On July 28th 1919, Dr. Peter Integlia of the Newport Recreation Department set forth to start a league that would eventually become the oldest amateur baseball league in the country. The new league would be called the Sunset League. The initial stable of teams were the Braves, Richmond’s, Orioles, Tigers, Clean-Ups and Ironsides. The Orioles lasted two games before being replaced by the Auto-matics. Games for the Sunset league were to be played at Wellington Park(locat-ed on the corner of Marchant Street and Wellington Avenue) and the Basin(now known as Cardines field). The 1920’s saw the Sunset league were a bit uneven for the league. The league featured as many as 8 teams and as little as 4. Financially the league struggled to stay afloat, hanging on barely. The baseball however was very good and drew great crowds to the Basin which was now the primary field. The 20’s also saw the influx of the military teams based out of the Newport Naval Station. The military teams would be a part of the Sunset League until 1970. The sunset league has had military teams from the Marines, Navy and Army. The 1930’s started what could be the best era of the Sunset league that stretched into the 1960’s. Barnstorming teams came to the Basin which in1936 was re-named Bernardo Cardines Field for the first Newport fatality in WWI. The 1940’s through the 60’s brought continued excellence both on the field and with attendance at games. 1941 featured what may be the best Sunset League team ever in Fort Adams, they went 21-1 and along with capturing the Sunset League title they also won the Northeast Naval title.

96 Years Old and Thriving

The 70’s and 80’s dealt with the loss of the military teams and thus struggled for some seasons with as few as 4 teams playing in the league. 1990’s gave some resurgence to the league. In 1991 the sunset league was offi-cially named the George Donnelly Sunset League after longtime player/reporter/scorekeeper/historian George Donnelly. The 2000’s brought about steady league filled with college players and vetarans. 2010’s are bringing a younger set of ball players to Cardines field, competition is at an high comparable to the 30’s to 60’s. Throughout the history of the Sunset League a vast majority of the games have been played in Newport, occasionally games were played away from Newport. 152 teams have participated in the Sunset League. Teams have come from Con-necticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. All branches of the armed forces have had a team participate in the Sunset League. Throughout the early years attendance at all games averaged over 60,000 annu-ally. All games ended at dusk until floodlights were installed in 1938. The tran-sition to night games helped keep attendance at historical levels. From 1942-1945 the lights went dark for fear of attracting the attention of German U-boats roaming the Atlantic.

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Saturday, May 9 12:00 PM Legion Mudville

