Johnson City, NY
From BR Bullpen
Johnson City is located in southern New York, on the Susquehanna River immediately west of Binghamton, NY. It was known as Leistershire until 1916, when it was renamed. Along with Binghamton and Endicott, NY, it forms part of the Triple Cities.
Teams that played here[edit]
- Binghamton Triplets, New York-Penn League (1923-1937, 1964-1966)
- Binghamton Triplets, Eastern League (1938-1963, 1967-1968)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Brad Cook, minor league pitcher
- Jerod Edmondson, minor league outfielder
- Doc Farrell, infielder
- Jim Johnson, pitcher
- John Pawlowski, pitcher
- Mel Queen, pitcher; manager
Persons who died here[edit]
- Otis Johnson, infielder
- Steve Kraly, pitcher
- Billy Martin, infielder; manager
- Mike Murphy, catcher
- Frank Silvanic, minor league outfielder
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