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 New Hampshire Baseball Quiz QUESTION 5: How many New Hampshire players have made it to the major leagues? ANSWER: Fewer than 50 major leaguers have come from New Hampshire.
In the 122 years since founding of the National League, only 14,000 men have played in the six accepted major leagues. To have the ability to make it to the major leagues, for even one game, suggests enormous talent. Of all from New Hampshire who have played Little League, high school, American Legion, or college baseball, and of the hundreds among them who have played in the minor leagues, fewer than 50 major leaguers have come from New Hampshire. These are baseball's elite, whether they spend a day or twenty seasons in the major leagues. They include Lebanon's Arlie Latham, whose career began in 1880, and Raymond's Chris Carpenter, who made his first official major league appearance in 1997. They are acknowledged stars, like Carlton Fisk, Mike Flanagan, and Red Rolfe. And they are men "up for a cup of coffee," like Ray Thomas, Bert Weeden, Bill Moisan, and Doc Tonkin. They include university professors like Ted Lewis and Fletcher Low, doctors like Tom Gunning, shoecutters and mechanics like Lefty Tyler and Tim Shinnick, and coaches and teachers like Simeon Murch, Clarence Parker, and Bob Savage. New Hampshire's major leaguers are all part of the heritage of the Granite State.  |
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