I will not be making any regular posts at this blog for the foreseeable future, as I focus on historical research about the PONY/New York-Penn League. See that blog at New York-Penn League History
(Photo of patch from my personal collection)
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The Kansas City Royals will not operate a minor league team in Elmira, New York in 1972.
(note: but the Cleveland Indians will)
Source: Evening Herald of Shenandoah via Newspapers.com
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The Eastern League will have 6 teams for the 1964 season.
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Wine played in the majors for 12 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960, '62-'68) and Montreal Expos (1969-72).
After his playing days, he coached and scouted in the majors for the Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and New York Mets. Wine was the interim manager for the Atlanta Braves in 1985.
Source: Baseball Reference
The Springfield Giants win the Eastern League playoffs, defeating the Williamsport Grays, 3 games to 1.
Source: Lancaster New Era via Newspapers.com
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The championship series between Binghamton and Lancaster continues. The player's pool totals $2,606. The winning team will divide $1,737 and the losers will divide $868 (Woo Hoo!)
Source: York (PA) Daily Record via Newspapers.com
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Brown played in one game for the 1973 Montreal Expos, going hitless in four plate appearances. His brother, Leon Brown played in 64 games for the New York Mets in 1976.
Source: Baseball Reference
The Harrisburg Senators tie the championship playoff series with the a 5-3 win over the Vermont Reds.
(note: The Senators would end up winning the series over Vermont, 3 games to 1.)
Source: York (PA) Daily Record via Newspapers.com
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Happy 79th birthday to former Eastern League prospect Steve Hargan. He played for the Charleston Indians during the 1963 and ’64 seasons.
Hargan
pitched in the majors for 12 seasons with the Cleveland Indians
(1965-72), Texas Rangers (1974-76, ’77), Toronto Blue Jays (1977) and
Atlanta Braves (1977).
He was a member of the 1967 American League All-Star team.
Source: Baseball Reference
A total of 212,141 fans attended Harrisburg Senators' games during the 1987 regular season.
Source: The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) via Newspapers.com
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He played in the majors during 7 seasons with the Cleveland Indians (1947-50), Washington Senators (1950-51), Detroit Tigers (1951), St. Louis Browns (1952) and Chicago White Sox (1953).
Bearden died on March 18, 2004 at the age of 83.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Source: Baseball Reference
The Harrisburg Senators are in the Eastern League playoffs beginning tonight.
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