Eastern League

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The Eastern League is a class AA minor league which was known as the New York-Pennsylvania League from its inception in 1923 until 1937.

Starting in 1916, another Eastern League existed, but it disbanded after 1932, making the name available. This version had a very New England feel, although for its last two years, two Virginia teams were in the loop. Four cities competed for the whole 17 year run, three in Connecticut and on in Massachusetts.

Beginning in 1892 the first Eastern League ran for 20 years, becoming the present-day International League in 1912.

Finally, one of the Japanese minor leagues is known as the Eastern League.

In 2006, the Portland Sea Dogs won the Eastern League championship, and the Trenton Thunder captured the title in 2007 an 2008.

Contents 1 Current Teams, Managers, and Affiliations 2 League Champions 3 Cities Represented 3.1 1883-1886 3.1.1 Connecticut 3.1.2 Deleware 3.1.3 District of Columbia 3.1.4 Maryland 3.1.5 New Jersey 3.1.6 New York 3.1.7 Pennsylvania 3.1.8 Rhode Island 3.1.9 Virginia 3.2 1892-1911 3.2.1 Connecticut 3.2.2 Maryland 3.2.3 Massachusetts 3.2.4 New Jersey 3.2.5 New York 3.2.6 Ontario 3.2.7 Pennsylvania 3.2.8 Quebec 3.2.9 Rhode Island 3.3 1916-1932 3.3.1 Connecticut 3.3.2 Maine 3.3.3 Massachusetts 3.3.4 New York 3.3.5 Pennsylvania 3.3.6 Rhode Island 3.3.7 Virginia 3.4 1938-present 3.4.1 Connecticut 3.4.2 Maine 3.4.3 Maryland 3.4.4 Massachusetts 3.4.5 New Hampshire 3.4.6 New Jersey 3.4.7 New York 3.4.8 Ohio 3.4.9 Ontario 3.4.10 Pennsylvania 3.4.11 Rhode Island 3.4.12 Quebec 3.4.13 Vermont 3.4.14 West Virginia 4 Record Holders 5 Hall of Fame Alumni 6 Further Reading 7 Related Sites

[edit] Current Teams, Managers, and Affiliations

Northern Division				Southern Division
Team	Manager	Affiliation		Team	Manager	Affiliation
Binghamton Mets	Mako Oliveras	New York Mets		Akron Aeros	Mike Sarbaugh	Cleveland Indians
Connecticut Defenders	Bien Figueroa	San Francisco Giants		Altoona Curve	Tim Leiper	Pittsburgh Pirates
New Britain Rock Cats	Bobby Cuellar	Minnesota Twins		Bowie Baysox	Brad Komminsk	Baltimore Orioles
New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Gary Cathcart	Toronto Blue Jays		Erie SeaWolves	Tom Brookens	Detroit Tigers
Portland Sea Dogs	Arnie Beyeler	Boston Red Sox		Harrisburg Senators	John Stearns	Washington Nationals
Trenton Thunder	Tony Franklin	New York Yankees		Reading Phillies	P.J. Forbes	Philadelphia Phillies

[edit] League Champions

Year	Team	Manager	Winning Percentage	Interleague Postseason Play
1892 First Series	Providence Clamdiggers		.616
1892 Second Series	Binghamton Bingoes		.667
1893	Erie Blackbirds		.606
1894	Providence Clamdiggers		.696
1895	Springfield Maroons		.687
1896	Providence Grays		.602
1897	Syracuse Stars		.632
1898	Montreal Royals		.586
1899	Rochester Bronchos		.626
1900	Providence Clamdiggers		.623
1901	Rochester Bronchos		.645
1902	Toronto Maple Leafs		.669
1903	Jersey City Skeeters		.736
1904	Buffalo Bisons		.657	Little World Series
1905	Providence Clamdiggers		.638
1906	Buffalo Bisons		.607	Little World Series
1907	Toronto Maple Leafs		.619	Little World Series
1908	Baltimore Orioles		.593
1909	Rochester Bronchos		.596
1910	Rochester Bronchos		.601
1911	Rochester Bronchos		.645

