Nazareth Cement Dusters

• Location: Nazareth, PA
• League: North Atlantic League
• Affiliation: none
• Ballpark: Borough Park's Walter C. Fry Sr. Memorial Field

The first professional baseball team from Nazareth, PA rose as a member of the new North Atlantic League in 1946. The Nazareth Cement Dusters dusted off most of the competition with a 78-40 record, second in the league behind the Peekskill Highlanders (6 games out of first). Outscoring other teams 773-560, the team was led on the hill by southpaw Ed March (16-5, 2.37, second in the NAL with 167 strikeouts). A balanced offense included C-OF Dewey Waugh (.347/~.375/.459), 1B-3B Stan Miasek (.304/~.409/.431), 3B-2B Stan Benjamin (.312/~.421/.457, 32 SB), OF Lou Percy (.360/~.449/.528) and OF John Vatza (.308/~.439/.440). The next season the team became the Nazareth Tigers.

The Nazareth Cement Dusters played their first season as a co-op team with no official affiliation. Nazareth would field a team for the entire 5 year length of the North Atlantic League

Source: 1947 Baseball Guide

Source: Photographic Gallery and History on http://www.digitalballparks.com Photographs by Eric & Wendy Pastore & their researchers for history and location of this ballpark: Gord Brown SABR and Matthew F. Clever, SrA, United States Air Force

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	78-40	2nd	Stan Benjamin	Lost in 1st round