Eastern League (1970-1972) International League (1973-2019) Born (Eastern League franchise): October 1969: The Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox relocate to Pawtucket, RI Born (International League franchise): November
The Pawtucket Slaters were a Class B farm club of the National League’s Boston Braves for four summers between 1946 and 1949. The Rhode Island club had a local rival in the Providence Chiefs/Grays who played in nearby Cranston. The Slaters disbanded along with the rest of the remaining clubs in the New England League following the 1949 season.
The Pawtucket Indians were a Class AA farm club of the Cleveland Indians for two summers during the mid-1960’s. They were the first pro baseball team to play at the city’s McCoy Stadium since the Pawtucket Slaters and the New England League closed for business in 1949. After losing money on concert promotions at McCoy during the summer of 1967, club owners Jerry Waring and George Cardono moved the franchise to Waterbury, Connecticut ahead of the 1968 Eastern League season.
The Boston Minutemen were a nomadic North American Soccer League club that played in a half dozen different stadia during their three-season run from 1974 to 1976. At the peak of their ambitions in 1975, the club signed Portuguese superstar Eusebio, ex-Bayern Munich midfielder Wolfgang Sunholz and the brash American goalkeeper Shep Messing. But owner John Sterge’s financial troubles led to a fire sale of these players in 1976 and the club’s eventual bankruptcy and demise following that season.
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