| October 1926 |
While attending the World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals, the clubs' founders meet at the Hotel Knickerbocker in New York. The World Series Club is formed at the suggestion of its first President, Harry N Anderson.
Vice-President: Mr. Archer (first name unknown); Secretary: Joseph M Hafey;
Treasurer: John J McNally; Board of Directors: John Guilfoil, Martin J Doyle, Raymond Rutledge; Also among the founders: William Delaney, Harry Fennell, Billy Fitzsimmons, Bill Doyle |
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| Membership/meeting guidelines (through 1936) |
Membership restricted to those attending meetings. Meetings to be held in the host city on the evening of the opening game of any World Series in the eastern U.S., and will feature a prominent guest speaker. Members will attend World Series. |
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| October 1927 |
Club attends World Series in New York (Yankees vs. Pirates) |
| 1929-1931 |
World Series Club meets in Philadelphia for 3 straight years in conjunction with the Philadelphia A's appearance in the Fall Classic each year. Meetings held at Hotel Benjamin Franklin. |
| 2/15/37 |
Lou Gehrig (chaperoned by his father Henry Gehrig); members only meeting; Also Paddy O’Connor (former player and former Hartford Senators manager) |
| 6/22/37 |
Welcome Cleveland Indians night: Bob Feller, Mel Harder, Lyn Lary |
| 10/6/37 |
Colonel Jacob Ruppert (Yankees owner), Ken Smith (Baseball writer, New York Mirror)
Meeting held at Hotel Lincoln in New York. Club attends World Series game at Yankee Stadium, Yankees vs. New York Giants |
| 2/1/38 |
Bob Quinn, president Boston Bees (Boston Braves 1936-1940 were known as the Boston Bees) |
| 3/1/38 |
Pete Naktenis (Philadelphia A's), Jimmy Sullivan (Albany/Eastern League), George Woodend (Williamsport/Eastern League) |
| 4/29/38 |
Bob Quinn |
| 5/3/38 |
Eddie Onslow (Hartford Laurels manager), Marty Mcmanus (Williamsport manager, 15 year MLB infielder, Boston Red Sox player/manager 1932/33) |
| 4/27/39 |
Fresco Thompson (Hartford Bees manager and 9 year NL second baseman); Also Jack Onslow (Boston scout, Chicago White Sox manager 1949-1950, brother of Eddie Onslow) |
| 7/19/39 |
Rabbit Maranville |
| 10/4/39 |
Meeting held in New York after attending Game 1 of World Series (Yankees vs. Reds) ; members also attend Game 2. |
| 1/16/40 |
Jack Stevens (Boston sports commentator) |
| 5/15/40 |
Ed Doherty (publicity manager, Boston Red Sox) |
| October 1940 |
The World Series Club charters an airplane for the 1940 World Series
21 members attend (Reds vs. Tigers) |
| 11/21/40 |
Charlie Blossfield (Hartford Bees/Chiefs executive), Jack Reardon (WSC World Series trip review), Bill Lee (Hartford Courant); Meeting held at Hotel Bond, Hartford |
| 2/16/41 |
Jack Onslow (Hartford Bees manager) |
| 5/4/42 |
Del Bissonette (Hartford Bees manager, former Brooklyn Dodger) |
| 9/27/43 |
Del Bissonette, Charley Blossfield |
| 1944-1945 |
World Series Club is inactive due to World War II |
| 9/4/46 |
Reorganization of World Series Club |
| 11/22/46 |
Ripper Collins (future Hartford Chiefs manager, 9 year NL first baseman/OF) |
| 12/10/46 |
Get Acquainted Night (Sea Food Restaurant, Asylum Avenue) |
| 1/17/47 |
Bill Summers (Umpire), Monk Dubiel (Hartford native, Yankee pitcher), Si McDonald (former Eastern League umpire), Ed Nogas (World War II Purple Heart recipient) |