[edit] Cities Represented

[edit] 1883-1886

known as Interstate Association in 1883

[edit] Connecticut

• Bridgeport, CT: Bridgeport Giants 1885-1886
• Hartford, CT: Hartford Dark Blues 1886
• Meriden, CT: Meriden 1886
• Waterbury, CT: Waterbury 1885-1886

[edit] Deleware

• Wilmington, DE:
  • Wilmington Quicksteps 1883-1884
  • Wilmington Blue Hens 1885

[edit] District of Columbia

• Washington, DC: Washington Nationals (EL) 1885

[edit] Maryland

• Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Monumentals 1884

[edit] New Jersey

• Atlantic City, NJ: Atlantic City 1885
• Camden, NJ: Camden Merritts 1883
• Jersey City, NJ:
  • Jersey City Skeeters 1885
  • Jersey City Jerseys 1886
• Newark, NJ:
  • Newark Domestics 1884-1885
  • Newark Little Giants 1886
• Trenton, NJ:
  • Trenton 1883
  • Trenton Tretonians 1884-1885

[edit] New York

• Brooklyn, NY:
  • Brooklyn Grays 1883
  • Brooklyn Greys 1884
• Maspeth, NY: Long Island A's 1886

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Allentown, PA: Allentown Dukes 1884
• Harrisburg, PA:
  • Harrisburg 1883
  • Harrisburg Olympics 1884
• Lancaster, PA:
  • Lancaster Ironsides 1884
  • Lancaster Lancasters 1885
• Pottsville, PA: Pottsville Anthracites 1883
• Reading, PA: Reading Actives 1883-1884
• York, PA: York White Roses 1884

[edit] Rhode Island

• Providence, RI: Providence Grays 1886

[edit] Virginia

• Norfolk, VA: Norfolk 1885
• Richmond, VA: Richmond Virginians 1884-1885

[edit] 1892-1911

became the International League in 1912

[edit] Connecticut

• Hartford, CT:
  • Hartford Indians 1899-1900
  • Hartford Wooden Nutmegs 1901
• New Haven, CT: New Haven Nutmegs 1892

[edit] Maryland

• Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Orioles 1903-1911

[edit] Massachusetts

• Brockton, MA: Brockton B's 1901
• Springfield, MA:
  • Springfield Ponies 1893-1894
  • Springfield Maroons 1895
  • Springfield Ponies 1896-1900
• Worcester, MA:
  • Worcester Farmers 1899-1900
  • Worcester Quakers 1901
  • Worcester Hustlers 1902
  • Worcester Riddlers 1903

[edit] New Jersey

• Jersey City, NJ: Jersey City Skeeters 1902-1911
• Newark, NJ:
  • Newark Sailors 1902-1907
  • Newark Indians 1908-1911

[edit] New York

• Albany, NY:
  • Albany Senators 1892-1893
  • Albany Senators 1896
• Binghamton, NY: Binghamton Bingoes 1892-1894
• Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Bisons 1892-1898, 1901-1911
• Elmira, NY: Elmira Gladiators 1892
• Rochester, NY:
  • Rochester Hop Bitters 1892
  • Rochester Browns 1895-1896
  • Rochester Blackbirds 1897
  • Rochester Patriots 1898
  • Rochester Bronchos 1899-1911
• Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Stars 1892, 1894-1901
• Troy, NY:
  • Troy Trojans 1892-1893
  • Troy Washer Women 1894
• Yonkers, NY: Allentown Buffalos 1894

[edit] Ontario

• Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Wanderers 1898
• Toronto, ON:
  • Toronto Canucks 1895
  • Toronto Maple Leafs 1896-1911

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Erie, PA: Erie Blackbirds 1893-1894
• Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Reserves 1892
• Scranton, PA:
  • Scranton Washer Women 1894
  • Scranton Coal Heavers 1895
  • Scranton Miners 1896-1897
• Wilkes-Barre, PA: Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons 1893-1898

[edit] Quebec

• Montreal, QC: Montreal Royals 1897-1911

[edit] Rhode Island

• Providence, RI:
  • Providence Clamdiggers 1892-1894, 1898-1901, 1905
  • Providence Grays 1895-1897, 1902-1904, 1906-1911

