Auburn Twins''', in partnership with neighboring Auburn, Maine, where Lewiston–Auburn are twin cities. On August 2, 1919, the Twins were in first place with a 38–25 overall record under manager Mike Hayden when the New England League folded.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-lg12684|title=Lowell Grays/Lewiston-Auburn Twins Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1919|title=1919 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ls12559/y-1919|title=1919 Lewiston Red Sox Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1460|title=AAA Park in Lewiston, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1919 Lewiston Red Sox Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1919 Lowell Grays/Lewiston-Auburn Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
In 1926, the New England League reformed as a Class B level league with eight teams. The '''Lewiston Twins''' began play, keeping the "Twins" moniker first adopted in 1919. The Lewiston Twins finished with a 50–43 record to place third in the final standings. Lewiston finished 7.5 games behind the first place Manchester Blue Sox. The 1926 Lewiston manager was Joe Murphy.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lt12560/y-1927|title=1927 Lewiston Twins Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1926|title=1926 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1926 Lewiston Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
The Lewiston Twins were led by returning manager Joe Murphy in 1927. The Twins placed fourth in the eight–team New England League final standings. Lewiston had a 46–45 record in the regular season, finishing 14.0 games behind the fifst place Lynn Papooses.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1927|title=1927 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1927 Lewiston Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> thumb|Lewiston-Auburn, ME 1973 & 2012
The 1928 Lewiston Twins were managed by Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett and finished in third place in the New England League standings. The Twins had a 51–46 final record, finishing 3.5 games behind the New England League champion Lynn Papooses.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lt12560/y-1928|title=1928 Lewiston-Auburn Twins Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1928|title=1928 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1928 Lewiston Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=burket001jes|title=Jesse Burkett Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
In 1929, the Lewiston Twins played their final full season and were led by returning manager Jesse Burkett. The Twins placed fourth in the eight–team New England League, finishing with a record of 61–56. Lewiston was 15.0 games behind the first place Manchester Red Sox in the final standings. Season attendance at Lewiston Athletic park was 40,000.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lt12560/y-1929|title=1929 Lewiston Twins Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1929|title=1929 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1929 Lewiston Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto6"/>
The Lewiston Twins played their final season in 1930. The Twins permanently disbanded on June 16, 1930. After the 1930 New England League began play with six teams, the Lewiston Twins had a record of 12–12 under manager Bill Slattery when the team folded. The Nashua Millionaires franchise disbanded the same day. After continuing play briefly as a four–team league, the New England League folded on June 22, 1930.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-lt12560|title=Lewiston-Auburn Twins Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lt12560/y-1930|title=1930 Lewiston-Auburn Twins Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-NENL/y-1930|title=1930 New England League (NEL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1930 Lewiston Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
The Lewiston–Auburn area has not hosted another minor league team.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Lewiston, Maine Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
==The ballparks== In the seasons between 1901 and 1919, Lewiston teams played at '''A.A.A. Park'''.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/430656953/|title=The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts on April 21, 1914 · 7|website=Newspapers.com|date=21 April 1914 }}</ref>
The Lewiston Twins played home games at '''Lewiston Athletic Park''' beginning in 1926. The ballpark was located at Sabattus Street & Vale Street. Today, the park is still in use as a public park with baseball, football, lacrosse, field hockey and football facilities. The present public park is located at 65 Central Avenue, Lewiston, Maine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1461|title=Lewiston Athletic Park in Lewiston, ME history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/399/Parks-Cemeteries-Athletic-Fields|title=Parks, Cemeteries, Athletic Fields, Open Space Maintenance Services | Lewiston, ME - Official Website|website=www.lewistonmaine.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discoverlamaine.com/sports-asset/lewiston-athletic-park/|title=Lewiston Athletic Park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lewistonrec.recdesk.com/Community/Facility/Detail?facilityId=21|title=LAP Baseball Field|website=Lewiston Recreation | POWERED BY RECDESK}}</ref>
==Timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year(s) !! # Yrs. !! Team !! Level !! League||Ballpark |- | 1891 || 1 ||Lewiston||rowspan=3|Class B || rowspan=3|New England League||rowspan=9|A.A.A. Park |- |1982||1||Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes |- | 1893–1896 || 4||rowspan=4|Lewiston |- |1901||1||Class B||New England League |- | 1907|| 1 || rowspan=2|Class D||Maine State League |- | 1908|| 1 || Atlantic Association |- | 1914–1915|| 2 || Lewiston Cupids||rowspan=4|Class B||rowspan=4|New England League |- |1919 (1)||1||Lewiston Red Sox |- |1919 (2)||1||Lewiston-Auburn Twins |- |1926–1930||5||Lewiston Twins||Lewiston Athletic Park |- |}
==Year–by–year records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year!! Record !! Place !! Manager !! Playoffs/notes |- align=center | 1891 || 11–28 || 8th || Jeremiah Scannell || Entered league June 10 |- align=center | 1892 || 53–45 || 3rd || Forrest Keay / Frank Leonard || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1893|| 56–37 || 2nd|| John Leighton ||No playoffs held |- align=center | 1894 || 46–50 || 5th || John Leighton / Sam LaRocque ||No playoffs held |- align=center | 1895 || 47–54 || 5th || Mike Slattery / Michael Garrity || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1896 || 29–53 || NA || Michael Garrity / Ed Flanagan <br />Henry Slater|| Team disbanded August 12 |- align=center | |- align=center | 1901 || 42–50 || 5th || Fred Doe || No playoffs held |- align=center | |- align=center | 1907 || 24–23 || NA || George Boardman / Heald || Team disbanded August 3 |- align=center |1908 || 8–4 || 2nd || George Beede /Ed McDonough|| League disbanded May 28 |- align=center | |- align=center |1914||57–66||5th||John McMahon / Joe Judge <br /> Jerry McGovern||No playoffs held |- align=center |1915||50–59||6th||Arthur Irwin||No playoffs held |- align=center | |- align=center |1919 (1)||21–23||NA||Fred Parent||Team disbanded July 12 |- align=center |1919 (2)||38–25||1st||Mike Hayden||Team moved from Lowell July 14<br />League disbanded August 2<br />'''League Champions''' |- align=center | |- align=center
|1926 || 50–43 || 3rd || Joe Murphy || No playoffs held |- align=center |1927 || 46–45 || 4th || Joe Murphy ||No playoffs held |- align=center |1928 || 51–46 || 3rd || '''Jesse Burkett''' || No playoffs held |- align=center |1929|| 61–56 || 4th || '''Jesse Burkett''' || No playoffs held |- align=center |1930 || 12–12 || NA|| Bill Slattery || Team disbanded June 16 |- align=center |}<ref name="encyc"/>
==Notable alumni== {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} *Jesse Burkett (1928–1929, MGR) Inducted Baseball Hall of Fame, 1946 *Marty Bergen (1894) *Don Brennan (1926) *Dan Burke (1895) *Joe Casey (1914) *Frank Connaughton (1892–1893) *Dan Cotter (1892) *Pat Crisham (1895) *Fred Doe (1907, MGR) *Tim Donahue (1892) *Alex Ferson (1893–1894) *Mike Flynn (1895) *Ed Flanagan (1896, MGR) *Pat Friel (1896) *Chick Gagnon (1927–1928) *Billy Gilbert (1897) *Jack Gilbert (1895) *Mike Hickey (1892) *Mike Hines (1895) *Arthur Irwin (1915, MGR) *Joe Judge (1914, MGR) *Marty Karow (1927) *John Keefe (1892) *Nate Kellogg (1891) *John Kiley (1891) *Henry Killeen (1897) *Fred Klobedanz (1893) *Sam LaRocque (1894, MGR) *Mike Lehane (1895) *John Leighton (1893–1894, MGR) *Frank Leonard (1892, MGR) *Abel Lizotte (1891–1893) *Dan Mahoney (1895, 1897) *Billy Maloney (1897) 1905 NL Stolen base leader *Pat Maloney (1914) *Willard Mains (1894–1895) *Pat Maloney (1914–1915) *Dick McCabe (1915) *Jim McCormick (1892–1894) *Charlie McCullough (1895) *John McGlone (1894) *Art McGovern (1914, MGR) *Frank McManus (1896) *Art Merewether (1926) *Tom Messitt (1896) *Kohly Miller (1896) *Bill Moran (1892) *Bill Mundy (1914) *John O'Brien (1892) *John O'Connell (1895) *Freddy Parent (1919. MGR) *Pat Pettee (1895–1896) *Mark Polhemus (1894) *Frank Quinlan (1895) *Otto Rettig (1915) *John Rudderham (1891) *George Sharrott (1895) *Biff Sheehan (1892–1893, 1896) *Mike Slattery (1894; 1895, MGR) *Paddy Smith (1915) *Louis Sockalexis (1895) *Paul Speraw (1928) *John Stafford (1893–1894, 1896) *Pussy Tebeau (1891) *Oscar Tuero (1915) *Cy Twombly (1929) *George Wheeler (1892–1894) *Pop Williams (1895–1896) *Chuck Wolfe (1928–1929) {{Div col end}}
==See also== *Lewiston Cupids players *Lewiston Red Sox players *Lewiston Twins players *Lewiston (minor league baseball) players
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Lewiston&state=ME&country=US Lewiston - Baseball Reference]
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