Scranton Miners

• Location: Scranton, PA
• League: Pennsylvania State Association 1887; Central League 1888; Pennsylvania State League 1893; Eastern League 1894, 1896-1897; Atlantic League 1899-1900; New York State League 1904-1917; New York-Penn League 1923-1937; Eastern League 1944-1945, 1952-1953
• Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates 1936; Boston Braves 1937; Boston Red Sox 1944-1945; St. Louis Browns 1952; Washington Senators 1953
• Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium 1944-1945, 1952-1953

Team History

The first Scranton Miners played in the 1887 Pennsylvania State Association.

In 1892, the name was revived by a team in the Pennsylvania State League and ran played for two years.

A third Scranton Miners team played in the Eastern League in 1896-1897.

The Atlantic League used the name from 1899-1900.

The fifth Scranton Miners began play in the New York State League in July 1904 when the Schenectady Electricians relocated to Scranton, Pennsylvania in midseason. The team won pennants in 1906 and 1908 before the league folded after the 1917 season.

A sixth Scranton Miners was established when the New York-Penn League was formed in 1923. This club won a regular season title in 1935 and a playoff championship in 1936 but ceased operations after the 1937 season.

A seventh and eighth, and to date last, Scranton Miners club later played several seasons in the Eastern League (1944-1945 and 1952-1953).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1887	11-10	NA	Harry Fisher / John Fogarty
1888	55-51	4th	Samuel Crane	none
1893	45-57	7th	Martin Swift
1894	8-31	7th	Tom Cahill / Martin Swift		Team moved from Pennsylvania State League to replace Troy on July 26
1896	44-67	8th	Michael McDermott / Sandy Griffin
1897	53-60	6th	Sandy Griffin
1899	25-38	--	Marty Swift	none	Team disbanded on July 9
1900	26-7	1st	Walt Burnham	--	League disbanded on June 12
1904	27-36 (47-75 overall)	7th	Benjamin Ellis / Lou O'Neal / Tom Bannon	none	relocated from Schenectady on July 17
1905	56-67	6th	Jim Garry / Edward Ashenbach	none
1906	82-48	1st	Edward Ashenbach	none League Champs
1907	81-54	2nd	Henry Ramsey	none
1908	84-51	1st	Malachi Kittridge	none League Champs
1909	55-81	8th	August Zeimer	none
1910	72-66	4th	Monte Cross	none
1911	63-74	7th	Monte Cross	none
1912	62-69	5th	John Freeman	none
1913	49-91	8th	Richard Smith / Bob Peterson / John Kelly	none
1914	42-94	8th	John Kelly / Bill Coughlin	none
1915	68-55	4th	Bill Coughlin	none
1916	67-52	2nd	Bill Coughlin	none
1917	38-84	6th	Bill Coughlin / Jack Connors	none
1923	68-54	3rd	Joe Ward	none
1924	72-61	3rd	Jack Egan	none
1925	64-69	5th	Jack Egan
1926	84-50	1st	Jack Egan	none League Champs
1927	61-72	5th	Gus Getz	none
1928	58-77	7th	Gus Getz	none
1929	64-75	6th	Mike O'Neill	none
1930	62-76	8th	Buck Elliott	none
1931	69-70	6th	Buck Elliott / Ernie Vick	none
1932	72-68	4th	Bill Clymer (30-41) / Bob Shawkey (41-27)	none
1933	64-70	5th	Bob Shawkey	none
1934	71-67	4th	Jake Pitler
1935	81-54	1st	Joe Shaute	Lost League Finals
1936	78-60	2nd	Elmer Yoter	League Champs
1937	63-75	6th	Bob Coleman
1944	56-83	7th	Heinie Manush
1945	67-69	5th	Elmer Yoter
1952	66-73	6th	Zack Taylor
1953	51-100	8th	Smut Aderholt