Eastern League (baseball)

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This article is about the league founded in 1923 that was known as the Eastern League from 1938 to 2021. For other leagues with the same name, see Eastern League (disambiguation).
Eastern League
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Sport Baseball
Founded 1923
Ceased 2021
Replaced by Double-A Northeast
President Joe McEacharn[1]
No. of teams 12
Country United States
Last champion(s) Trenton Thunder (2019)
Most titles Binghamton Triplets (10)
Classification Double-A
Official website www.easternleague.com

The Eastern League (EL) was a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) sports league that operated under that name from 1938 until early 2021, when it ceased operation due to a reorganization of the minor leagues by Major League Baseball. The league played at the Double-A level in 1963 and later, and consisted primarily of teams located in the Northeastern United States.

The league was founded in 1923 as the New York–Pennsylvania League. The first team outside the two original states was created in 1936 when the York White Roses of York, Pennsylvania, moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and were renamed the Trenton Senators. The league was renamed as the Eastern League in 1938 when the Scranton Miners of Scranton, Pennsylvania, moved to Hartford, Connecticut, and became the Hartford Bees.

From 1923 until ceasing operation, the league had teams in a total of 52 different cities, located in 12 different states and two Canadian provinces. The league consisted of six to eight teams from 1923 until 1993. The league expanded to 10 teams in 1994 with the addition of the Portland Sea Dogs and the New Haven Ravens and split into two divisions, the Northern Division and the Southern Division. The league expanded to 12 teams in 1999 with the addition of the Altoona Curve and the Erie SeaWolves. The two divisions were restructured and renamed for the 2010 season as the Eastern Division and the Western Division because the Connecticut Defenders moved to Richmond, Virginia, after the 2009 season, becoming the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled.[2][3]

In early 2021, it was announced that 11 out of the 12 Eastern League teams would become part of Double-A Northeast, a replacement league for the Eastern League that is under the jurisdiction of Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of its new version of Minor League Baseball at the start of the 2021 season.[4] The Trenton Thunder, which has been in the Eastern League since its establishment in 1980 as the Glens Falls White Sox and under its current name since 1994, was the only Eastern League team not accepted into the new Double-A Northeast league and the new version of Minor League Baseball; the Trenton Thunder switched to collegiate summer baseball and joined the new MLB Draft League, Major League Baseball's new top collegiate summer baseball league.

Final teams

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final team locations:
  Eastern Division
  Western Division
Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity 2021 League
Eastern Binghamton Rumble Ponies New York Mets Binghamton, New York NYSEG Stadium 6,012[5] Double-A Northeast
Hartford Yard Goats Colorado Rockies Hartford, Connecticut Dunkin' Donuts Park 6,121[6] Double-A Northeast
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Toronto Blue Jays Manchester, New Hampshire Northeast Delta Dental Stadium 6,500[7] Double-A Northeast
Portland Sea Dogs Boston Red Sox Portland, Maine Hadlock Field 7,368[8] Double-A Northeast
Reading Fightin Phils Philadelphia Phillies Reading, Pennsylvania FirstEnergy Stadium 10,000[9] Double-A Northeast
Trenton Thunder New York Yankees Trenton, New Jersey Arm & Hammer Park 6,341[10] MLB Draft League
(Collegiate baseball)
Western Akron RubberDucks Cleveland Indians Akron, Ohio Canal Park 7,630[11] Double-A Northeast
Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates Altoona, Pennsylvania Peoples Natural Gas Field 7,210[12] Double-A Northeast
Bowie Baysox Baltimore Orioles Bowie, Maryland Prince George's Stadium 10,000[13] Double-A Northeast
Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers Erie, Pennsylvania UPMC Park 6,000[14] Double-A Northeast
Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals Harrisburg, Pennsylvania FNB Field 6,187[15] Double-A Northeast
Richmond Flying Squirrels San Francisco Giants Richmond, Virginia The Diamond 9,560[16] Double-A Northeast

Complete list of Eastern League teams (1923–2020)

Notes: This list includes teams in predecessor New York–Pennsylvania League of 1923 to 1937.

Bold font indicates the final teams that played in the Eastern League's last season of operation.

A "^" indicates that team's article redirects to an article of an active team formerly of the Eastern League.

A "†" indicates that team's article redirects to an article of a defunct Eastern League team.

Champions

Main article: List of Eastern League champions

League champions have been determined by different means since the Eastern League's formation in 1923. Before 1934, the champions were simply the league pennant winners. A formal playoff system to determine league champions was established in 1934.[17]

The Binghamton Triplets won 10 championships, the most among all teams in the league, followed by the Elmira Colonels/Pioneers/Royals (8) and the Scranton Miners/Red Sox (7). Among active franchises, the Harrisburg Senators have won 6 championships, the most in the league, followed by the Akron Aeros/RubberDucks (5) and Reading Fightin Phils (4).[17]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Personnel and Staff". Eastern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 27, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. ↑ "A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. ↑ "2021 Minor League Teams List". Associated Press. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ Knight, Graham (September 17, 2010). "NYSEG Stadium". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ Mock, Joe. "Dunkin' Donuts Park". www.baseballparks.com. Grand Slam Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. ↑ "2012 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Media Guide" (PDF). Minor League Baseball. April 9, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  8. ↑ Knight, Graham (July 6, 2010). "Hadlock Field – Portland Sea Dogs". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. ↑ Leon, Matt (May 17, 2011). "Minor League Ballpark Guide". KYW. Philadelphia. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  10. ↑ Knight, Graham (July 7, 2012). "Arm & Hammer Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 27, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  11. ↑ "Akron RubberDucks Canal Park". Minor League Baseball. November 27, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  12. ↑ "2012 Altoona Curve Media Guide". Minor League Baseball. 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  13. ↑ "Bowie Baysox Baysox/Stadium Info". Minor League Baseball. March 11, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  14. ↑ "Jerry Uth Park". Erie County Convention Center Authority. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  15. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (June 28, 2010). "Metro Bank Park / Harrisburg Senators". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved May 4, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  16. ↑ O'Connor, John (March 27, 2010). "Bleacher Banners Give Diamond New Look, Fewer Seats". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 23, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Past Champions". Eastern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 10, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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