Saturday, May 9 3:00 PM Westcott Construction

Monday, May 11 6:30 PM Town Dock Legion

Tuesday, May 12 7:00 PM Brothers Westcott

Wednesday, May 13 7:30 PM Mudville Construction

Friday, May 15 6:30 PM Construction Town Dock

Saturday, May 16 12:00 PM Legion Brothers

Saturday, May 16 3:00 PM Westcott Mudville

Monday, May 18 6:30 PM Town Dock Mudville

Wednesday, May 20 7:30 PM Brothers Construction

Thursday, May 21 6:30 PM Legion Westcott

Saturday, May 23 12:00 PM Mudville Brothers

Saturday, May 23 3:00 PM Westcott Town Dock

Monday, May 25 6:30 PM Construction Legion

Wednesday, May 27 7:30 PM Town Dock Brothers

Thursday, May 28 6:30 PM Mudville Legion

Saturday, May 30 12:00 PM Construction Westcott

Saturday, May 30 3:00 PM Legion Town Dock

Monday, June 01 6:30 PM Westcott Brothers

Tuesday, June 02 7:30 PM Construction Mudville

Thursday, June 04 6:30 PM Town Dock Construction

Saturday, June 06 12:00 PM Brothers Legion

Saturday, June 06 3:00 PM Mudville Westcott

Monday, June 08 6:30 PM Mudville Town Dock

Tuesday, June 09 7:30 PM Construction Brothers

Thursday, June 11 7:30 PM Westcott Legion

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Saturday, June 13 3:00 PM Town Dock WestcottTuesday, June 16 7:30 PM Legion ConstructionSaturday, June 20 12:00 PM Legion MudvilleSaturday, June 20 3:00 PM Brothers Town DockSunday, June 21 7:00 PM Westcott ConstructionThursday, June 25 7:30 PM Mudville ConstructionSaturday, June 27 12:00 PM Brothers WestcottSaturday, June 27 3:00 PM Town Dock LegionTuesday, June 30 7:30 PM Construction Town DockSunday, July 05 12:00 PM Legion BrothersSunday, July 05 3:00 PM Westcott MudvilleTuesday, July 07 6:30 PM Brothers ConstructionSaturday, July 11 12:00 PM Town Dock MudvilleSaturday, July 11 3:00 PM Legion WestcottMonday, July 13 6:30 PM Mudville BrothersThursday, July 16 6:30 PM Westcott Town DockSaturday, July 18 12:00 PM Construction LegionSaturday, July 18 3:00 PM Town Dock BrothersMonday, July 20 6:30 PM Mudville LegionTuesday, July 21 6:30 PM Construction WestcottThursday, July 23 6:30 PM Legion Town DockSaturday, July 25 12:00 PM Westcott BrothersSaturday, July 25 3:00 PM Construction MudvilleSunday, July 26 6:30 PM Town Dock ConstructionMonday, July 27 6:30 PM Brothers LegionTuesday, July 28 6:30 PM Mudville WestcottThursday, July 30 6:30 PM Mudville Town DockSaturday, August 01 12:00 PM Construction BrothersSaturday, August 01 3:00 PM Westcott LegionSunday, August 02 12:00 PM Town Dock WestcottMonday, August 03 6:30 PM Brothers MudvilleTuesday, August 04 6:30 PM Legion Construction

teamsBrother’s Oven

2007, 2011-present1 pennant (2013)

1 championship (2011)

Mudville1992-present,

1 pennant (2001)

R&R Construction1984-99, 01-10, 12-present

1 pennant (2014),3 championships (1999,2013,2014)

R&R Legion1985-93, 95-present

5 pennants (1995,1999,2000,2005,2010),4 championships (1997,2000,2003,2010)

Town Dock1988-present

5 pennants(1997,2006,2007,2011,2012)10 championships(1992,1994,2001,2002,2004,

2006,2007,2008,2009)

Westcott2010-present

teamsBrother’s Oven

2007, 2011-present1 pennant (2013)

1 championship (2011)

Mudville1992-present,

1 pennant (2001)

R&R Construction1984-99, 01-10, 12-present

1 pennant (2014),3 championships (1999,2013,2014)

R&R Legion1985-93, 95-present

5 pennants (1995,1999,2000,2005,2010),4 championships (1997,2000,2003,2010)

Town Dock1988-present

5 pennants(1997,2006,2007,2011,2012)10 championships(1992,1994,2001,2002,2004,

2006,2007,2008,2009)

Westcott2010-present

1967 Fall River Merchants1968 Edwards1969 Fall River Merchants1970 Paddock1971 Fall River Merchants1972 Paddock1973 Fall River Collegians1974 Fall River Collegians1975 Paddock1976 Paddock1977 Edwards1978 Edwards1979 Middletown1980 Pvd Sports Enterrprises1981 Middletown1982 Middletown1983 Fall River A’s1984 Precision Woodworking1985 Precision Woodworking1986 Precision Woodworking1987 Precision Woodworking1988 Precision Woodworking1989 Precision Woodworking1990 Precision Woodworking1991 Precision Woodworking1992 Town Dock1993 Atlantic Beach Club1994 Town Dock1995 Atlantic Beach Club1996 Town Dock1997 R&R Legion1998 Atlantic Beach Club1999 R&R Construction2000 R&R Legion2001 Town Dock2002 Town Dock2003 R&R Legion2004 Town Dock2005 R&R Realty2006 Town Dock2007 Town Dock2008 Town Dock2009 Town Dock2010 R&R Legion2011 Brother’s Oven2012 Newport Tides2013 R&R Construction2014 R&R Construction

1919 Braves1920 Richmonds1921 Richmonds1922 No champion1923 Torpedo Station1924 American Legion1925 Naval Training Station1926 American Legion1927 Torpedo-Hospital1928 Navy Braves1929 Jarvis Drug1930 Point Hummers1931 Jarvis Drug1932 Harlow’s1933 Harlow’s1934 Harlow’s1935 Torpedo Station1936 MCM1937 Weenat-Shassit1938 MCM1939 Red Sox1940 Fifth Ward AC1941 Fort Adams1942 USS Constellation1943 Torpedo Station1944 USS Constellation1945 First Ward AC1946 John Davis Navy Club1947 Bull Memorial1948 Knights of Columbus1949 Knights of Columbus1950 MCM1951 Naval Training Station1952 Naval Training Station1953 USS Vulcan1954 Naval Training Station1955 Broadway Hardware1956 Island Merchants1957 USS Yosemite1958 Destroyer Force1959 Destroyer Force1960 Destroyer Force1961 Broadway Hardware1962 Broadway Hardware1963 Fall River Merchants1964 Island Merchants1965 Paddock1966 Paddock

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