Scranton Red Sox
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The Scranton Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania
. They played from 1939 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1951, and they played in the Eastern League.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
. They played from 1939 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1951, and they played in the Eastern League.
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 80-60 | 1st | Nemo Leibold Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913-1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators... |
League Champs |
| 1940 | 79-60 | 1st | Nemo Leibold Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913-1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1941 | 71-68 | 4th | Nemo Leibold Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913-1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1942 | 83-57 | 2nd | Nemo Leibold Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913-1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators... |
League Champs |
| 1943 | 87-51 | 1st | Nemo Leibold Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913-1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1946 | 96-43 | 1st | Elmer Yoter Elmer Yoter Elmer Ellsworth Yoter was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1921-1928 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.... |
League Champs |
| 1947 | 78-62 | 4th | Eddie Popowski Eddie Popowski Edward Joseph Popowski , nicknamed "Pop," was an American coach and interim manager for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1948 | 89-51 | 1st | Mike Ryba Mike Ryba Dominic Joseph "Mike" Ryba was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of De Lancey, Pennsylvania, he attended Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania.. He was a right-hander and played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox... |
League Champs |
| 1949 | 79-61 | 2nd | Mike Ryba Mike Ryba Dominic Joseph "Mike" Ryba was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of De Lancey, Pennsylvania, he attended Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania.. He was a right-hander and played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox... (14-16) / Jack Burns (65-45) |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1950 | 54-85 | 8th | Jack Burns | |
| 1951 | 77-60 | 2nd | Jack Burns | League Champs |