[edit] 1916-1932

[edit] Connecticut

• Bridgeport, CT:
  • Bridgeport Hustlers 1916
  • Bridgeport Americans 1917-1923
  • Bridgeport Bears 1924-1932
• Hartford, CT: Hartford Senators 1916-1932
• New Haven, CT:
  • New Haven Murlins 1916-1918
  • New Haven Weissmen 1919-1920
  • New Haven Indians 1921-1922
  • New Haven Profs 1923-1930
  • New Haven Bulldogs 1931-1932
• New London, CT: New London Planters 1916-1918
• Waterbury, CT:
  • Waterbury Nattatucks 1918-1919
  • Waterbury Brasscos 1920-1928

[edit] Maine

• Portland, ME:
  • Portland Duffs 1916; moved from New England League 1913-1915
  • Portland Paramounts 1917

[edit] Massachusetts

• Fitchburg, MA: 1922
• Lawrence, MA:
  • Lawrence Barristers 1916, 1917; moved from New England League 1911-1915
• Lowell, MA: Lowell Grays 1916; moved from New England League 1912-1915
• Lynn, MA: Lynn Pipers 1916
• Pittsfield, MA: Pittsfield Hillies 1919-1930
• Springfield, MA:
  • Springfield Ponies 1916, 1923-1931
  • Springfield Green Sox 1917
  • Springfield Rifles 1918-1919, 1932
  • Springfield Hampdens 1920-1921
• Worcester, MA:
  • Worcester Busters 1916-1917; moved from New England League 1906-1915
  • Worcester Boosters 1918-1921, 1922
  • Worcester Panthers 1923-1925

[edit] New York

• Albany, NY: Albany Senators 1920-1932

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Allentown, PA:
  • Allentown Dukes 1929-1930
  • Allentown Buffaloes 1931-1932

[edit] Rhode Island

• Providence, RI:
  • Providence Grays 1918-1919, 1927-1930; moved from International League 1912-1917
  • Providence Rubes 1926

[edit] Virginia

• Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Tars 1931-1932
• Richmond, VA: Richmond Byrds 1931-1932

[edit] 1938-present

[edit] Connecticut

• Bristol, CT: Bristol Red Sox 1973-1982
• Hartford, CT:
  • Hartford Laurels 1938, 1944
  • Hartford Bees 1939-1943, 1945-1946
  • Hartford Chiefs 1947-1952
• New Britain, CT:
  • New Britain Red Sox 1983-1994
  • Hardware City Rock Cats 1995-1996
  • New Britain Rock Cats 1997-present
• New Haven, CT: New Haven Ravens 1994-2003
• Norwich, CT:
  • Norwich Navigators 1995-2005
  • Connecticut Defenders 2006-present
• Waterbury, CT:
  • Waterbury Giants 1966-1967, 1977-1978
  • Waterbury Indians 1968-1969, 1985-1986
  • Waterbury Pirates 1970-1971
  • Waterbury Dodgers 1973-1976
  • Waterbury A's 1979
  • Waterbury Reds 1980-1983
  • Waterbury Angels 1984
• West Haven, CT:
  • West Haven Yankees 1972-1979
  • West Haven Whitecaps 1980
  • West Haven A's 1981-1982

[edit] Maine

• Portland, ME: Portland Sea Dogs 1994-present

[edit] Maryland

• Bowie, MD: Bowie Baysox 1993-present
• Hagerstown, MD: Hagerstown Suns 1989-1992

[edit] Massachusetts

• Holyoke, MA: Holyoke Millers 1977-1982
• Lynn, MA:
  • Lynn Sailors 1980-1982
  • Lynn Pirates 1983
• Pittsfield, MA:
  • Pittsfield Red Sox 1965-1969
  • Pittsfield Senators 1970-1971
  • Pittsfield Rangers 1972-1975
  • Berkshire Brewers 1976
  • Pittsfield Cubs 1985-1988
• Springfield, MA:
  • Springfield Nationals 1939-1941
  • Springfield Rifles 1942-1943
  • Springfield Giants 1957-1965

