Portsmouth
Pubdwellers (#15) - 1926-1935, 1953-1962
Portsmouth
Pubdwellers (#5) - 1997-2011
Casey Lyman, GM
History
Brief: Fear of European immigration
seeping into the country through Canada led US Attorney General Mitchell
Palmer to convince brewer Casey Lyman to legitimize his business and invest
in Franchise #15, which in 1926 was based near Toronto. That brought the
Newmarket EH's across the border to Portsmouth, where they stayed until
1935. With the Red Scare and Prohibition a distant memory, Lyman returned
to brewing, raising funds by selling his team to Jim Beeman, who moved the
team to Covington for the 1934 season. In the winter of 1952-53, Lyman reinvested
in Franchise #15 as a commercial tie-in with his brewery. Ten years later,
the team was re-purchased by Newmarket's Canadian Hockey tycoon, Ed
Hebscher.
In 1997, for a third time,
Casey Lyman used his brewery profits to once again invest in TCBA, this
time picking up the disbanded Bergen
team of Franchise #5. Lyman reoccupied the Portsmouth facilities,
established a solid fan base, and was a solid TCBA franchise owner until
the conclusion of the 2011 season, at which time he retired from TCBA. The
#5 franchise was transferred to John Christopher, who moved the team to
Tiger Bay for the start of the 2012 season.
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League
Champions
1933
Division
Champions
1926
1931
1932 1933
1956
1959
1997
2004
Wildcard
2000,
2003, 2005
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All-Time
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Team Season Records
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Year
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Won
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Lost
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Place
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Division
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Playoffs
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2012
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69
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91
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4
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Atlantic
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2011
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64
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97
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6
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Atlantic
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2010
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62
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98
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5
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Atlantic
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2009
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73
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88
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5
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Atlantic
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2008
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82
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79
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3
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Atlantic
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2007
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73
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89
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3
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Atlantic
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2006
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73
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86
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5
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Atlantic
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2005
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96
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66
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2
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Atlantic
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WC
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2004
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92
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68
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1
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Atlantic
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DC
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2003
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92
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70
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2
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Atlantic
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WC
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2002
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70
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91
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3
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Atlantic
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2001
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89
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72
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3
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Atlantic
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2000
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94
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67
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2
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Atlantic
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WC
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1999
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79
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82
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4
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Atlantic
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1998
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83
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77
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2
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Atlantic
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1997
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83
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78
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1
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Atlantic
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DC
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1962
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74
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87
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3
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Shiloh
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1961
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71
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77
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3
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Shiloh
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1960
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67
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86
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4
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Shiloh
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1959
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80
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69
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1958
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85
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69
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2
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Shiloh
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1957
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76
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77
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2
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Shiloh
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1956
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78
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75
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1955
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100
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54
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1954
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79
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75
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1953
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63
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87
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4
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Shiloh
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1935
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44
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105
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3
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Shiloh
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1934
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51
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102
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4
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Shiloh
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1933
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85
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69
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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LC
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1932
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104
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48
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1931
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98
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53
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1
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Shiloh
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DC
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1930
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91
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64
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2
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Shiloh
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1929
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77
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77
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2
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Shiloh
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1928
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55
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99
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4
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Shiloh
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1927
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47
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105
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4
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Shiloh
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