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

• 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

• Ed Barnowski, pitcher
• Joe Biden, President
• Robert Brown, minor league infielder
• 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

• Tom Cahill, catcher/infielder
• 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
• Mike O'Neill, pitcher
• Finners Quinlan, outfielder
• Joe Shaute, pitcher
• John Zipay, minor league infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop Klonowski High School (closed)
• Lackawanna College
• Marywood University
• Penn Foster High School
• Scranton High School
• Scranton Preparatory School
• University of Scranton