[edit] New Hampshire

• Manchester, NH:
  • Manchester Yankees 1970-1971
  • New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2004-present
• Nashua, NH:
  • Nashua Angels 1983
  • Nashua Pirates 1984-1986

[edit] New Jersey

• Jersey City, NJ:
  • Jersey City Indians 1977
  • Jersey City A's 1978
• Trenton, NJ:
  • Trenton Senators 1938
  • Trenton Thunder 1994-present

[edit] New York

• Albany, NY:
  • Albany Senators 1938-1959
  • Albany A's 1983
  • Albany-Colonie A's 1984
  • Albany-Colonie Yankees 1985-1994
• Binghamton, NY:
  • Binghamton Triplets 1938-1963, 1967-1968
  • Binghamton Mets 1992-present
• Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Bisons 1979-1984
• Elmira, NY:
  • Elmira Pioneers 1938-1955, 1962-1970, 1972
  • Elmira Royals 1971
• Glens Falls, NY:
  • Glens Falls White Sox 1980-1985
  • Glens Falls Tigers 1986-1988
• Schenectady, NY: Schenectady Blue Jays 1951-1957
• Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Chiefs 1956-1957
• Utica, NY:
  • Utica Braves 1943
  • Utica Blue Sox 1944-1950

[edit] Ohio

• Akron, OH & Canton, OH:
  • Canton-Akron Indians 1989-1996
  • Akron Aeros 1997-present

[edit] Ontario

• London, ON: London Tigers 1989-1993

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Allentown, PA:
  • Allentown Cardinals 1954-1956
  • Allentown Chiefs 1957
  • Allentown Red Sox 1958-1960
• Altoona, PA: Altoona Curve 1999-present
• Erie, PA: Erie SeaWolves 1999-present
• Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Senators 1987-present
• Hazleton, PA: Hazleton Red Sox 1938
• Johnstown, PA:
  • Johnstown Johnnies 1955-1956
  • Johnstown Red Sox 1961
• Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Red Roses 1958-1961
• Reading, PA:
  • Reading Indians 1952-1961, 1965
  • Reading Red Sox 1963-1964
  • Reading Phillies 1967-present
• Scranton, PA :
  • Scranton Red Sox 1939-1943, 1946-1951
  • Scranton Miners 1944-1945, 1952-1953
• Wilkes-Barre, PA:
  • Wilkes-Barre Barons 1938-1947, 1953-1955
  • Wilkes-Barre Indians 1948-1951
• Williamsport, PA:
  • Williamsport Grays 1938-1942, 1944-1946, 1950, 1954-1956, 1958-1962
  • Williamsport Tigers 1947-1949, 1951-1952;
  • Williamsport A's 1953
  • Williamsport Mets 1964-1967
  • Williamsport Tomahawks 1976
  • Williamsport Bills 1987-1991
• York, PA:
  • York White Roses 1958-1959, 1962-1967
  • York Pirates 1968-1969

[edit] Rhode Island

• Pawtucket, RI:
  • Pawtucket Indians 1966-1967
  • Pawtucket Red Sox 1970-1972

[edit] Quebec

• Quebec, QC:
  • Quebec Carnavals 1971-1975
  • Quebec Metros 1976-1977
• Sherbrooke, QC: Sherbrooke Pirates 1972-1973
• Thetford Mines, QC:
  • Thetford Mines Pirates 1974
  • Thetford Mines Miners 1975
• Trois-Rivières, QC: Trois-Rivières Aigles 1971-1977

