Lawrence, Massachusetts minor league baseball history

Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett served as manager of the 1916 Lawrence Barristers.

Lawrence finished 7.0 games behind first place Springfield team in the final standings with a 7–15 record.

The team finished with a record of 42–55 and placed fifth in their first season of New England League play under manager Frank Cox.

Lawrence was in first place with a 31–19 record under manager John Irwin when the league permanently folded on July 8, 1895.

Playing home games at Glen Forest Park, the Lawrence Colts finished in third place in the 1902 New England League standings.

William Parsons and Steve Flanagan were the managers as Lawrence continued play in the eight–team Class B league.

Phenomenal Smith, Al Weddige and James Rolley managed the Lawrence Colts.

Ending the season with a record of 65–52, Lawrence finished 9.5 games behind the champion Worcester Busters in the final standings.

The Colts ended the 1907 season with a record of 40–74, finishing 37.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters playing under manager James Rolley.

With Louis Piper continuing his tenure as manager, Lawrence finished with 76–47 record and were 2.0 games ahead of the second place Lowell Grays in the league standings.

[56][57][2][58] The Lawrence Barristers continued play in the 1913 New England League and were unable to defend their championship.

Lawrence was 8.0 games ahead of the second place Worcester Busters in the eight–team league to win their second title in three seasons.

[2][65] After the New England folded, the Lawrence Barristers immediately became members of the Class B level Eastern League in 1916.

The Lawrence Barristers had a record of 51–57 under managers Jesse Burkett, Ned O'Donnell, Larry Mahoney and Jack O'Hara at the time the franchise folded.

Lawrence ended the 1917 season with a record of 64–45 in the eight–team league, playing under manager John Flynn and finishing behind the first place New Haven Murlins.

[71][72][2][73][74] Lawrence fielded a team in rejoining the reformed Class B level New England League in 1919.

The Lawrence Merry Macks finished with a 46–49 record, with Lefty Tyler managing the team.

[2][79][80][81] In 1927, the Lawrence Merry Macks ended the regular season with a record of 36–53, placing sixth in the New England League.

William McDonough and Freddy Parent served as managers as the Merry Macs finished 23.0 games behind the first place Lynn Papooses.

After playing in Lawrence, the team relocated for a third time as the franchise was moved to Woonsocket, Rhode Island on July 18, 1933.

[84][2][85] In 1946, Lawrence again returned to play as members the Class B level New England League.

With a record of 65–53, Lawrence finished in fifth place in the standings, playing under Manager George Kissell.

Nashua won the game over the Lawrence Millionaires 7–5 on a home run by Don Newcombe.

Playing under manager George Kissell, the team finished the 1947 season with an overall record of 40–84, placing eighth and last in the New England League regular season standings, 46.0 games behind the first place Lynn Red Sox.

The Union Street Bridge leading to and from City Island burned in 1887, isolating the park from the mainland.

[96][97] From 1895 to 1910 Lawrence teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Glen Forest Park.

[99] In the minor league seasons between 1911 and 1947, Lawrence teams were noted to have played home games at O'Sullivan Park.