Warren Athletic Hall of Fame

Warren/Bristol Little World Series

One of the premier athletic events of the first half of the twentieth century was the baseball Little World Series between teams from Warren and Bristol, a competition that started in 1895 and ended in 1949.  Periodically major and high minor league players were hired to play, and among the major leaguers who played were three of the century’s top 100 players: Goose Goslin, Gabby Hartnett, and Pie Traynor.  However, usually the teams consisted of the best players from the two towns.  

   Many times the Series was aborted (or never started) due to arguments, bad weather, unavailability of playing fields, or insufficient gate receipts.  However, Warren won more often than not. Of the thirty-seven Series played, Warren won twenty-two, Bristol won twelve, and three were tied.  As a result, it was only appropriate that the Warrenites won the first Series of 1895; captured eight of the nine Series played between 1915 and 1926; and won three of the four Series (including the last one in 1949) that were played following World War Two.

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