– 1 9 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 1 9 8 6 . ▁Teams ▁won ▁their ▁respective ▁league ▁champion ships ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁Water bury ▁teams ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁League ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁These ▁teams ▁went ▁by ▁several ▁different ▁nick names ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁including ▁the ▁Br ass men , ▁Br ass ▁City , ▁Indians , ▁Pir ates , ▁R ough ▁R iders , ▁Auth ors , ▁In vis ibles , ▁Finn eg ans , ▁Cham ps ▁and ▁Sp ud s . ▁The ▁Water bury ▁Br ass cos ▁( also ▁called ▁the ▁N att at uck s ) ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁Eastern ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 8 . ▁They ▁won ▁two ▁league ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁Water bury ▁Tim ers ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁League ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Water bury ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁professional ▁baseball ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁when ▁the ▁Water bury ▁Gi ants , ▁an