Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes-Barre is located in northeastern Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 10 miles southwest of Scranton, PA. Contrary to other hyphenated cities, Wilkes-Barre was not formed by joining two separate cities, but instead adopted the last names of two of its founders. It was a major center of the U.S. coal industry.

Teams that have played here

• Wilkes-Barre Susquehannas, National Association of Base Ball Players (1865)
• Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania State League (1886)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Pennsylvania State League (1887)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, International League (1887)
• Wilkes-Barre Barons, Central League (1888)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Atlantic Association (1889)
• Wilkes-Barre, Eastern Interstate League (1889)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Pennsylvania State League (1892)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Eastern League (1893-1898)
• Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Atlantic League (1899-1900)
• Wilkes-Barre Barons, New York State League (1905-1917)
• Wilkes-Barre Barons, New York-Penn League (1923-1937)
• Wilkes-Barre Barons, Eastern League (1938-1948, 1953-1955)
• Wilkes-Barre Indians, Eastern League (1949-1951)
• 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

• Ray Black, pitcher
• Ed Cole, pitcher
• John Davis, infielder
• Pete Elko, infielder
• Alex Fell, umpire
• Billy Goeckel, infielder
• Bunny Griffiths, minor league infielder
• Kevin Gryboski, pitcher
• Pat Harkins, minor league catcher
• Mickey Haslin, infielder
• Tommy Hughes, pitcher
• Al Klawitter, pitcher
• Joe Murray, pitcher
• A.N. Nichols, umpire
• Kid O'Hara, outfielder
• John Oliver, minor league outfielder
• Dick Pierson, infielder
• Eugene Rhoads, umpire
• Rollie Schmidt, college coach
• Don Schwall, pitcher
• Ty Tyson, outfielder
• John Walsh, infielder
• Hal Woodeshick, pitcher
• Dick Yencha, minor league infielder

Persons who died here

• Al Bauer, pitcher
• Steve Bilko, infielder
• Frank Brannon, minor league catcher and manager
• Bernard Cobb, minor league infielder
• Herman Dehlman, infielder
• Harry Dorish, pitcher
• Pete Elko, infielder
• Steve Filipowicz, catcher
• Steamer Flanagan, outfielder
• Buck Freeman, outfielder
• Mickey Haslin, infielder
• Tommy Hughes, pitcher
• Mike Konnick, catcher
• Abel Lizotte, infielder
• Denny Mack, infielder
• John McCloskey, pitcher
• Joe Ostrowski, pitcher
• Tony Rensa, catcher
• Pete Tarutis, minor league pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop Hoban High School
• James M. Coughlin High School
• King's College
• Wilkes University