North Atlantic League

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The North Atlantic League was one of many minor leagues to pop up after the end of World War II. Like most of those, it didn't last a decade, running from 1946-1950 as a class D circuit.

There was also an independent league called the North Atlantic League. It ran in 1995 and 1996, then its surviving members dispersed in 1997, joining the Northeast League and Heartland League.

Cities Represented[edit]

1946-1950[edit]

Teams and Statistics[edit]

1946-1950[edit]

1946 North Atlantic League - schedule
President: Ernest C. Landgraf

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Peekskill Highlanders 82 32 .719 - 51,200 Tony Ravish
Nazareth Cement Dusters 78 40 .661 6 31,465 Stan Benjamin
Stroudsburg Poconos 72 47 .605 12.5 44,236 Joe Antolick
Carbondale Pioneers 69 48 .590 14.5 62,617 Pat Colgan
Nyack Rockies 67 53 .558 18 37,551 Emil Schwab
Bloomingdale Troopers 41 78 .345 43.5 15,560 Mickey Weintraub/Lou Haneles/Ed Labanova
Mahanoy City Bluebirds 30 79 .275 49.5 19,261 Buck Boyle / Charlie Dugan
Newburgh / Walden Keen Kutters # 27 89 .233 56 10,051 Frank Novosel / Lou Haneles

# Newburgh (4-5) moved to Walden May 23.
Playoffs: Peekskill 4 games, Stroudsburg 2; Carbondale 4 games, Nazereth 1.
Finals: Peekskill 4 games, Carbondale 3.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Walter Forwood Carbondale BA .406 William John Peekskill W 20
Alex Garbowski Nyack Runs 124 William John Peekskill SO 189
Walter Forward Carbondale Hits 170 John Jaust Stroudsburg ERA 1.66
Alex Garbowski Nyack Hits 170 Tony Napoles Peeksville Pct 1.000; 18-0
Alex Garbowski Nyack RBI 105
Alex Garbowski Nyack HR 12


1947 North Atlantic League - schedule
President: Ernest C. Landgraf

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Kingston Dodgers 81 48 .628 - 33,000 George Scherger / George Pratt
Carbondale Pioneers 77 52 .597 4 85,500 Pat Colgan
Peekskill Highlanders 69 64 .519 14 23,300 Al Gardella
Mahanoy City Bluebirds 67 65 .508 15.5 51,000 Buck Etchison
Nazareth Tigers 64 66 .492 17.5 31,000 John Mueller
Stroudsburg Poconos 57 69 .452 22.5 40,200 Jack Farmer
Bloomingdale Troopers 57 74 .435 25 29,100 Butch Scinski/Steve Kuk
Nyack Rockies 49 83 .371 33.5 26,000 Emil Schwab

Playoffs: Peekskill 4 games, Kingston 1; Carbondale 4 games, Mahanoy City 3.
Finals: Carbondale 4 games, Peekskill 1.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Medica Mahanoy City BA .362 Anton Gilbert Kingston W 18
Anthony Ciori Mahanoy City Runs 132 Joseph Sebir Stroudsburg SO 237
Howard Gutshall Nazareth Hits 182 Henry Neighbors Kingston ERA 2.23
Buck Etchison Mahanoy City RBI 163 Ted Seddon Kingston PCT .765 13-4
Carl Sawatski Bloomingdale HR 34


1948 North Atlantic League - schedule
President: Ernest C. Landgraf

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Peekskill Highlanders 84 49 .632 - 42,023 Al Gardella
Carbondale Pioneers 80 49 .620 2 83,485 Dan Carnevale
Bloomingdale Troopers 77 52 .597 5 23,355 Jim Jefferis / Stephen Kuk
Mahanoy City Brewers 79 54 .594 5 53,052 Buck Etchison
Stroudsburg Poconos 72 59 .550 11 51,919 Frank Radler
Nazareth Barons 52 72 .419 27.5 22,985 Bill Burich
Nyack Rockies 46 82 .359 35.5 22,048 Roland Sabatini / Robert M. Davis
Lansdale Dukes 28 101 .217 54 14,100 Lawrence Glick / William Leary / Whitey Mellor / Leary

Playoffs: Peekskill 4 games, Bloomingdale 3; Carbondale 4 games, Mahanoy City 3.
Finals: Carbondale 4 games, Peekskill 0.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Dan Carnevale Carbondale BA .380 Frank Radler Stroudsburg W 20
Martin Todd Peekskill Runs 140 Frank Radler Stroudsburg SO 201
Martin Todd Peekskill Hits 176 Frank Radler Stroudsburg ERA 2.18
Peter Benanta Mahanoy City RBI 117 Al Gardella Peekskill PCT .923 12-1
Dan Carnevale Carbondale HR 20


1949 North Atlantic League - schedule
President: Ernest C. Landgraf

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Stroudsburg Poconos 101 36 .737 - 39,890 Frank Radler
Lebanon Chix 80 56 .588 20.5 33,000 Harold Contini
Mahanoy City Brewers 71 63 .530 28.5 35,000 Michael Koons
Peekskill Highlanders 64 75 .460 38 27,300 Al Gardella
Carbondale Pioneer Blues 63 76 .453 39 28,000 Barney Lutz
Bangor Pickers/Berwick Pickers # 59 75 .440 40.5 27,112 Bill Long (minors)
Hazleton Mountaineers 53 76 .411 44 34,003 Joe Langworthy / Earl Stack / Cardoni
Nazareth Barons 52 86 .377 49.5 17,716 Dick Errickson / Charles Heath

