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Elmira Pioneers move to Syracuse for 1956 season

I'm posting this item to respond to a question on Reddit. This photo is from the February 26, 1956 edition of the Elmira Star-Gazette.

Source: Elmira Star-Gazette & newspapers.com 

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News on this date: December 18, 1961

Reading, Pennsylvania loses Eastern League franchise to Charleston, West Virginia.

Source: The York Dispatch & newspapers.com 

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News on December 16, 1962

Source: Lancaster Sunday News & newspapers.com 

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News on December 15, 1956

Philadelphia Phillies will have a minor league in Schenectady, New York for 1957 season.

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer & newspapers.com 

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News on December 14, 1956

Source: Hazelton Standard Speaker & newspapers.com 

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News on December 13, 1949

Jack Tighe named manager of Williamsport.

Source: Sunbury Daily Item & newspapers.com 

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News on December 12, 1950

Source: The Pittsburgh Press & newspapers.com 

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News on December 7, 1944

Source: Allentown Morning Call & newspapers.com 

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News on December 3, 1943

Source: Scranton Tribune & newspapers.com 

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News on November 7, 1958

Elmira Pioneers won't reenter Eastern League for 1959 season.

Source: Elmira Advertiser & newspapers.com 

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Today's Birthday: Harley Hisner, Scranton Red Sox (1957-59)

Source: SABR

Former Eastern League prospect Harley Hisner was born on the date in 1926. He played for the Scranton Red Sox during three seasons (1947-49). 

Hisner pitched in one game for the Boston Red Sox in 1951.

After his baseball career, he worked as a machinist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hisner died on March 20, 2015, at the age of 88.

Source: Baseball Reference

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Today's Birthday: Putsy Caballero, Utica Blue Sox (1945, '46, '47)

Source: Find a Grave

Former Eastern League prospect Putsy Caballero was born on this date in 1927. He played for the Utica Blue Sox during the 1945, '46, and '47 seasons.

Caballero played for the Philadelphia Phillies during 8 seasons (1945-46, 1947-52).

He died on December 8, 2016, at the age of 2016.

Source: Baseball Reference

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News on November 4, 1971

Waterbury franchise moving to Canada.

Source: York Daily Record & newspapers.com 

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News on November 3, 1953

Source: Elmira Star-Gazette & newspapers.com 

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News on November 2, 1951

Cleveland Indians announce transfer of their Eastern League franchise in Wilkes-Barre to Reading, Pennsylvania.

Source: Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin & newspapers.com 

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News on November 1, 1951

Boston Red Sox to sign working agreement with Albany, New York. Cleveland Indians to move Eastern League affiliate from Wilkes-Barre to Reading, Pennsylvania.

Source: The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) & newspapers.com 

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News on October 30, 1952

Source: The Scranton Times & newspapers.com 

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News on October 29, 1953

St. Louis Cardinals will operate an Eastern League team in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1954.

Source: Elmira Star-Gazette & newspapers.com 

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News on October 28, 1949

Dodgers may buy the Elmira Pioneers (they did).

Source: New Castle News (PA) & newspapers.com 

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News on October 27, 1939

"Rabbit" Maranville fired as manager of the Albany Senators.

Source:  The Wilkes-Barre Record & newspapers.com 

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News on October 26. 1988

Eastern League approves sale of Williamsport Bills to Hagerstown group.

Source: York Dailey Record & newspapers.com 

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News on October 25, 1928

Follow the money....

 

Source:  The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)  & newspapers.com 

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News on October 24, 1988

Eastern League to vote on sale of Willamsport Bills to Hagerstown, Maryland group today.

Source:  The Tribune (Scranton, PA)  & newspapers.com 

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Today's Birthday: Jim Bunning, Williamsport Tigers (1952) and Reading Phillies (manager, 1972)

Topps Co. & Trading Card Database

Former Eastern League prospect and manager Jim Bunning was born on this date in 1931. He played for the Williamsport Tigers in 1952, and managed the Reading Phillies in 1972.

Bunning pitched in the majors during 17 seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1955-63), Philadephia Phillies (1964-67, 1970-71), Pittsburgh Pirates (1968-69), and Los Angeles Dodgers (1969).

After he retired as a player, he managed in the minor leagues for 5 seasons (1972-76). He represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives (1987-99) and Senate (1999-2011)

Bunning was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

He died on May 26, 2017, at the age of 85.

Source: Baseball Reference

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News on October 22, 1971

Eastern League team in Kingston, New York? Nope.

 

 

 

 

Source:  The Kingston Daily Freeman  & newspapers.com 

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News on October 21, 1943

Utica, New York to be Philadelphia Phillies affiliate again in 1944.

Source:  The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA)  & newspapers.com 

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News on October 20, 1984

Cleveland Indians official tours Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Says some renovation needed before team will commit for 1985 (Indians didn't; Chicago Cubs did).

Source:  The Berkshire Eagle  & newspapers.com 

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News on October 19, 1961

New York Yankees drop Binghamton Triplets. Eastern League down to five teams (Binghamton would become an affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics prior to the 1962 season).

 

Source:  Lancaster New Era  & newspapers.com 

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News on October 18, 1955

Editorial regarding baseball in Elmira. They would not be back in 1956.

Source:  Elmira Star-Gazette & newspapers.com 

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News on October 17, 1957

Source:  The Times Record (Troy, New York) & newspapers.com 

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News on October 16, 1954

Source: The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) & newspapers.com 

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News on October 15, 1955

Source:  Elmira Star-Gazette & newspapers.com 

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News on October 14, 1967

Source:  The York Dispatch & newspapers.com 

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News on October 13, 1988

 

Source:  Scranton Times-Tribune & newspapers.com 

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News on October 12, 1987

Source:  York Daily Record & newspapers.com 

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News on October 11, 1955

Tommy Richardson to meet with local Elmira, New York officials regarding Eastern League team.

 

Source: Elmira Advertiser & newspapers.com 

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News on October 10, 1987

Eastern League may move franchise to Akron or Canton, Ohio (it didn't happen until 1989).

Source: The Burlington Free Press via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 9, 1982

Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 8, 1940

Source: Elmira Star-Gazette via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 7, 1938

 

Source: Elmira Star-Gazette via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 6 1955

Eastern League writers pick All-Stars. List includes Roger Maris, John Blanchard,  Ed Bouchee, Bill Mazeroski and manager JoJo White.....

Source: Scranton Times-Tribune via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 5, 1960

Source: Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal via Newspapers.com    

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News on October 2, 1956

 

Source: The York Dispatch via Newspapers.com    

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On Vacation

Heading toward Wrigley Field! More later

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News on September 25, 1950

Source: Binghamton Press via Newspapers.com    

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News on September 24, 1984

Buffalo ended up moving to Pittsfield for the 1985 season. 

 

Source: Holyoke Transcipt-Telegram via Newspapers.com    

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News on September 22, 1943

Source: Scranton Times-Tribune via Newspapers.com    

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News on September 20 1949

Source: Binghamton Press via Newspapers.com    

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News on September 19, 1949

Source: Scranton Times-Tribune via Newspapers.com    

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