| 2/17/47 |
Ed Walsh |
| 5/18/47 |
Lefty Gomez & Hartford Chiefs Night - Fred (Dutch) Dorman (Hartford Chiefs manager) (Sea Food Restaurant, Asylum Avenue) |
| 8/17/47 |
Boston Braves bus trip - doubleheader, Braves vs. New York Giants |
| 12/9/47 |
Jackie Farrell (Director, Yankees Speakers Bureau) |
| 2/16/48 |
Bill Stewart (Umpire) |
| 4/24/48 |
World Series Club First Annual Ladies Night |
| July 1948 |
Boston Braves bus trip |
| 11/18/48 |
Red Jones (Umpire) |
| 1/16/49 |
Jackie Farrell |
| 2/24/49 |
Frank Dascoli (Umpire) |
| 4/22/49 |
Hartford Chiefs Night; co-sponsored with Elks Club |
| 5/1/49 |
Ladies Night |
| 11/17/49 |
Ken Smith (Sports Editor, New York Daily Mirror) |
| 10/2/50 |
Clambake |
| 10/22/50 |
Jack Welch Night (honoring retiring World Series Club secretary) |
| 12/3/50 |
Eddie Lopat ; meeting held at Hotel Windsor |
| 2/19/51 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 3/12/51 |
Ripper Collins, Irish Night/Dance |
| 5/3/51 |
Ladies Night |
| 9/21/51 |
Clambake |
| 10/18/51 |
Connie Mack (Celebrating 25th Anniversary of the WSC) |
| 1/11/52 |
Ken Smith |
| 12/2/52 |
Jack Coffey (Baseball coach/Fordham University, 1918 Red Sox, former Hartford Senators player/manager) |
| 4/27/52 |
Ladies Night |
| 9/14/52 |
Clambake |
| 11/30/52 |
Eddie Lopat |
| 1/27/53 |
Spec Shea |
| 3/15/53 |
Irish Night and 1952 World Series film. “Dinte Moore” dinner |
| 9/27/53 |
Clambake |
| 12/13/53 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 1/24/54 |
Eddie Robinson |
| 3/20/54 |
Jack Lavalle (New York Giants scout) |
| 4/22/54 |
Bill Lee (Hartford Courant) |
| 9/26/54 |
Clambake |
| 12/7/54 |
Ethan Allen |
| 2/15/55 |
Mel Allen (Yankees broadcaster) |
| 3/13/55 |
Rev. Robert Keating (Chaplin at the state reformatory in Cheshire) ; sports movie/pennant predictions |
| 11/24/55 |
Frank Dascoli (umpire) |
| 12/29/55 |
Jack Onslow |
| 1/25/56 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 2/21/56 |
Irving Rudd (Dodgers front office executive) |
| 3/19/56 |
Irish Night ; Jackie Farrell |
| 9/30/56 |
Clambake |
| 11/10/56 |
Bill Grieve (former umpire) |
| 11/30/56 |
Sammy White (Red Sox catcher) |
| 1/30/57 |
Jerry Coleman |
| 2/13/57 |
Moe Drabowski, Charlie Silvera |
| 5/1/57 |
Writers Night featuring Art McGinley (Hartford Times), Bill Lee, Bob Steele (WTIC) |
| 11/7/57 |
Charlie Blossfield ; meeting held at Marco Polo restaurant |
| 1/58 |
Jimmy Piersall |
| 4/22/58 |
Member spring training stories |
| 5/6/58 |
Ladies Night |
| 9/26/58 |
Clambake |
| 11/18/58 |
Eddie Lopat |
| 12/1958 |
Dick Donovan |
| 1/7/59 |
Bob Turley |
| 3/17/59 |
Frankie Frisch |
| 10/20/59 |
Billy Gardner |
| 11/17/59 |
Elston Howard |
| 1/28/60 |
Charlie Dressen |
| 3/10/60 |
Gene Conley |
| 10/2/60 |
Clambake |
| 11/16/60 |
Moose Skowron |
| 12/10/60 |
Art Gleason (Red Sox radio and television announcer) |
| 1/19/61 |
Lefty Gomez |
| 4/18/61 |
Writers night - Bill Lee, Art McGinley |
| 11/1/61 |
Rollie Sheldon |
| 1/9/62 |
Bill Monbouquette |
| 2/7/62 |
Carlton Willey |
| 3/14 62 |
Hal Goodnough (Public relations director, Milwaukee Braves) ; Father-Son Night. |
| 4/24/62 |
Frankie Frisch ; Also Art McGinley Night featuring Governor John Dempsey, Bill Lee and Bob Steele |
| 10/18/62 |
Jimmy Dykes ; Charlie Blossfield (Milwaukee Braves front office, former general manager, Hartford Chiefs) |
| 12/4/62 |
