New Bedford Whalers (baseball)

Baseball Hall of Fame member Rabbit Maranville played for the 1911 and 1912 New Bedford Whalers.

[1][2] Baseball Hall of Fame members Candy Cummings and Roger Connor played for the 1878 team.

[3][4] In 1895 the New Bedford Whalers joined the eight–team Class B level New England League[5] Augusta Kennebecs, Bangor Millionaires, Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Indians, Lewiston, Pawtucket Maroons and Portland joined New Bedford in beginning league play on April 27, 1895.

[8] Today, New Bedford High School teams have long held the "Whalers" nickname.

[5] With Fred Doe managing the Whalers, the team finished behind the first place Fall River Indians, who ended the regular season with a 67–39 record and finished 6.5 games ahead of New Bedford, who had a 60-45 record in the final standings of the eight–team league.

[15][16][13] The New Bedford resumed the "Whalers" nickname and the team placed last in the six-team 1897 New England League.

[17] New Bedford ended the 1897 New England League season with a 38–67 record, as Con Murphy and Michael McDermott served as managers.

The Whalers finished 33.5 games behind the co-champion Brockton Shoemakers and Newport Colts (tie) in the six–team New England League final standings.

[18][19][13] The 1898 New Bedford Whalers relocated after beginning the season as members of the six–team 1898 Class B level New England League.

The team played their partial season under managers Charles Rice and Fred Doe before folding, as the first place -Brockton Shoemakers captured the league championship.

[25] The Whalers joined the Concord Marines, Fall River Indians, Haverhill Hustlers, Lawrence Colts, Lowell Tigers, Manchester and Nashua teams in league play.

[29] The Whalers ended the season with a 64–58 record in the eight–team league, finishing 17.0 games behind the first place Haverhill Hustlers (82–41) in the final standings.

[35] Ending the season with a record of 63–54, the Whalers finished 11.5 games behind the champion Worcester Busters in the final standings.

[38] Playing under returning manager Jim Canavan, the Whalers ended the 1907 season with a record of 48–62, finishing 27.0 games behind the first place Worcester Busters.

[51][52][13] Future Baseball Hall of Fame member Rabbit Maranville played shortstop for the Whalers in 1911.

[61] The Brockton Shoemakers, Fall River Spindles, Pawtucket Tigers, Taunton Herrings and Woonsocket Speeders teams joined with New Bedford in league play.

The New Bedford "Millmen" returned to play as members the eight-team Class B level New England League.

[13] Edward Baker of New Bedford won the New England League batting title, hitting .413.

[13] The Cambridge Cantabs, Hartford Senators, Lowell Hustlers, Manchester Indians, Springfield Ponies, Waltham Rosebuds and Watertown Townies teams joined the Whalers in beginning league play.

[13][79] In the 1895 to 1898 seasons, the New Bedford teams played home minor league games at the "Olympic Field."

In 1990, the athletics field site was renamed to include school board member Dr. Paul F.