Minor league baseball began in Augusta, Maine with the
Augusta Kennebecs, who became members of the 1895
Class B level
New England League. Augusta was a late addition to the New England League and was at a disadvantage in signing players. In the 1895 season, the Kennebecs finished with a 44–54 record and were last in the eight–team league final standings. Augusta was managed by Walter Burnham, finishing 24.0 games behind the first place
Fall River Indians. The Augusta, Maine use of the "Kennebecs" team moniker is regional and corresponds to Augusta's location within
Kennebec County, Maine. The 1896 Augusta Kennebecs continued play and finished in sixth place in the New England League. Augusta was 31.0 games behind the Fall River Indians with a 35–68 record playing in the eight–team league, which lost two members during the season. Walter Harrington and Daniel Clare managed the Kennebecs in 1896. In 1897, the Augusta Kennebecs switched leagues and joined the Independent
Maine State League, with Billy Long as manager. Augusta had a 14–8 record and was in second place when the team folded on June 26, 1897, with the league folding soon after, on July 6, 1897. The entire six–team 1897 league standings featured the Augusta Kennebecs (14–8),
Bangor Millionaires (12–19),
Belfast Pastimes (10–16), Lewiston (15–14), Portland (21–6) and
Rockland (10–19). In 1901, the
Augusta Live Oaks began the season as new members in the independent level New England League. On June 30, 1901, the team was 10–23 under manager
John Leighton when the franchise briefly relocated to
Lynn, Massachusetts to become the
Lynn Live Oaks before folding. The Augusta/Lynn franchise disbanded on July 6, 1901, finishing with a 11–25 overall record. The 1907
Augusta Senators resumed play as members of the Maine State League, which reformed as an eight–team
Class D level league.
Biddeford, Maine (
Biddeford Orphans),
Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston),
Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester),
Portland, Maine (
Pine Tree Capers), a second team in Portland (
Portland Blue Sox) and
Waterville, Maine (Waterville). Augusta and the 1907 Maine State League began play on May 24, 1907. The league lost several franchises before the season concluded, Augusta included. Both Manchester and Waterville folded in June. The Augusta Senators franchise disbanded on July 29, 1907, with a 27–28 record under manager Paul Wreath. Pine Tree (15–13) and York Beach (10–15) both disbanded on July 19, 1908, and when the Portland Blue Sox disbanded on August 28, 1908, the Maine State League permanently folded. The Portland Blue Sox were in 1st place with a 32–20 record, followed the Bangor White Sox (31–22), Lewiston/Augusta (20–26) and Biddeford (18–30) in the standings. However, since Portland folded, the Bangor White Sox were awarded the 1908 Maine State League Championship. Augusta, Maine has not hosted another minor league team. ==The ballpark==