The Eastern League in Baseball

Table of Contents

• Volume 1 •

Acknowledgments      
Introduction     

Prelude—Eastern 4.0     
1923—Original Six     
1924—Williamsport Grays     
1925—Joe Munson     
1926—Lefty George     
1927—Class B Championship     
1928—The Storied Stars Return     
1929—John H. Farrell     
1930—Ken Strong     
1931—A Journey Begins     
1932—Red Bird Family     
1933—Class A Race     
1934—Divided in Half     
1935—Percentage Leader     
1936—Rabbit’s Last Run     
1937—Elmira Colonels     
1938—Expanding Borders     
1939—Bold Promise     
1940—Back-to-Back     
1941—Young Slugger     
1942—Firing Blanks     
1943—Pitching and Defense     
1944—Laurels     
1945—Cuban Connection     
1946—Scranton Red Sox     
1947—Senators and Blue Sox     
1948—Free Pass     
1949—Player-of-the-Year     
1950—Wilkes-Barre Barons     
1951—Sweep     
1952—The Brothers Charnofsky     
1953—Expanded Schedule     
1954—Pitcher’s Duel     
1955—Infield Shift     
1956—The Whole Story     
1957—Reduction     
1958—War of the Roses     
1959—Power Surge     
1960—Co-Champions     
1961—Father and Son     
1962—The Fastest     
1963—Reclassification     
1964—Tools of Ignorance     
1965—Pitching Feats     
1966—One Good Team     
1967—Hard Luck     
1968—Qualifying Leader     
1969—York Pirates     
1970—All the Marbles     
1971—Help from Quebec     
1972—Revolving Door     

• Volume 2 •
1973—Highest and Lowest     
1974—Relaxed Requirements     
1975—Wild Card Pinch Hitter     
1976—Last of a Breed     
1977—Return to Roosevelt     
1978—Subsistence     
1979—Career Minor Leaguer     
1980—Major League Suburb     
1981—Small Town Sluggers     
1982—Uneven Field     
1983—Reading Phillies     
1984—Game Winning RBI     
1985—Unexpected Glory     
1986—Future Stars     
1987—Tater     
1988—Returning the Favor     
1989—Albany-Colonie Yankees     
1990—Shared Franchise     
1991—Double A All-Star Game     
1992—Return of an Original     
1993—Harrisburg Senators     
1994—New Blood     
1995—Hardware City     
1996—Top Prospect     
1997—One Dimensional     
1998—Closer     
1999—Four-Peat     
2000—Binghamton Mets     
2001—New Britain Rock Cats     
2002—Entertainment Package     
2003—League of 10,000 Whiffs     
2004—Official Statistician     
2005—Boomtime     
Postlude—Yesterday and Today     

Appendix     
Bibliography     
Index