Tom Gorman (Umpire) |
| 1/8/63 |
Jack Sanford |
| 2/4/63 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 3/18/63 |
Clem Labine |
| 4/15/63 |
Writers Night: Art McGinley, Earl Yost; featuring Bob Steele |
| 10/24/63 |
Tom Meany (Sportswriter and Promotions Director, New York Mets) |
| 11/19/63 |
Elston Howard |
| 12/10/63 |
Johnny Podres |
| 2/5/64 |
Jim Bouton ; Althea Foley, 12 years old, is the first female to attend a regular World series Club meeting. |
| 4/22/64 |
Sports writers night Bill Lee, Art McGinley, Bob Steele (cancelled due to the death of WSC director Jack Reardon) |
| 10/20/64 |
Dick Radatz |
| 11/18/64 |
Curt Simmons |
| 12/15/64 |
Tracy Stallard |
| 1/13/65 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 2/7/65 |
Phil Linz |
| 3/5/65 |
Rev. Robert Keating -(stories from his friendships with many baseball stars of the past) |
| 10/18/65 |
Ken Smith (director of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) |
| 11/14/65 |
Al Jackson |
| 12/8/65 |
Ed Kranepool |
| 1/16/66 |
Al Downing |
| 3/2/66 |
Roy Campanella |
| 4/14/66 |
Sports writers night - Bill Lee, Art McGinley ; featuring Bob Steele and Chick O’Malley (Waterbury Giants GM) |
| 5/14/66 |
Ladies Night |
| 10/25/66 |
Hal Reniff |
| 11/22/66 |
Moe Drabowski |
| 12/12/66 |
Steve Blass |
| 1/15/67 |
Tom Kelley |
| 2/28/67 |
Jake LaMotta (retired World Champion boxer) |
| 4/18/67 |
Sports writers night Bill Lee, Art McGinley ; featuring Bob Steele |
| 11/16/67 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 12/11/67 |
Jack Lamabe |
| 1/16/68 |
Elston Howard |
| 2/6/68 |
Gary Bell |
| 4/14/68 |
Sports writers night - Bill Lee, Art McGinley |
| 10/23/68 |
Brooks Robinson |
| 11/21/68 |
Gary Waslewski |
| 12/10/68 |
Ron Swoboda & Hal Goodnough (Public relations, New York Mets & Milwaukee Braves) |
| 1/22/69 |
Joe Coleman Sr. & Joe Coleman Jr. |
| 2/1/69 |
Steve Blass |
| 3/12/1969 |
Jackie Farrell |
| 4/29/69 |
Sports writers night - Bill Lee, Art McGinley |
| 10/28/69 |
Sparky Lyle |
| 11/17/69 |
Mark Belanger |
| 12/6/69 |
Fred Wallner (Hartford Knights football coach) ; WSC President Walter Lawrence passed away that evening |
| 2/5/70 |
Russ Gibson |
| 3/18/70 |
Art Ditmar |
| 11/01/70 |
Steve Blass |
| 12/03/70 |
Wayne Granger |
| 1/9/71 |
Gene Michael |
| 3/3/71 |
Tom Gorman (Umpire) |
| 4/18/71 |
Writer's Night (Bill Lee, Art McGinley, Earl Yost) |
| 2/2/72 |
Steve Blass |
| 4/19/72 |
Sports writers night |
| 6/4/72 |
Ladies Night |
| 10/25/72 |
Skip Jutze |
| 11/13/72 |
Richie Hebner |
| 1/22/73 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 2/10/73 |
Tom Gorman (Umpire) |
| 3/21/73 |
Gene Conley |
| 10/24/73 |
Bill Lee |
| 12/6/73 |
Sparky Lyle |
| 1/24/74 |
Tug McGraw |
| 10/29/74 |
Rick Burleson |
| 11/19/74 |
Jack Redding ( Baseball Hall of Fame librarian) |
| 12/4/74 |
Elliot Maddox |
| 1/7/75 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 2/3/75 |
Ralph Kiner |
| 10/30/75 |
Bernie Carbo |
| 12/8/75 |
Ed Kranepool |
| 1/6/76 |
Jim Lonborg |
| 2/4/76 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 10/27/76 |
Chris Chambliss |
| 12/9/76 |
Larry Bowa |
| 1/13/77 |
Dwight Evans |
| 2/15/77 |
Ken Brett |
| 3/31/77 |
Jerry Kapstein (Player Agent) |
| 4/20/77 |
Ken Smith (Director, National Baseball Hall of Fame) |
| 11/21/77 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 12/17/77 |
Brooks Robinson |
| 1/25/78 |
Butch Hobson |
| 2/13/78 |
