Auburn, NY

Auburn is located at the northern tip of Owasco Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York, 20 miles southwest of Syracuse, NY.

In late 1901, Auburn was chosen as the site of the first office of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), which is now known simply as Minor League Baseball. The office moved to Durham, NC in 1931 and is now located in St. Petersburg, FL.

Teams that have played here

• Auburn, Central New York League (1888)
• Auburn, New York State League (1889)
• Auburn Maroons, New York State League (1897-1898)
• Auburn Prisoners, New York State League (1899)
• Auburn, Empire State League (NY) (1906-1907)
• Auburn Bouleys, Can-Am League (1938)
• Auburn Colts, Can-Am League (1940)
• Auburn Cayugas, Border League (1946-1951)
• Auburn Yankees, New York-Penn League (1958-1961)
• Auburn Mets, New York-Penn League (1962-1966)
• Auburn Twins, New York-Penn League (1967-1971)
• Auburn Phillies, New York-Penn League (1972-1977)
• Auburn Sunsets, New York-Penn League (1978)
• Auburn Red Stars, New York-Penn League (1979)
• Auburn Americans, New York-Penn League (1980)
• Auburn Astros, New York-Penn League (1982-1995)
• Auburn Doubledays, New York-Penn League (1996-2019)

People who were born here

• Tug Arundel, catcher
• Walter Balash, minor league pitcher
• Willard Hoagland, umpire
• Joe Kehoskie, player agent
• Tim Locastro, infielder
• John Mansell, outfielder
• Mike Mansell, outfielder
• Tom Mansell, outfielder
• Ed Murphy, pitcher
• Arthur O'Connor, umpire
• Kevin Polcovich, infielder
• Alan Storke, infielder

People who died here

• Walter Balash, minor league pitcher
• Barney Hearn, minor league outfielder and manager
• Willard Hoagland, umpire
• Mike Mansell, outfielder
• Tom Mansell, outfielder
• Leo Pinckney, minor league executive

Educational institutions located here

• Auburn High School
• Cayuga Community College