New Jersey Sports Teams of the Past
Elizabeth Resolutes
Elizabeth, NJ's baseball team in the National Association of Professional Baseball Players (predecessor of the National League) in 1873 at Waverly Fairgrounds.
Trenton
Minor league baseball team in the Interstate Association (1883) and Eastern League (1884 - 1885). League Champions in 1884!
Camden Merritt
Camden's minor league baseball team in the Interstate Association in 1883.
Newark Domestics
Minor league baseball team in the Eastern League from 1884 to 1885.
Atlantic City
Minor league baseball team in the Eastern League in 1885.
Jersey City
Jersey City's minor league baseball teams in the Eastern League (1885 - 1886), International League (1887), Central League (1888), and Atlantic Association (1889-1890).
Newark Little Giants
Minor league baseball team in the Eastern League (1886) and International League (1887).
Hoboken
Minor league baseball team in the Interstate League in 1886.
Paterson
Minor league baseball team in the Interstate League in 1886.
Newark
Minor league baseball team in the Central League (1888) and Atlantic Association (1889 - 1890).
Paterson Atlantics
Paterson's minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League (1896 - 1899) featuring Honus Wagner!
Newark
Minor league baseball teams in the Atlantic League in 1896 and from 1899 to 1900.
Jersey City
Minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League in 1900.
Jersey City Skeeters
Jersey City's minor league baseball team in the Eastern League (1902 - 1911) and the International League (1912 - 1915 and 1918 - 1933). They played games at Skeeters Park and later at Roosevelt Stadium. League Champions in 1903!
Trenton
Minor league baseball team in the Tri-State League (1907 - 1914).
Newark Indians
Newark's minor league baseball team in the Eastern League (1902 - 1911) and International League (1912 - midseason 1915). League Champions in 1913! Some sources call them the Bears, but most indicate that they were the Indians during this time span.
Atlantic City
Minor league baseball team in the Tri-State League in 1913.
Long Branch
Minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League from 1913 to 1914.
Paterson
Minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League from 1913 to 1914.
Perth Amboy
Minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League in 1914.
Asbury Park
Minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League in 1914.
Newark Peppers
New Jersey's only officially recognized Major League Baseball team played in the Federal League in 1915 (80-72, .526, 5th place, 6 games back). Their stadium, Peppers Park (aka Harrison Park), was actually located in Harrison, NJ.
Newark Bears
Minor league baseball team in the International League from 1916 through 1949 (became the Akron Numatics for the 1920 season, and moved to Providence briefly in 1925). The Bears were a farm team for the New York Yankees (1932 - 1949), League Champions (1932, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945) and Junior World Series champions (1932, 1937, 1940).
Newark Stars
Newark's baseball team in the Eastern Colored League in 1926.
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Atlantic City's baseball team in the Eastern Colored League from 1923 to 1928, and the American Negro League in 1929. League Champions in 1926 and 1927!
Orange Tornadoes
Orange's National Football League team in 1929. The Tornadoes were 3-4-4 (.429).
Newark Tornadoes
Newark's NFL team in 1930. The Tornadoes were 1-10-1 (.091).
Newark Browns
Newark's baseball team in the Negro East West League (1932).
Newark Dodgers
Newark's baseball team in the Negro National League from 1934 to 1935.
Newark Eagles
Newark, NJ's baseball team in the Negro National League from 1936 through 1948, featuring Larry Doby and Don Newcombe.
Trenton Senators
Trenton's minor league baseball team in the New York - Penn League (1936 - 1937), Eastern League (1938), and Interstate League (1939 - 1941).
Jersey City Little Giants
Jersey City's minor league baseball team in the International League from 1937 through 1950; New York Giants farm team.
Trenton Packers
Trenton's minor league baseball team in the Interstate League from 1942 through 1944.
Trenton Spartans
Trenton's minor league baseball team in the Interstate League in 1945.
Trenton Giants
Trenton's minor league baseball team in the Interstate League from 1946 through 1950. League Champions in 1947! Willie Mays played for Trenton in 1950!
Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League Baseball team played 15 regular season 'home' games at Jersey City's Roosevelt Park from 1956 to 1957 (11-4 record in New Jersey).
Jersey City Jerseys
New Jersey's last entry in baseball's Triple-A International League, the Jerseys began play midseason in 1960 when the Havana Sugar Kings fled Cuba for Jersey City. The franchise moved to Atlanta after the 1961 season.
Trenton Colonials
Trenton's team in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1961 through 1969.
Camden Bullets
Camden's team in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1961 through 1966. League Champions in 1963/1964!
Asbury Park Boardwalkers
Asbury Park's team in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1966 through 1968.
New Jersey Americans
Teaneck's team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1968. The Americans became the New York Nets before moving to the NBA as the New Jersey Nets.
Camden Bullets
Camden's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1970 through 1971.
Trenton Pat Pavers
Trenton's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1970 through 1972.
Hamilton Pat Pavers
Hamilton's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1972 through 1974.
Garden State Colonials
New Jersey's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1972 through 1973.
East Orange Colonials
East Orange's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1973 through 1974.
Cherry Hill Rookies
Cherry Hill's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1973 through 1975.
Jersey Knights
Cherry Hill's team in the World Hockey Association for the latter part of the 1974 season.
Trenton Capitols
Trenton's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1975 through 1976.
Jersey Shore Bullets
New Jersey's team in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1977 through 1978, and the Continental Basketball Association from 1978 through 1979.
Jersey City A's
Jersey City's Double-A Eastern League baseball team from 1977 to 1978.
New York Cosmos
East Rutherford's team in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1977 through 1984. League Champions in 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1982!
Atlantic City Hi Rollers
Atlantic City's team in the Continental Basketball Association from 1980 through 1982.
New Jersey Generals
East Rutherford's team in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 to 1985.
New York / New Jersey Knights
East Rutherford's team in the World League of American Football (WLAF) from 1991 to 1992.
New Jersey Rockin Rollers
East Rutherford's team in Roller Hockey International (RHI) from 1994 to 1998.
Central Jersey Splash
New Brunswick, NJ's USL men's minor league soccer team from 1996-2000. They played at various league levels and at different venues.
New Jersey Red Dogs
East Rutherford's team in the Arena Football League from 1997 to 2000. They became the New Jersey Gladiators.
Central Jersey Splash
New Brunswick, NJ's USL W-2 women's minor league soccer team from 1997-1999.
New Jersey ShoreCats
Asbury Park's team in the United States Basketball League from 1998-2000.
Camden Power
Camden's team in the United States Basketball League in 1998.
North Jersey Imperials
Upper Montclair's USL D-3 men's minor league soccer team in 1999.
Trenton Shooting Stars
Trenton's team in the International Basketball League from 1999-2001 (Sovereign Bank Arena).
New Brunswick Brigade
New Brunswick, NJ's USL PDL men's minor league soccer team in 2000.
New Brunswick Power
New Brunswick, NJ's USL W-2 women's minor league soccer team in 2000.
Trenton Lightning
Trenton's short-lived team in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2001 (Sovereign Bank Arena).
I am currently researching dozens of other professional sports teams in New Jersey's past. Please let me know of any good references online or in print.
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