Paul Blair |
| 3/15/78 |
Henry Berry (Author) |
| 10/23/78 |
Bill Campbell |
| 12/4/78 |
Roy White |
| 1/4/79 |
Bobby Valentine |
| 2/8/79 |
Johnny Ellis |
| 3/27/79 |
Monte Irvin |
| 10/25/79 |
Bob Stanley |
| 12/5/79 |
Tommy John |
| 1/8/80 |
Terry Tata (Umpire) |
| 2/12/80 |
Bill Almon |
| 3/20/80 |
Bobby Thomson |
| 4/22/80 |
Sportwriters Night |
| 10/29/80 |
John Tudor |
| 12/10/80 |
Bob Watson |
| 1/5/81 |
Rich Gale |
| 2/9/81 |
Joe Lefebvre |
| 4/15/81 |
Ed Walton (Author) |
| 12/7/81 |
Ron Davis |
| 11/11/81 |
Rich Gedman |
| 1/13/82 |
Billy Gardner |
| 2/2/82 |
Jim Beattie |
| 3/22/82 |
Donald Honig (Author) |
| 10/28/82 |
Tom Burgmeier |
| 12/14/82 |
Steve Palermo (Umpire) |
| 1/5/83 |
Gene Michael |
| 2/2/83 |
Wade Boggs |
| 3/14/83 |
Jim Lonborg |
| 4/18/83 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/17/83 |
Wade Boggs |
| 12/14/83 |
Willie Upshaw |
| 2/16/84 |
Don Mattingly |
| 3/27/84 |
Terry Tata (Umpire) |
| 4/15/84 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/1/84 |
Al Nipper |
| 11/28/84 |
Tim Teufel |
| 1/16/85 |
Mookie Wilson |
| 2/7/85 |
Lou Gorman (Red Sox GM) |
| 4/15/85 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/7/85 |
Bill Buckner |
| 11/25/85 |
Don Mattingly |
| 12/12/85 |
Steve Lyons |
| 1/7/86 |
Mike Pagliarulo |
| 2/16/86 |
Mike Torrez |
| 4/21/86 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/25/86 |
Marty Barrett |
| 12/22/86 |
Bobby Valentine |
| 1/15/87 |
Bob Tewksbury |
| 3/2/87 |
Sam Mele |
| 4/14/87 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/11/87 |
Todd Benzinger |
| 1/12/88 |
Greg Gagne |
| 1/27/88 |
Ellis Burks |
| 2/10/88 |
John Marzano |
| 4/7/88 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/9/88 |
Rick Cerone |
| 12/5/88 |
Dennis Lamp |
| 1/11/89 |
John Cerutti |
| 2/7/89 |
Rob Dibble |
| 3/7/89 |
George Foster |
| 4/20/89 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/25/89 |
Dave LaPoint |
| 12/5/89 |
Rob Murphy |
| 1/4/90 |
Mauro Gozzo, Rollie Johnson (Scout) |
| 2/20/90 |
Mark Hirschbeck (Umpire) |
| 4/26/90 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/15/90 |
Dana Kiecker |
| 12/11/90 |
Bob Tewksbury |
| 1/10/91 |
Tommy Agee |
| 2/7/91 |
Mo Vaughn, Kevin Morton, Rico Brogna |
| 4/10/91 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/13/91 |
Jeff Bagwell |
| 12/10/91 |
Bill Lee |
| 1/14/92 |
Pete Harnisch |
| 2/18/92 |
George Foster |
| 4/27/92 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/11/92 |
Joe Pepitone |
| 12/9/92 |
George Scott |
| 1/14/93 |
John Valentin |
| 4/22/93 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/6/93 |
Aaron Sele |
| 11/9/93 |
Ken Ryan |
| 12/8/93 |
Brad Ausmus |
| 1/18/94 |
Roy White |
| 4/11/94 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/9/94 |
Gary Waslewski |
| 1/26/95 |
Rico Petrocelli |
| 11/6/95 |
Bill Lee |
| 1/10/96 |
Bill Madlock |
| 3/4/96 |
Doc Ellis |
| 4/22/96 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/21/96 |
Jay Johnstone |
| 11/18/96 |
Dick Radatz |
| 12/11/96 |
Ricky Bottalico |
| 1/6/97 |
Sam McDowell |
| 2/11/97 |
Ron LeFlore |
| 9/18/97 |
Luis Tiant |
| 10/9/97 |
Jimmy Wynn |
| 11/5/97 |
Butch Hobson |
| 12/3/97 |
Walt Dropo |
| 2/10/98 |
Lenny Merullo, Matt Merullo |
| 4/30/98 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/8/98 |
Bobby Bonds |
| 11/16/98 |
Clete Boyer |
| 12/7/98 |
Crash Davis |
| 2/21/99 |
Bob Feller |
| 3/25/99 |
Spec Shea |
