The Allentown Chiefs were a minor league baseball team. They played in the Class A Eastern League, and started the 1957 season in Syracuse, New York. The team was purchased by the Boston Red Sox and was moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, mid-season on July 13, 1957, and finished the season playing at Breadon Field in Whitehall Township, just north of Allentown.
| Allentown Chiefs | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class A (1957) |
| League | Eastern League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | unaffiliated (Independent) |
| Team data | |
Previous parks | Breadon Field 40°37′47″N 075°29′00″W / 40.62972°N 75.48333°W |
The 1957 team was not affiliated with any major league team, however, the Chiefs were a longtime affiliate of the Detroit Tigers prior to the 1957 season. After finishing the season in Allentown, the team was re-designated as the Allentown Red Sox, with Boston moving their Eastern League Class A team from Albany, New York, to Allentown for the 1958 season.
A new Detroit-affiliated team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, began operations for the 1958 Eastern League season.
Team
edit- 1957 Season (Combined Syracuse/Allentown)
- Won: 56 Lost: 84 Pct: .400 5th Place Eastern Division, 19 GB
- Manager: Frank Calo
| Pos | Player | Avg | Pos | Player | W-L | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | Edward Kneuper | .263 | SP | Leverette Spencer | 16-14 | 2.90 |
| 2B | Clell Hobson | .230 | SP | John Isaac | 9-10 | 5.05 |
| SS | Julio Palazzini | .279 | SP | George Aitken | 9-13 | 4.97 |
| 3B | Tom Sarna | .253 | SP | John Wall | 7-10 | 4.50 |
| C | Jim Tolleson | .249 | SP | Cliff Ross | 3-15 | 5.32 |
| OF | Jerry Elder | .223 | SP | Marv Rotblatt | 8-5 | 4.01 |
| OF | Andrew Rellick | .248 | SP | Ralph Birkofer | 2-8 | 4.90 |
| OF | Jim Kirby | .267 | RP | Larry Kendig | 2-6 | 3.36 |
Major league players
edit- Chicago Cubs, NL, 1949
- New York Mets, NL, 1962, 1965
- John Romonosky
- Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951
- Cliff Ross
- Cincinnati Reds, NL, 1954
- Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- baseball-reference.com (All team and player statistics and teams)