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6 unusual facts about Eastern League


Doc Casey

After the 1907 season, Brooklyn sold Casey to the Jersey City Club, which in turn sold him to the Montreal Royals of the Eastern League.

Eastern League

International League, a baseball minor league known as the Eastern League from 1884 to 1912

Eastern Hockey League, professional ice hockey minor league in the United States

Frank Scheibeck

Between 1897 and 1900, Schebeck played in the Eastern League for the Syracuse Stars (1897) and Montreal Royals (1898–1900).

Heinie Beckendorf

In May 1906, after gaining his release from Kingston, Beckendorf signed with the Providence Grays of the Eastern League.

Nashville Xpress

The Minnesota Twins would relocate their Double-A affiliate to the Eastern League.


Futures at Fenway

The brainchild of Boston mayor Thomas Menino, the inaugural Futures at Fenway in 2006 was believed to be the first minor-league game(s) played at Fenway since 1977, when the park hosted the Eastern League All-Star Game.

Garrett Broshuis

In 2006, Broshuis was sent to the Connecticut Defenders of the Eastern League where he played for the next three years, leading the league in losses during the 2007 campaign before finishing second in the league in wins during the 2008 season.

Jimmie Wilson

In February 1923, he gave up his soccer career when he was traded from New Haven in the Eastern League to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League for Stan Baumgartner and Jack Withrow.

Paul Schreiber

Schreiber made a return to baseball in 1930 joining the Allentown Dukes of the Eastern League.

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.


see also

Bobby Kielty

He played in the Eastern League all-star game held in Bowie, Maryland.

Reading Red Sox

Since 1967, the Philadelphia Phillies have based their AA affiliate in the city; it led the Eastern League in attendance in 2006.

Reg Smith

He was transferred to RAF Leuchars in Fife in 1944 and subsequently turned out for Dundee as a guest in the war-time North-Eastern League.

Rochester Zeniths

For the 1978-1979 basketball season, the Zeniths joined the newly renamed Continental Basketball Association (formerly known as the "Eastern League") and played most of their home games at the Dome Arena at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Henrietta, New York.