Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City is a beach resort located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of New Jersey, 65 miles south-east of Philadelphia, PA.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Atlantic City, Eastern League (1885)
- Atlantic City, Eastern Inter-State League (1889)
- Atlantic City, New Jersey State League (1897)
- Atlantic City, Tri-State League (1912-1913)
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Negro Leagues (1916-1922)
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Eastern Colored League (1923-1928)
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, American Negro League (1929)
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Negro Leagues (1930-1933)
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Negro National League (1934)
- Atlantic City Surf, Atlantic League (1998-2006)
- Atlantic City Surf, Canadian-American Association (2007-2008)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Bill Campbell, broadcaster
- Joe Cicero, outfielder
- Mike Fiore, minor league outfielder
- Lefty Mellix, pitcher
- Al Nixon, outfielder
- William Pierson, pitcher
- Pinky Ward, outfielder
- Willie Ward, outfielder
Persons who died here[edit]
- William Bedford, Negro Leagues infielder
- Hugo Bezdek, manager
- Aaron Cox, minor league pitcher
- Chance Cummings, infielder
- Israel Durham, owner
- Frank Farrell, owner
- Jim Field, infielder
- Ed Haigh, outfielder
- Pop Lloyd, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame
- Ferdie Moore, infielder
- Harry Morelock, infielder
- William Pierson, pitcher
- Sandy Piez, outfielder
- Al Reach, infielder; manager
- Charlie Reipschlager, catcher
- William Richardson, owner
- Ed Schorr, pitcher
- Willie Ward, outfielder
- Harry Wright, outfielder/pitcher; manager; Hall of Fame
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