Category Archives: Senior Baseball

Let’s Play Three!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by agalley

Tripleheaders are rare at the Major League level.  In fact the last one in MLB was played 98 years ago on October 2, 1920 when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates two games to one.  They are not completely … Continue reading →

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Wanderers Grounds Follies

Posted on June 20, 2018 by agalley

    This Saturday, Canada will play the United States at the refurbished Wanderers Grounds.  Three years ago, Canada was to play the Glasgow Warriors there, but due to poor field conditions the game was moved to Spryfield days before … Continue reading →

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Chatham Ironmen vs. Team USA

Posted on March 5, 2017 by agalley

On August 5, 1997 the Chatham Ironmen hosted Team USA junior team.  This was Team USA’s final warmup for the World Junior tournament that was held in Moncton that year.  The Ironmen would finish the 1997 season with a 17-9 … Continue reading →

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NBSBL Final Standings, 2010-15

Posted on December 27, 2016 by agalley

The New Brunswick Senior Baseball League has their final statistics archived from 2010 on. The data includes game scores and individual stats from each team, including win-loss records. I am going to put the win-loss records for each team into … Continue reading →

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2016 Senior Baseball Wrapup

Posted on October 14, 2016 by agalley

Here’s is a final wrap on the Maritime Senior Baseball season. I have included the final standings and playoff results for the 2016 season. The standings report: wins, losses, runs for, runs against and winning percentage. The playoff information reports … Continue reading →

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Ways to Improve Local Senior Baseball

Posted on June 11, 2016 by agalley

Currently, the highest level of baseball in the Maritimes is senior baseball.  The Nova Scotia and New Brunswick senior leagues have five teams apiece.  With the relative lull in the local sports calendar during the summer months, senior ball has … Continue reading →

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Spaceman Lee in Moncton

Posted on March 12, 2016 by agalley

  From 1984 to 1987, former Red Sox (1969-78) and Expos (1979-82) pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee spent his summers playing for the Moncton Mets.  The Mets, were in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League in 1984 & 1985, before the … Continue reading →

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Some Bad News

Posted on March 9, 2016 by agalley

Over the past week or so, there have been a couple of (bad) news stories concerning Maritime baseball. First, Saint John native Andrew Case, the only currently Atlantic Canadian currently in affiliated baseball was suspended for failing to take a … Continue reading →

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Posted on May 15, 2015 by agalley

This Victoria Day weekend (May 2-4 weekend, if you prefer) is the start to another season in Maritime Senior baseball.  With no professional baseball in the region, the two senior leagues are the highest level of baseball we have in … Continue reading →

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