Akron, OH

Akron is located in the north-eastern section of the state of Ohio, on the Cuyahoga River, 40 miles south of Cleveland, OH and 20 miles north of Canton, OH. It is the seat of Summit County, OH and the center of the US rubber industry and of automobile tire manufacturing, which is reflected in the name of many of the teams which have played here.

Teams that have played here

• Akron Acorns, Ohio State League (1887)
• Akron Akrons, Ohio State League (1889)
• Akron Akrons, Tri-State League (1890)
• Akron Summits, Ohio-Michigan League (1893)
• Akron, Inter-State League (1895)
• Akron Buckeyes, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1905)
• Akron Rubbernecks, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1906)
• Akron Champs, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1907-1911)
• Akron Rubbermen, Central League (1912)
• Akron Giants, Interstate League (1913)
• Akron Rubbernecks, Buckeye League (1915)
• Akron Buckeyes, International League (1920)
• Akron Tyrites, Central League, (1928-1929, 1932)
• Akron Yankees, Middle Atlantic League, (1935-1941)
• Canton-Akron Indians, Eastern League (1989-1996)
• Akron Aeros, Eastern League, (1997-2013)
• Akron RubberDucks, Eastern League (2014-2019, 2022- )
• Akron RubberDucks, Double-A Northeast (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Pat Bangtson, pitcher
• Terry Bevington, manager
• Jack DiLauro, pitcher
• Fred Ehman, minor league pitcher
• Ed Finney, infielder
• Andrew Jones, Bundesliga catcher
• Bob Knepper, pitcher
• Jonathan Kountis, minor league pitcher
• Art Kusnyer, catcher
• David Lough, outfielder
• Alex Marconi, minor league catcher
• Hal McCoy, writer
• Thurman Munson, catcher
• Ron Negray, pitcher
• Lennie Pearson, infielder
• Ron Pezzoni, minor league outfielder
• Ben Sems, minor league infielder
• Bob Spade, pitcher
• Steve Thobe, minor league infielder
• Bill Upham, pitcher
• Ray Viers, minor league infielder
• Buck Washer, pitcher
• Sam Wise, infielder
• Gene Woodling, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Abe Atkins, infielder
• Joe Battin, infielder; manager
• Tim Costello, minor league pitcher
• Ed Finney, infielder
• Ossie France, pitcher
• Jimmy Johnson, pitcher
• Mike Kahoe, catcher
• Frank Motz, infielder
• Joe Neale, pitcher
• Hank Ritter, pitcher
• Luke Sewell, catcher; manager
• Ralph Shafer, pinch-runner
• Harry Simpson, outfielder
• Tod Sloan, outfielder
• Ed Walker, pitcher
• Rube Ward, outfielder
• Buck Washer, pitcher
• Farmer Weaver, outfielder
• Bob Whitcher, pitcher
• Sam Wise, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Archbishop Hoban High School
• Buchtel High School
• Central-Hower High School
• East High School
• Garfield High School
• Harvey S. Firestone High School
• North High School
• St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
• South High School
• University of Akron
• West High School