The George Donnelly Sunset League plays its games at Cardines Field in Newport, Rhode Island. Play began in 1919 when the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad gave permission to a group of its employees to establish the Sunset League. The Sunset League is so named because games begin at 5:30 P.M. and end at dusk. Still playing games today, the Sunset League is the oldest continuous amateur baseball league in the United States.
The Sunset League lives on as the oldest amateur baseball league in the United States of America (1919). There are now five teams playing a 26 game schedule, plus playoffs. This year (2010), the Sunset League has formed a partnership with the Rhode Island Amateur League to have interleague play, along with an All-Star game and a final series between the two league champions.
Teams:
Mudville Nine
R+R Legion
R+R Construction
Horan Builders
Towndock Mariners
Brothers Oven Pizza