[edit] Vermont

• Burlington, VT:
  • Vermont Reds 1984-1987
  • Vermont Mariners 1988

[edit] West Virginia

• Charleston, WV: Charleston Indians 1962-1964

[edit] Record Holders

	Record Holder	Record Set	Year
Runs	Lawrence Fischer	134	1932
Hits	Don Brown	214	1930
Doubles	Dewey Steffens	54	1924
Triples	Al Gionfriddo	28	1944
Home Runs	Ken Strong, Rick Lancellotti	41	1930, 1979
RBI	Ken Harrelson	138	1962
Total Bases	Joe Munson	355	1925
Sacrifice Bunts	Micky Dzurilla, Eugene Morrison	37	1928
Sacrifice Flies	Essex Burton	16	1996
Walks	Pinky May, Herschel Held	151	1947, 1949
Steals	Larry Lintz	96	1972
Batting Average	Joe Munson	.400	1925
Slugging Percentage	Ken Strong	.787	1930
Hitting Streak	Hubert Mason	38	1925
Games Pitched	Sal Urso	69	1998
Complete Games	Hugh Mulcahy	31	1936
Shutouts	Allie Reynolds	11	1942
Wins	Thomas George	27	1925
Losses	Earnst Walters	24	1923
Saves	Brent Stentz	43	1998
Winning Percentage	Billy MacLeod	1.000 (18-0)	1965
Innings Pitched	Hugh Mulcahy	325	1936
Walks	Dick Rozek	180	1948
Strikeouts	Fred Norman	258	1963
ERA	Mel Parnell	1.30	1946

[edit] Hall of Fame Alumni

Hall of Fame Alumnus	Years in Eastern League	Teams
Richie Ashburn	1945, 1947	Utica Blue Sox
Frank Baker	1907	Baltimore Orioles
Al Barlick		(umpire)
Chief Bender	1920-1921, 1924	New Haven Weissmen, New Haven Indians, New Haven Profs
Wade Boggs
Dan Brouthers	1896-1899	Springfield Ponies, Toronto Maple Leafs, Rochester Bronchos
Jim Bunning	1952	Williamsport Tigers
Jesse Burkett	1916	Lowell Grays, Lawrence Barristers, Hartford Senators
Gary Carter
Jack Chesbro	1895	Springfield Maroons
Eddie Collins	1907	Newark Sailors
Jimmy Collins	1893-1894, 1910-1911	Buffalo Bisons, Providence Grays
Jocko Conlon		(umpire)
Joe Cronin	1926	New Haven Profs
Leon Day
Hugh Duffy	1886, 1907-1908	Hartford Dark Blues, Providence Grays
Carlton Fisk	1969-1970	Pittsfield Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox
Whitey Ford	1949	Binghamton Triplets
Pud Galvin	1894	Buffalo Bisons
Lou Gehrig	1921, 1923-1924	Hartford Senators
Lefty Gomez	1946-1947	Binghamton Triplets
Frank Grant	1886	Meriden
Hank Greenberg	1930	Hartford Senators
Gabby Hartnett	1921	Worcester Boosters
Waite Hoyt	1916	Hartford Senators, Lynn Pipers
Travis Jackson		(manager)
Hughie Jennings	1903-1906	Baltimore Orioles
Willie Keeler	1892-1893, 1911	Binghamton Bingoes, Toronto Maple Leafs
Joe Kelley	1907,1909-1910	Toronto Maple Leafs
King Kelly	1894	Allentown Buffalos
Ralph Kiner	1941-1942	Albany Senators
Tony Lazzeri	1943	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Bob Lemon	1940-1941	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Heinie Manush	1944	Scranton Miners
Rabbit Maranville	1939	Albany Senators
Juan Marichal	1959	Springfield Giants
Rube Marquard	1926	Providence Rubes
Bill Mazeroski	1954-1955	Williamsport Grays
Joe McGinnity	1909-1911	Newark Indians
Jim Palmer	1968	Elmira Pioneers
Robin Roberts	1967	Reading Phillies
Nolan Ryan	1966	Williamsport Mets
Ryne Sandberg		Reading Phillies
Mike Schmidt	1971	Reading Phillies
Warren Spahn	1942	Hartford Bees
Casey Stengel	1925	Worcester Panthers
Rube Waddell	1910	Newark Indians
Ed Walsh	1903, 1920	Newark Sailors, Bridgeport Americans
Earl Weaver	1962-1965	(manager) Elmira Pioneers
Mickey Welch	1892	Troy Trojans
Vic Willis	1896-1897	Syracuse Stars
Early Wynn	1941	Springfield Nationals

[edit] Further Reading

• Marshall D. Wright: The Eastern League in Baseball: A Statistical History, 1923-2005, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007, 2 volumes.

[edit] Related Sites

• Eastern League Baseball
• Organizational history of the present AA Eastern League

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