McKeesport, PA

McKeesport is a former industrial city 10 miles south-east of Pittsburgh, PA. It is one of the largest municipalities in the Monongahela Valley and has declined significantly since the steel industry declined in Allegheny County.

Teams that have played here

• McKeesport, Tri-State League (1890)
• McKeesport Colts, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1905)
• McKeesport Tubers, Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League (1907)
• McKeesport Tubers, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1908-1910, 1912)
• McKeesport Royals, Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (1914)
• McKeesport Tubers, Pennsylvania State Association (1934, 1936-1938)
• McKeesport Braves, Pennsylvania State Association (1935)
• McKeesport Little Pirates, Pennsylvania State Association (1939)
• McKeesport Little Braves, Pennsylvania State Association (1940)

People born here

• Dan Altavilla, pitcher
• Tim Conroy, pitcher
• Larry Delo, minor league pitcher
• Russ Goetz, umpire
• John Gwosden, minor league player
• Brian Holton, pitcher
• Henry Jones, pitcher
• Rick Krivda, pitcher
• Lenora Mandella, AAGPBL pitcher and infielder
• Tom Qualters, pitcher
• Bill Robinson, outfielder
• Bill Robinson III, minor league outfielder
• Gary Ross, pitcher
• Scott Seabol, infielder
• Harry Taylor, infielder

People who died here

• Andy Bruckmiller, pitcher
• Russ Goetz, umpire
• Fred Hartman, infielder
• Rube Parnham, pitcher
• Joe Puskaric, umpire
• Toots Shultz, pitcher

Educational institutions

• McKeesport High School
• South Allegheny High School