The Worcester Panthers were an Eastern League baseball team based in

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census, making it the second- most populous city in New England after ...

. They existed from 1923 to 1925.

History

The Worcester Panthers were succeeded by the 1933 Worcester Chiefs of the

New England League The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played intermittently in five of the six New England states (Vermont excepted) between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League ...

and the Worcester Rosebuds, won the pennant in the 1934

Northeastern League The Northeastern League was a minor league baseball league that last played in the 1934 season as an eight–team Class B level league. The 1934 league franchises were based in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. An earlier Northeaster ...

. The Panthers were preceded by Worcester,

Massachusetts State Association The Massachusetts State Association was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1884 season. The Non-Signatory, Independent level league consisted of franchises based exclusively in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts State Associat ...

(1884); Worcester Grays, New England League (1888); Worcester,

Atlantic Association The Atlantic Association was a minor league baseball organization that operated between 1889 and 1890 and again in 1908 in the Northeastern United States. History First Demise In each of the two seasons 4 or more teams failed to finish the season ...

(1889-1890); Worcester,

(1891, 1894, 1898); Worcester Farmers, Eastern League (1899-1900); Worcester Quakers, Eastern League (1901); Worcester Hustlers, Eastern League (1902); Worcester Riddlers, Eastern League (1903); Worcester Reds,

Connecticut League The Connecticut League, also known as the Connecticut State League, was a professional baseball association of teams in the state of Connecticut. The league began as offshoot of the original Connecticut State League, which dates back as far as 1884 ...

(1904);

Worcester Busters The Worcester Busters was an American baseball team which played at Boulevard Park (Worcester, Massachusetts), Boulevard Park, Worcester, Massachusetts. They played in Class B of the New England League from 1906 and the Eastern League (1916), Eas ...

, New England League (1906-1915); Worcester Busters, Eastern League (1916-1917) and the Worcester Boosters, Eastern League (1918-1922).

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

The Panthers were managed by Hall of Fame baseball player

Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...

in 1923 and 1924. He led them to a 79-74 record in 1923, and a 70-82 record in 1924. In 1925, they were managed by

Eddie Eayrs Edwin Eayrs (November 10, 1890 – November 30, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who played outfield from 1913 to 1921. He attended Brown University and pitched during his career. Among his pitching appearances, Eayrs was the op ...

and future Hall of Fame manager

Casey Stengel Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New ...

The ballpark

The Worcester Panthers played their home games at Boulevard Park.Project Ballpark

References

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