| 5/17/99 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 11/10/99 |
Ed Kranepool |
| 12/13/99 |
Jim Reynolds (Umpire) |
| 1/11/2000 |
Bill Lee |
| 2/16/2000 |
Arnold Dean (Sportscaster) |
| 3/28/2000 |
Jim Bouton |
| 4/18/2000 |
Gerry Berthiaume (Rock Cats GM) |
| 11/9/2000 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 12/5/2000 |
Roland Johnson, Gary Larocque (Mets Scouts) |
| 1/8/2001 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 2/6/2001 |
Frank Howard |
| 3/19/2001 |
Fay Vincent |
| 4/23/2001 |
Ryne Duren |
| 11/7/2001 |
Ken Coleman (Sportscaster) |
| 12/5/2001 |
Jose Pagan |
| 1/9/2002 |
Ken Mackenzie |
| 2/7/2002 |
Ken Ryan |
| 3/1820/02 |
Bob Montgomery |
| 4/25/2002 |
Bob Turley |
| 11/7/2002 |
Bernie Carbo |
| 12/9/2002 |
Casey Fossum |
| 1/8/2003 |
Johnny Blanchard |
| 2/6/2003 |
Rico Brogna |
| 3/18/2003 |
Ed Charles |
| 4/23/2003 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 11/17/2003 |
Bill Skowron |
| 12/11/2003 |
Tommy John |
| 1/8/2004 |
Sam Horn |
| 2/2/2004 |
Paul Blair |
| 3/8/2004 |
Ralph Houk |
| 4/20/2004 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/13/2004 |
Clem Labine |
| 11/8/2004 |
Frank Thomas (Pirates/Mets '51-'66) |
| 12/6/2004 |
Rich Gedman |
| 1/11/2005 |
George Foster |
| 2/17/2005 |
Ron Swoboda |
| 3/22/2005 |
Monte Irvin |
| 4/14/2005 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/10/2005 |
Dock Ellis, Ron LeFlore |
| 11/14/2005 |
Jim McAndrew |
| 12/12/2005 |
Russ Gibson |
| 1/10/2006 |
Bill Lee |
| 2/6/2006 |
Butch Hobson |
| 3/6/2006 |
Bobby Richardson |
| 4/12/2006 |
New Britain Rockcats |
| 9/21/2006 |
Cliff Johnson |
| 10/30/2006 |
Jack Aker |
| 11/20/2006 |
Bob Stanley, Roger LaFrancois |
| 12/4/2006 |
Mike Easler |
| 1/8/2007 |
Jim Rice |
| 2/26/2007 |
Billy Sample |
| 3/12/2007 |
Tommy Davis |
| 4/16/2007 |
Mark Fidrych |
| 5/3/2007 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 9/10/2007 |
Jimmy Piersall |
| 10/9/2007 |
Pete Walker, Todd Donovan |
| 11/19/2007 |
Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd |
| 12/10/2007 |
Duke Sims |
| 1/28/2008 |
Bob Ojeda |
| 2/25/2008 |
Jim 'Mudcat' Grant |
| 3/31/2008 |
Stan Bahnsen |
| 4/9/2008 |
New Britain Rockcats |
| 9/25/2008 |
Ken Griffey Sr. |
| 10/6/2008 |
John Montefusco |
| 11/10/2008 |
Rick Cerone |
| 12/15/2008 |
Fergie Jenkins |
| 2/18/2009 |
Ricky Bottalico |
| 3/9/2009 |
John Ellis |
| 4/22/2009 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 9/30/2009 |
Jim Kaat |
| 10/26/2009 |
Ron Blomberg |
| 11/23/2009 |
Scott McGregor |
| 12/15/2009 |
Rajai Davis and Craig Breslow |
| 01/25/2010 |
Jon McDonald |
| 02/22/2010 |
Jesse Barfield |
| 03/15/2010 |
Mike Torrez |
| 04/14/2010 |
The New Britain Rock Cats |
| 9/13/2010 |
Art Shamsky |
| 10/4/2010 |
Jay Johnstone |
| 11/8/2010 |
Dwight Gooden |
| 12/6/2010 |
Bucky Dent |
| 1/3/2011 |
Jim Lonborg and Mark DeJohn |
| 2/7/2011 |
Lee Smith |
| 3/28/2011 |
Elliot Maddox |
| 4/20/2011 |
New Britain Rockcats |
| 10/18/2011 |
Willie Upshaw |
| 11/28/2011 |
(Walpole) Joe Morgan
Joe Castiglione |
| 12/13/2011 |
Connecticut Futures Night:
Jim Penders
Matt Barnes
Andrew Carignan
George Springer |
| 01/30/2012 |
Howard Johnson |
| 02/29/2012 |
Trot Nixon |
| 03/30/2012 |
Doug Glanville |
| 04/25/2012 |
New Britain Rockcats |
The World Series Club of Hartford County has had an impressive list of speakers in the past.
Some of these speakers include: