Long shot request - any baseball historians here from Maine who know Maine baseball??

[Belfast1933]

I know I've posted this once or twice in the several years I have been a member here but i know we add new members all the time so I thought i'd ask again...

My father (who passed away 15 years ago) told me that he played baseball for the East Side Rinky Dinks in Maine when he was a teen - he grew up in Belfast Maine so I assume "east side" must be somewhere near Belfast, Searsport, Buxton, etc.

I would be incredibly grateful if anyone here has any leads or ideas how I might find out ANYTHING about my dad's old baseball team.

I know this is a longshot - but my DREAM would be to get some background on this team and (OMG!) if I ever found anything related to the team it would instantly become THE best item in my collection!

Thanks for any ideas -

Jeff

[jjbond]

Quick google at Newspapers.com brings up 3 articles from Pennsylvania in 1931 or 1951....

[bobw]

Have you tried searching Digital Maine Repository?

Has lots of Maine newspapers....

https://digitalmaine.com/

[FromVAtoLA]

In addition to the other suggestions, have you considered contacting the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Some state hall of fames have some librarian and research resources.

[brunswickreeves]

Similarly, Senator Collins or King’s State Offices have staff to help constituents. This may be something they could open as a case to look into and report back to you on. Worth a call to their office.

[Belfast1933]

Wonderful suggestions, I will try them all - thx! (If I find anything out, I will post here.. just in case we have any other Maine focused members!)

[EddieP]

Every thread deserves a card:

[brunswickreeves]

Here are a couple of Mainers in T206: Harry Lord and Bill Carrigan. Set against a backdrop of a Fenway Park photo.

[Gorditadogg]

Looks like a great book. Hopefully we can find out soon whether baseball was really born in Maine.

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[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Looks like a great book. Hopefully we can find out soon whether baseball was really born in Maine.

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It surely was. I even have the original egg to prove it. It's considered a "Game Used" egg I believe. It was right there in between the seashells!

[Vintagedeputy]

Here’s my lone contribution to Maine and baseball.

[npa589]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Here’s my lone contribution to Maine and baseball.

Love it. For anyone interested - ESPN did a 30 for 30 short on Sockalexis called "Deerfoot of the Diamond". It was excellent.

[Chris-Counts]

Here's a scorecard from Maine in 1906, with Harry Lord and Eddie Grant in the lineup ...