The Pittsfield Electrics were an American minor league baseball club located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. They joined the Eastern Association, a now defunct minor professional baseball league, in 1913, and finished in 7th place that first year with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses. Pittsfield's W.I. Smith led the EA with 175 strikeouts. After the 1914 season, the team finished in 6th place with a record of 60 wins and 63 losses, the Eastern Association folded. Robert Troy led the EA with 212 strikeouts.
The Electrics played their home games at Wahconah Park.
Future Major League Electrics
- Lew Wendell (1913)
- Pat Parker (1914)
- Otto Rettig (1914)
Electrics with previous Major League experience
- Art Nichols (1913)
- Jock Somerlott (1913-1914)
- Polly Wolfe (1913-1914)
- Bun Troy (1914)
- Frank Nicholson (1914)
References
- Capitol Region Baseball
- Art of The Game - Pittsfield
- Wahconah Park Times
- ^ "1914 Pittsfield Electrics statistics". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "1913 Pittsfield Electrics statistics". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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