# Bangor (44-55) transferred to Berwick August 8
Playoffs: Stroudsburg 4 games, Mahanoy City 3; Peekskill 4 games, Lebanon 1.
Finals: Stroudsburg 4 games, Peekskill 2.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Jim Dunn Lebanon BA .384 Edward Varhely Stroudsburg W 20
Jim Dunn Lebanon Runs 141 Richard Umberger Lebanon SO 174
Jim Dunn Lebanon Hits 216 Frank Radler Stroudsburg ERA 1.59
Jim Dunn Lebanon RBI 137 Edward Varhely Stroudsburg PCT .909 20-2
Alphonse Baselici Lebanon HR 18
Charles McLean Lebanon HR 18


1950 North Atlantic League - schedule
President: Ernest C. Landgraf

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Lebanon Chix 87 46 .654 - 18,916 Harold Contini
Stroudsburg Poconos 80 50 .615 5.5 23,160 Frank Radler
Carbondale Pioneers 76 55 .580 10 37,548 Joe Glenn
Hazleton Dodgers 71 58 .550 14 42,102 George Pfister
Berwick Slaters 64 65 .496 21 15,489 Louis Hummel / Michael Koons
Bangor Bangors 65 71 .478 23.5 15,302 Al Gardella
Mahanoy City Brewers 48 88 .353 40.5 14,550 Joe Santomauro / Richard Dresser
Nazareth Barons 35 90 .280 48 8,567 Irving Fortune

Playoffs: Lebanon 4 games, Carbondale 3; Stroudsburg 4 games, Hazleton 1.
Finals: Lebanon 3 games, Stroudsburg 2. Series stopped by bad weather.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
George Pfister Hazleton BA .334 Frank Radler Stroudsburg W 21
Gerald Manguson Bangor Runs 107 Jerry Mertz Lebanon SO 186
Ralph Guyton Hazleton Hits 162 Frank Radler Stroudsburg ERA 1.81
George Rhoads Carbondale RBI 100 Frank Radler Stroudsburg PCT .875 21-3
Chester Krajeski Stroudsburg HR 13

League Records 1946-1950[edit]

Batting
Player Team Stat Tot Yr Player Team Stat Tot Yr
Barney Lutz Carbondale GA 140 49 J.C. Dunn Lebanon AB 563 49
Walter Forwood Carbondale BA .406 46 J.C. Dunn Lebanon Runs 141 49
J.C. Dunn Lebanon Hits 216 49 Buck Etchison Mahanoy City Rbi 163 47
Walter Forwood Carbondale 2B 43 46 George Rhoads Carbondale 2B 43 50
Walter Kowalski Kingston 3B 24 47 Carl Sawatski Bloomingdale HR 34 47
J.C. Dunn Lebanon TB 334 49 Tom Ambrose Mahanoy City SB 46 49
Wayne Kreidler Carbondale BB 121 47 Chester Krajeski Stroudsburg SO 118 50


Pitching
Player Team Stat Tot Yr Player Team Stat Tot Yr
Al Gardella Peekskill GA 44 49 Roland Burt Mahanoy City GA 44 50
Clarence Heffelinger Bangor CG 28 49 Frank Radler Stroudsburg CG 28 48
Tony Napoles Peekskill Pct 1.000 46 Frank Radler Stroudsburg Era 1.59 49
Clarence Heffelfinger Bangor IP 263 49 Dale Melms Stroudsburg ShO 7 49
Tony Napoles Peekskill WS 22 46 Joe Seber Stroudsburg SO 237 47
Mike McCarron Peekskill BB 151 49 George Keister Mahanoy City L 16 50
Tony Napoles Peekskill W 22-0 46


Cities Represented[edit]

1995-1996[edit]

Teams and Statistics[edit]

1995-1996[edit]

1995 North Atlantic League
President: Edward Broidy

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Newark Barge Bandits 37 21 .638 0 15,005 Dave Keylin
Welland Aqua-Ducks 32 27 .542 5.5 2,653 Ellis Williams
Nashua Hawks 28 31 .475 9.5 14,339 Allan Cupper
Niagara Falls Mallards 20 38 .345 17 17,398 Ken Barna

Playoffs: None Scheduled

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Keith Qualter Nashua BA .354 Germain Hunter Newark W 8
Keith Qualter Nashua Runs 37 Jon Hinkle Niagara Falls W 8
John Telford Niagara Falls Runs 37 Germain Hunter Newark ERA 1.08
William Bellanger Welland Hits 66 Germain Hunter Newark SO 117
Keith Qualter Nasua RBI 37 Rob Zachmann Newark HR 5


1996 North Atlantic League
President: Edward Broidy

Team Standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Massachusetts Mad Dogs # 56 21 .727 0 52,384 Gary Scott
Catskill Cougars ## 43 35 .551 13.5 27,917 Javier Lopez
Newark Barge Bandits 41 37 .526 15.5 12,676 Kenneth Gardner
Altoona Rail Kings 36 42 .462 20.5 33,019 Virgil Christof
Welland Aqua-Ducks 33 44 .429 23 6,877 Ellis Williams
Nashua Hawks 23 53 .303 32.5 13,556 Harry Ayotte

#Represented Lynn, Massachusetts.
##Represented Mountaindale, New York.
Playoff: Catskill 2 games, Massachusetts 0.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Doug Spofford Massachusetts BA .380 Germain Hunter Newark W 12
Tom Marsh Massachusetts Runs 87 Jay Murphy Massachusetts W 12
Tom Marsh Massachusetts Hits 107 Germain Hunter Newark SO 116
Felix Colon Massachusetts RBI 64 Jay Murphy Massachusetts ERA 1.11
Manny Garcia Catskill HR 8

Source[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.

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