Plattsburgh Brewers
The Plattsburgh Brewers was the final moniker of the minor league baseball team based in Plattsburgh, New York, between 1895 and 1907. Plattsburgh teams played as members of the Eastern International League (1895), International League (1896), Northern New York League (1901–1905), Independent Northern League (1906), New Hampshire State League (1907) and Vermont State League (1907).
Plattsburgh was home to semi-pro teams before minor league baseball. Baseball Hall of Fame member George Davis was reported to be the mascot as a teenager for a Plattsburgh team in 1886.[1]
Minor league baseball began in Plattsburgh in 1895, when the Plattsburgh team became members of the Independent Eastern International League. The Plattsburgh team and the league have no official standings as Plattsburgh was managed by Durocher. Plattsburgh played with teams representing Farnham, New York, Hull, Massachusetts, Malone, New York, Montreal, Quebec, St. Albans, Vermont, and St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.[2][3]
In 1896, the same lineup of Eastern International League teams continued play in the newly named International League. The Plattsburgh team and the league have no official statistics for 1896. Durocher again served as the Plattsburgh manager.[4][5]
In 1901, Plattsburgh won the championship in the Northern New York League. Plattsburgh began play as members of the four–team Independent Northern New York League, the first of five seasons that Plattsburgh played in the league. Managed by A.E. Reynolds, the Plattsburgh team ended the Northern New York League season with a record of 15–6, finishing first in the league standings. Other league members were Canton, New York (7–13), Malone, New York (15–7), Ogdensburg (4–14) and Potsdam, New York (9–10).[6][7][8][9][10]
The Northern New York League continued play in 1902, again as a four–team league, receiving Class D status for one season. Reynolds again managed the Plattsburgh team, as the 1902 league standings are unknown. The 1902 Northern New York League members were Malone, Plattsburgh, Potsdam and St. Albans.[11][12][13][14]
