York Beach (baseball)

The York Beach team was a minor league baseball team based in York Beach, Maine in 1908. York Beach played briefly as members of the Class D level Maine State League before permanently folding during the 1908 season. The York Beach team was without a known moniker.

York Beach (baseball)
Minor league affiliations
LeagueMaine State League (1908)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameYork Beach (1908)
BallparkSt. Aspinquid Park* (1908)

History

In 1908, York Beach became new members of the Class D level Maine State League, beginning league play in the six–team league. The Bangor White Sox, Biddeford Orphans, Lewiston, Pine Tree Capers and Portland Blue Sox were returning league franchises and joined the York Beach team to begin the 1908 season.[1][2]

The Maine State League began play on June 10, 1908. On July 19, 1908, both the York Beach and Pine Tree Capers teams disbanded. York Beach had a 10–15 record when the team folded. When the Portland Blue Sox withdrew on August 28, 1908, it caused the four remaining Maine State League teams to fold. The Portland Blue Sox were in 1st place with a 32–20 record when disbanding. Portland finished ahead of the Bangor White Sox (31–22), Lewiston/Augusta (20–26) and Biddeford (18–30) in the standings. Pine Tree had a 15–13 record when folding and York Beach was 10–15. Since Portland had folded, Bangor was awarded the 1908 Maine State League Championship.[3][2][4][5]

It was reported that George Grebenstein was a player on the York Beach team and served as "captain" of the team.[6]

According to reports, the York Beach uniforms were green and brown.[6]

York Beach, Maine has not hosted another minor league team.[7]

The ballpark

The name of the 1908 York Beach home ballpark is not directly referenced. St. Aspinquid Park in York Beach was in use for baseball in the era. The park was developed in 1898 by the Portsmouth, Kittery, & York Electric Railway, located along the trolley line.[8][9][10]

York Beach, 1901

Year-by-year records
YearRecordPlaceManagerPlayoffs/notes
190810–15NANATeam folded July 19
League disbanded August 28

Notable alumni

References
  1. "1908 Maine State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1908 Maine State League (MSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "1908 York Beach Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. "1908 Lewiston Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "Maine State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  6. "Robert Edward Auctions - The Premiere Sports Auction House". robertedwardauctions.com.
  7. "York Beach, Maine sports teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1908 York Beach minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "St. Aspinquid Park, York, 1908". Maine Memory Network.
  10. "Trolley Parks in Southern Maine". Maine Memory Network.

Baseball Reference Bullpen
St. Aspinquid Park photo

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