Eastern League in Baseball

Award-winning author Marshall D. Wright is a sports statistician and archivist. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and Society International of Hockey Research.

• 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