The Lynn Red Sox finished in first place during the regular seasons of 1946–47–48, but each year faltered during the playoffs, as the Nashua Dodgers won the NEL playoff championship for three consecutive seasons. Nashua was the first NEL team to break the baseball color line and, in 1946, ugly confrontations were reported between the Nashua and Lynn clubs. Future Brooklyn Dodger star starting pitcherDon Newcombe integrated the NEL in 1946, along with eventual Hall of FamecatcherRoy Campanella.
"I remember one game against the Lynn Red Sox", Newcombe recalled in 2007. "Their manager, ‘Pip’ Kennedy, was all over us, yelling all kinds of [racial] things at us, and Mr. [Buzzie] Bavasi [the Nashua general manager and future Dodger executive] got him into the office and said, ‘They can’t fight you, but I can. If you have any guts, you’ll say to me what you said to them.’ Of course, he didn't say a word."[2]
In 1947, Lynn received an upgraded management team when future Bosox general managerDick O'Connell took over the front office, and former Major League pitcher Mike Ryba became manager. After one season, Ryba was succeeded as pilot by Eddie Popowski in 1948.
But the Red Sox pulled out of Lynn after a 1948 season in which only 49,000 fans turned out at Fraser Field, despite another first-place ballclub. The Essex County city fielded a Detroit Tigers farm club—the Lynn Tigers—for the first three months of 1949 but withdrew from the league July 19. The NEL itself shut down at the end of the season.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3d edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.
Referencesedit
^"Lynn Live Oaks/Worcester Worcesters Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
^Daly, Steve (September 2, 2007). "In Nashua, two players opened doors to integration". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
^"League Pickups". The Boston Globe. April 14, 1946. p. 34. Retrieved July 13, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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lynn, based, lynn, massachusetts, were, class, farm, system, affiliate, boston, from, 1946, 1948, american, minor, league, baseball, club, played, fraser, field, member, england, league, contents, history, year, year, record, also, sources, referenceshistory, . The Lynn Red Sox based in Lynn Massachusetts were a Class B farm system affiliate of the Boston Red Sox from 1946 to 1948 in American minor league baseball The club played at Fraser Field and was a member of the New England League NEL Contents 1 History 2 Year by year record 3 See also 4 Sources 5 ReferencesHistory editThe Lynn Red Sox continued Lynn s long history of play in the New England League The Red Sox were preceded in the New England League play by the Lynn Lions 1886 1888 Lynn Live Oaks 1901 Lynn Shoemakers 1905 1910 1913 Lynn Leonardites 1911 1912 Lynn Fighters 1914 Lynn Pirates 1915 Lynn Pipers 1916 and Lynn Papooses 1926 1930 The New England League Lynn teams were preceded in minor league play by the 1877 Lynn Live Oaks who played as members of the New England Association and the 1884 Lynn team of the Massachusetts State Association 1 The Lynn Red Sox finished in first place during the regular seasons of 1946 47 48 but each year faltered during the playoffs as the Nashua Dodgers won the NEL playoff championship for three consecutive seasons Nashua was the first NEL team to break the baseball color line and in 1946 ugly confrontations were reported between the Nashua and Lynn clubs Future Brooklyn Dodger star starting pitcher Don Newcombe integrated the NEL in 1946 along with eventual Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella I remember one game against the Lynn Red Sox Newcombe recalled in 2007 Their manager Pip Kennedy was all over us yelling all kinds of racial things at us and Mr Buzzie Bavasi the Nashua general manager and future Dodger executive got him into the office and said They can t fight you but I can If you have any guts you ll say to me what you said to them Of course he didn t say a word 2 In 1947 Lynn received an upgraded management team when future Bosox general manager Dick O Connell took over the front office and former Major League pitcher Mike Ryba became manager After one season Ryba was succeeded as pilot by Eddie Popowski in 1948 But the Red Sox pulled out of Lynn after a 1948 season in which only 49 000 fans turned out at Fraser Field despite another first place ballclub The Essex County city fielded a Detroit Tigers farm club the Lynn Tigers for the first three months of 1949 but withdrew from the league July 19 The NEL itself shut down at the end of the season Year by year record editYear Record Finish Attendance Playoffs Manager Statistics 1946 82 40 1st n a Lost to Nashua in finals Lawrence Pip Kennedy 3 link 1947 86 38 1st 60 458 Lost to Manchester in first round Mike Ryba link 1948 85 40 1st 49 088 Lost to Nashua in finals Eddie Popowski linkSee also editNotable Lynn Red Sox playersSources editJohnson Lloyd and Wolff Miles eds The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3d edition Durham North Carolina Baseball America 2007 References edit Lynn Live Oaks Worcester Worcesters Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Daly Steve September 2 2007 In Nashua two players opened doors to integration Nashua Telegraph Nashua New Hampshire Archived from the original on July 27 2008 Retrieved March 20 2020 via Wayback Machine League Pickups The Boston Globe April 14 1946 p 34 Retrieved July 13 2018 via newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lynn Red Sox amp oldid 1209291733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
