The Eastern League has operated primarily in the Northeastern United States since 1923. It was known as the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1923 to 1937 and the Double-A Northeast in 2021. Over that 102-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.
Teams
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- ^ The Binghamton Triplets were known as the Triple-Cities Triplets (1926–1929) also representing Endicott and Johnson City New York.
- ^ The Elmira Colonels were known as the Elmira Red Wings from 1932 to 1934 and the Elmira Pioneers from 1935 to 1936.
- ^ The Elmira Pioneers were known as the Elmira Colonels in 1937.
- ^ The Elmira Pioneers were known as the Elmira Royals in 1971.
- ^ The Hartford Bees were known as the Hartford Laurels in 1944.
- ^ The Hartford Laurels were known as the Hartford Bees from 1939 to 1943.
- ^ The Hazleton Mountaineers were inactive for the 1933 season.
- ^ The Scranton Miners were known as the Scranton Red Sox from 1946 to 1951.
- ^ The Scranton Red Sox were known as the Scranton Miners from 1944 to 1945.
- ^ The Wilkes–Barre Barons were known as the Wilkes-Barre Indians from 1949 to 1951 and inactive in 1952.
- ^ The Williamsport Grays were inactive for the 1943 and 1957 seasons, known as the Williamsport Tigers from 1947 to 1949 and 1951 to 1952, and known as the Williamsport A's for the 1953 season.
- ^ The Williamsport Tigers were known as the Williamsport Grays for the 1950 season.
Map
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100km
62miles
62miles
York
Williamsport
Wilkes-Barre
West Haven
Waterbury
Utica
Trois-Rivières
Trenton
Thetford Mines
Syracuse
Springfield
Sherbrooke
Shamokin
Scranton
Schenectady
Richmond
Reading
Quebec City
Portland
Pittsfield
Pawtucket
Oneonta
Norwich
New Haven
New Britain
Nashua
Manchester
Lynn
London
Lancaster
Johnstown
Jersey City
Holyoke
Hazleton
Hartford
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Glens Falls
Erie
Elmira
Colonie
Charleston
Canton
Burlington
Buffalo
Bristol
Bowie
Binghamton
Baltimore
Altoona
Allentown
Albany
Akron
Eastern League team locations
See also
editReferences
edit- "Eastern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- "Eastern League (EL) minor league baseball". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Eastern League baseball teams at Wikimedia Commons