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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Educational institutions located here

• Atlantic City High School