Past baseball

Professional baseball

Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....

 champions of the Eastern League

Eastern League (U.S. baseball)

The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989. The Eastern League has played at the AA level since 1963. The league was founded in 1923 as the New York-Pennsylvania League...

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1923-1972

• 1923 Williamsport
• 1924 Williamsport
• 1925 York and Williamsport (1)
• 1926 Scranton
• 1927 Harrisburg
• 1928 Harrisburg
• 1929 Binghamton
• 1930 Wilkes-Barre
• 1931 Harrisburg
• 1932 Wilkes-Barre
• 1933 Binghamton
• 1934 Williamsport
• 1935 Binghamton
• 1936 Scranton
• 1937 Elmira
• 1938 Elmira
• 1939 Scranton
• 1940 Binghamton
• 1941 Elmira
• 1942 Scranton
• 1943 Elmira
• 1944 Binghamton
• 1945 Albany
• 1946 Scranton
• 1947 Utica

• 1948 Scranton
• 1949 Binghamton
• 1950 Wilkes-Barre
• 1951 Scranton
• 1952 Binghamton
• 1953 Binghamton
• 1954 Albany
• 1955 Allentown
  Allentown Cardinals
  The Allentown Cardinals were a minor league baseball team. Affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, they played in the Class B Interstate League between 1944 and 1952; then in the Class A Eastern League from 1954 to 1956....
  
  
• 1956 Schenectady
• 1957 Reading
• 1958 Binghamton
  Binghamton Triplets
  The Binghamton Triplets were a minor league baseball team in Binghamton, New York, affiliated with the New York Yankees ; the team also had brief affiliations with the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Braves...
  
  
• 1959 Springfield
  Springfield Giants
  From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League...
  
  
• 1960 Williamsport and Springfield
  Springfield Giants
  From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League...
  
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• 1961 Springfield
  Springfield Giants
  From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League...
  
  
• 1962 Elmira
  Elmira Pioneers
  The Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York. They currently compete in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Prior to the 2006 baseball season, the team was a professional ballclub with a rich history of league...
  
  
• 1963 Charleston
• 1964 Elmira
  Elmira Pioneers
  The Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York. They currently compete in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Prior to the 2006 baseball season, the team was a professional ballclub with a rich history of league...
  
  
• 1965 Pittsfield
  Pittsfield Red Sox
  The Pittsfield Red Sox was the name of an American minor league baseball franchise based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from 1965 through 1969. It was the Double-A Eastern League affiliate in the Boston Red Sox farm system and produced future Major League Baseball players such as George Scott,...
  
  
• 1966 Elmira
  Elmira Pioneers
  The Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York. They currently compete in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Prior to the 2006 baseball season, the team was a professional ballclub with a rich history of league...
  
  
• 1967 Binghamton
  Binghamton Triplets
  The Binghamton Triplets were a minor league baseball team in Binghamton, New York, affiliated with the New York Yankees ; the team also had brief affiliations with the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Braves...
  
  
• 1968 Reading
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• 1969 York (2)
• 1970 Waterbury
  Waterbury Pirates
  The Waterbury Pirates were a minor league baseball team that played in the Eastern League from 1970 to 1971. Based in Waterbury, Connecticut, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and they played their home games at Municipal Stadium....
  
  
• 1971 Elmira
• 1972 West Haven
  West Haven Yankees
  The West Haven Yankees were a minor league baseball team located in West Haven, Connecticut from 1972 until 1982. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Quigley Stadium....
  
  

1973-present

• 1973 Reading
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• 1974 Thetford Mines
• 1975 Bristol
  Bristol Red Sox
  The Bristol Red Sox was name of an American minor league baseball franchise. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, it was the Double-A Eastern League farm system affiliate of the Boston Red Sox for ten seasons, 1973 through 1982, and played at Muzzy Field....
  
  
• 1976 West Haven
  West Haven Yankees
  The West Haven Yankees were a minor league baseball team located in West Haven, Connecticut from 1972 until 1982. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Quigley Stadium....
  
  
• 1977 West Haven
  West Haven Yankees
  The West Haven Yankees were a minor league baseball team located in West Haven, Connecticut from 1972 until 1982. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Quigley Stadium....
  
  
• 1978 Bristol
  Bristol Red Sox
  The Bristol Red Sox was name of an American minor league baseball franchise. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, it was the Double-A Eastern League farm system affiliate of the Boston Red Sox for ten seasons, 1973 through 1982, and played at Muzzy Field....
  
