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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Our People’s United Bank franchise, managed by Tom Abbruzzese of Wethersfield, CT has been a contending team in the league since 1976. Tom and his brother Mike Abbruzzese formed the franchise - then sponsored by and known as Society for Savings. Abbruzzese has collected a total of 5 Regular Season Championships and 8 Playoff Championships over his 40+ years in the Twilight League.

People’s United Bank and the Abbruzzese family have been loyal supporters of the game of baseball in the Greater Hartford area and we thank them for their many contributions!

#ctbaseball #ctbase #twilightleague #ghtbl #hartfordtwilight #90thanniversary #waybackwednesday

Twi Opening Day now 15 days away. @RecordJournal Expos will do battle with the reigning champs, the Vernon Orioles - 6 PM, Tuesday, May 29 at Henry Park. #ghtbl #90thanniversary #ctbase

#flashbackfriday to the Savitt Gems and Bill Savitt:
The first “Twilight Loop” franchise to win a title was led by Savitt, a renowned jeweler on Asylum Street who loved the game of baseball. Savitt and his brother Max formed the “Savitt Gems'' who began their storied history in the GHTBL, winning championships at Colt Park in our inaugural 1929 and 1930 seasons. The Gems would later become an independent club when Savitt purchased Bulkeley Stadium in the South End of Hartford in 1932.
With the best local talent and a stadium, the Gems challenged @MLB and Negro League teams to exhibition games. These games were main attractions, bringing in thousands of fans to watch the Gems host future Hall of Famers such as Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, Dizzy Dean, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Jimmie Foxx, Bob Feller, and Ted Williams to name a few. Savitt was once said to have kept business and baseball alive in Hartford during the Great Depression.
His jewelry business never ceased to function and he made baseball a continuing source of Hartford entertainment until well after World War II. Many of the young men who played for the Gems during the Depression era rose to prominence in the business community throughout Greater Hartford, a tribute to the part played by baseball as a developer of men.
Savitt would continue to support the GHTBL well into his old age by hosting reunions and placing fundraising ads in the @HartfordCourant. In 1995, he passed at the age of 94. In Connecticut’s history, perhaps no other person made more of an impact than Bill Savitt to promote the game of baseball.
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2018 Regular Schedule just dropped. Taking Twi to a whole new level this year. #90thanniversary
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Awards Banquet with the 2018 Champs Vernon O’s with Holowaty and Baylock

Come out to Blackledge and have a day, kid.

We are pleased to announce several Regular Season and Playoff Tournament games to be played at local venues such as Dunkin' Donuts Park, New Britain Stadium, Trinity College's new turf field and CCSU's baseball facility. “GHTBL. The premier twilight league. Where tradition tells the story.”
-Bill Holowaty

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Shot from tonight’s Executive Committee Meeting - L to R: Tom Abbruzzese, People’s United Bank, Jack Ceppetelli, Vernon Orioles, Mike Montanari, Vice President of Operations, Chris Kehoe, Treasurer, Weston Ulbrich, Secretary, Bill Holowaty, President, Andy Baylock, Vice President of Development, Ron Pizzanello, South Windsor Phillies, and Gary Burnham Jr. preparing for our Golf Tournament & Awards Banquet. Our 2018 season will feature 4 games at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, 2 games at New Britain Stadium, and 4 games at CCSU. All GHTBL franchises are manned with current and former collegiate players as well as several former pro ballplayers. Our 90th anniversary year is stacking up to be one of our best!

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HARTFORD TWILIGHT PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
McLane Hill, LHP, Rainbow Graphics is a southpaw reliever @trincollbase in his senior year. McLane represents a long list of ballplayers who have competed at Trinity College and in the GHTBL over the last 90 years. #gobants 🐔 (Baseball history nerds fun fact: Louis Fenn Wadsworth, 1844 Trinity College graduate is credited with inventing aspects of the game of baseball and was a member of New York Knickerbockers - one of the first ever professionally organized baseball teams.) #ghtbl #hartfordtwilight #ctbaseball #ctbase #hartfordct #trincoll #baseballhistory #summerball #twilightleague

Here’s to the official bat sponsor of the #GHTBL @dreambatcompany. A family business out of Somers, CT.

Get 18% off their products by entering the code: GHTB18 (all capital letters) when checking out at www.dreambats.com.

Handmade bottle openers to be raffle item at our May 6th Golf Tournament (link in bio)! #woodbatleague #ctbase #ctbaseball #greaterhartford #summerball #twilightleague #baseballsavings #couponcode #shoponlinenow #discountcode

Former @canamleague champ and current Clipper @juchka1 @hartfordyardgoats game.

Established in 1929, the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League is Connecticut's premier wood bat, amateur baseball league for adults. As a non-profit organization, the GHTBL aims to preserve and promote amateur baseball in the Greater Hartford area while serving as a positive venue for the development of young men in our community. Hartford Twilight players have advanced to the professional baseball ranks since the league's founding. Former Major Leaguers from the GHTBL include Pete Naktenis, Moe Drabowsky, Monk Dubiel, Joey Jay and more. Jeff Bagwell, Bernie Williams, Rob Dibble and Ricky Bottalico played Hartford Twilight ball before becoming MLB All-Stars. GHTBL alumni currently employed by Major League Baseball are St. Louis Cardinals Director of Player Development, Gary LaRocque and Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach, Pete Walker. GHTBL alumni now playing professional baseball include A.J. Pollock of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Scott Oberg of the Colorado Rockies, Justin Morhardt of the Atlanta Braves, and Tyler Olander of the Toronto Blue Jays organizations.