Erie, PA

Erie is located on the shore of Lake Erie, in northern Pennsylvania, 125 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA.

Teams that have played here

• Erie, Inter-State League (1885)
• Erie, New York-Penn League (1890-91)
• Erie Blackbirds, Eastern League (1893-1894)
• Erie Fishermen, Interstate League (1905, 1908)
• Erie Sailors, Interstate League (1906-1907, 1913, 1916)
• Erie Sailors, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1908-1911)
• Erie Sailors, Central League (US) (1912, 1915, 1928-1930, 1932)
• Erie Yankees, Canadian League (1914)
• Erie Sailors, Middle Atlantic League (1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1946-1951)
• Erie Sailors, PONY League (1944-1945)
• Erie Senators, PONY League (1954-1956)
• Erie Sailors, New York-Penn League (1957-1959, 1961-1963, 1990-1993)
• Erie Senators, New York-Penn League (1960)
• Erie Tigers, New York-Penn League (1967)
• Erie Cardinals, New York-Penn League (1981-1987)
• Erie Orioles, New York-Penn League (1988-1989)
• Erie Sailors, Frontier League (1994)
• Erie Sea Wolves, New York-Penn League (1995-1998)
• Erie Sea Wolves, Eastern League (1999-2019, 2022- )
• Erie Sea Wolves, Double-A Northeast (2021)

People born here

• Lou Bierbauer, infielder
• Bill Carrick, catcher
• Dell Darling, catcher
• Mark Esser, pitcher
• Bill Finneran, umpire
• Gussie Gannon, pitcher
• Eric Helfand, catcher
• Eddie Klep, Negro League pitcher
• Tom Lawless, infielder; manager
• Isaac Mattson, pitcher
• Mike Morrison, pitcher
• Pete Nyari, minor league pitcher
• Chad Oberacker, minor league outfielder
• Bob Raudman, outfielder
• John Strick, catcher
• Chris Vallimont, pitcher
• Dave Wickersham, pitcher

People who died here

• Lou Bierbauer, infielder
• Lefty Bowe, pitcher
• George Britt, pitcher
• Leo Callahan, outfielder
• Walter Crosby, catcher
• Ed Cushman, pitcher
• Dell Darling, catcher
• Bill Finneran, umpire
• Gussie Gannon, pitcher
• Willie Grace, outfielder
• Lovell Harden, pitcher
• Alonzo Hicks, outfielder
• George Jefferson, pitcher
• Sam Jethroe, outfielder
• Mike Morrison, pitcher
• Chace Numata, minor league catcher
• John Strick, catcher

Educational Establishments

• Gannon University
• McDowell High School
• Mercyhurst University
• Mercyhurst Prep
• Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College
• Strong Vincent High School
• Technical Memorial High School (closed)