  
• 1979 West Haven
  West Haven Yankees
  The West Haven Yankees were a minor league baseball team located in West Haven, Connecticut from 1972 until 1982. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Quigley Stadium....
  
  
• 1980 Holyoke
  Holyoke Millers
  The Holyoke Millers were a minor league baseball team located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Mackenzie Stadium. The Millers played from 1977 to 1982 and was a farm team of the Milwaukee Brewers the first four years and the California...
  
  
• 1981 Bristol
  Bristol Red Sox
  The Bristol Red Sox was name of an American minor league baseball franchise. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, it was the Double-A Eastern League farm system affiliate of the Boston Red Sox for ten seasons, 1973 through 1982, and played at Muzzy Field....
  
  
• 1982 West Haven
• 1983 New Britain
• 1984 Vermont
  Vermont Reds
  The Vermont Reds are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont from 1984 to 1987...
  
  
• 1985 Vermont
  Vermont Reds
  The Vermont Reds are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont from 1984 to 1987...
  
  
• 1986 Vermont
  Vermont Reds
  The Vermont Reds are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont from 1984 to 1987...
  
  
• 1987 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  
• 1988 Albany-Colonie
• 1989 Albany-Colonie
• 1990 London
  London Tigers
  The London Tigers were a professional AA baseball team that played in the Eastern League from 1989 to 1993. They played at Labatt Memorial Park in London, Ontario, and were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers.-History:...
  
  
• 1991 Albany-Colonie
• 1992 Binghamton
  Binghamton Mets
  The Binghamton Mets are a U.S. minor league baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club...
  
  
• 1993 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  
• 1994 Binghamton
  Binghamton Mets
  The Binghamton Mets are a U.S. minor league baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club...
  
  
• 1995 Reading
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• 1996 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  
• 1997 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  

• 1998 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  
• 1999 Harrisburg
  Harrisburg Senators
  The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
  
  
• 2000 New Haven
  New Hampshire Fisher Cats
  The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a minor league baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major-league club....
  
  
• 2001 Reading
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
   and New Britain
  New Britain Rock Cats
  The New Britain Rock Cats are the Double-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball club. They compete in the Eastern League and play their home games at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut.-History:...
  
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• 2002 Norwich
  Connecticut Defenders
  The Connecticut Defenders were a minor league baseball team based in Norwich, Connecticut. The team, which played in the Eastern League, was the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major-league club from 2003 until following the 2009 season, when the Defenders relocated to Richmond,...
  
  
• 2003 Akron
  Akron Aeros
  The Akron Aeros are a minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio, USA. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.The Aeros play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 9,097 fans...
  
  
• 2004 New Hampshire
  New Hampshire Fisher Cats
  The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a minor league baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major-league club....
  
  
• 2005 Akron
  Akron Aeros
  The Akron Aeros are a minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio, USA. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.The Aeros play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 9,097 fans...
  
  
• 2006 Portland
  Portland Sea Dogs
  The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Established in 1994 and based in Portland, Maine, the Sea Dogs play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League....
  
  
• 2007 Trenton
  Trenton Thunder
  The Trenton Thunder are an American Minor League Baseball team and are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Thunder play in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League, and are the two-time defending league champions...
  
  
• 2008 Trenton
  Trenton Thunder
  The Trenton Thunder are an American Minor League Baseball team and are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Thunder play in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League, and are the two-time defending league champions...
  
  
• 2009 Akron
  Akron Aeros
  The Akron Aeros are a minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio, USA. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.The Aeros play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 9,097 fans...
  
  
• 2010 Altoona
  Altoona Curve
  The Altoona Curve are a minor league baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve . The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates major-league club...
  
  
• 2011 New Hampshire
  New Hampshire Fisher Cats
  The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a minor league baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major-league club....
  
  

(1) – The two teams finished with identical records at the end of the regular season. York defeated Harrisburg 4–2 in a championship series. There were no formal playoffs until the 1934 season.

(2) – Championship series cancelled due to inclement weather.

(3) – Championship series cancelled. All playoffs under the auspices of the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs were cancelled after the September 11, 2001 attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...

. Teams which were leading series at the time were declared winners, while leagues where series were tied, or had not begun, had teams declared co-champions (except New York-Penn League).

External links

• Champions list from Eastern League website