Scranton, PA
Scranton is located in northeastern Pennsylvania, 10 miles northeast of Wilkes-Barre, PA. It was a center of the iron and steel industry, taking advantage of nearby coal and iron deposits.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Scranton Indians, Pennsylvania State Association (1886)
- Scranton Miners, Pennsylvania State Association (1887)
- Scranton Indians, International League (1887)
- Scranton Miners, Central League (1888)
- Scranton Miners, Pennsylvania State League (1892-1893)
- Scranton Indians, Pennsylvania State League (1894)
- Scranton Miners, Eastern League (1894)
- Scranton Coal Heavers, Eastern League (1895)
- Scranton Miners, Eastern League (1896-1897)
- Scranton Miners, Atlantic League (1899-1900)
- Scranton Miners, New York State League (1904-1917)
- Scranton Miners, New York-Penn League (1923-1937)
- Scranton Red Sox, Eastern League (1939-1943, 1946-1951)
- Scranton Miners, Eastern League (1944-1945, 1952-1953)
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, International League (1989-2006)
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, International League (2007-2011)
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, International League (2013-2019, 2022- )
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A East (2021)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Ed Barnowski, pitcher
- Joe Biden, President
- Mason Black, pitcher
- Robert Brown, minor league infielder
- Hank Bunnell, minor league pitcher
- P.J. Carey, minor league catcher
- John Cavanaugh, infielder
- Bernard Cobb, minor league infielder
- Joe Collins, infielder
- Bill Coughlin, infielder
- Henry Fox, pitcher
- Paul Foytack, pitcher
- Pete Fries, pitcher
- Charlie Gelbert, infielder
- Gary Grudzinski, minor league pitcher
- Joe Grzenda, pitcher
- Jim Kane, infielder
- Ed Kobesky, minor league outfielder
- Max Kranick, pitcher
- Gary Lavelle, pitcher
- Bob Lipski, catcher
- Frank Loftus, pitcher
- Joe Lubas, Serie A1 player
- Jerry Lynn, infielder
- Jean Marlowe, AAGPBL player
- Jake McCarthy, outfielder
- Joe McCarthy, outfielder
- Logan Moore, minor league catcher
- Jim Murray, pitcher
- Dick Nallin, umpire
- Mike Papi, minor league outfielder
- Finners Quinlan, outfielder
- Robert Reich, politician
- Bob Rossi, scout
- Phil Rossi, scout
- Joe Samuels, pitcher
- Chick Shorten, outfielder
- Tom Sohns, minor league infielder
- Jack Tighe, minor league infielder and manager
- Dave Williams, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Tommy Cahill, catcher
- Bill Coughlin, infielder
- Vic Delmore, umpire
- Henry Fox, pitcher
- Al Frioni, minor league pitcher
- Gary Grudzinski, minor league pitcher
- Hughie Jennings, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame
- Ed Kobesky, minor league outfielder
- Jerry Lynn, infielder
- Nicholas Mathewson, signed minor league pitcher
- Alex Mustaikis, pitcher
- Jack O'Neill, catcher
- Mike O'Neill, pitcher
- Finners Quinlan, outfielder
- Joe Shaute, pitcher
- John Zipay, minor league infielder
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