Worcester Farmers

{{Short description|Minor league baseball team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} The '''Worcester Farmers''' were a minor league baseball team that played in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1899 to 1900 for the Eastern League. Under manager Frank Leonard in 1899, they went 58-51, and in 1900 they went 62-63.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1899 Worcester Farmers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1900 Worcester Farmers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref>

They were renamed the Worcester Quakers in 1901 and the Worcester Hustlers in 1902. In 1903, they became the Worcester Riddlers, but the team collapsed during the season and moved to become the Montreal Royals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1901 Worcester Quakers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1902 Worcester Hustlers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1903 Montreal Royals/Worcester Riddlers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:1899 establishments in Massachusetts Category:1900 disestablishments in Massachusetts Category:Baseball teams established in 1899 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1900 Farmers Category:Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Category:Defunct baseball teams in Massachusetts