Albany, NY
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Albany is the capital of New York State, located in its eastern part, on the west bank of the Hudson River. Colonie, NY is a suburb situated to the northwest of Albany. The city is 5 miles south of Troy, NY and 15 miles south-west of Schenectady, NY. Together, the three cities compose the Tri-City area.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Albany Senators, New York State League (1885, 1899-1916)
- Albany Governors, International Association (1888)
- Albany Senators, Eastern Association (1891)
- Albany Senators, Eastern League (1892-1893, 1896, 1920-1932, 1938-1959)
- Albany Senators, International League (1932-1936)
- Albany Senators, New York-Penn League (1937)
- Albany A's, Eastern League (1983)
- Albany-Colonie A's, Eastern League (1984)
- Albany-Colonie Yankees, Eastern League (1985-1994)
- Albany Diamond Dogs, Northeast League (1995-1998)
- Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, Northern League East, (1999-2002)
- Tri-City ValleyCats, New York-Penn League (2002-present)
[edit] People who were born here
- Glen Barker, outfielder
- Asa Brainard, pitcher
- Earle Brucker, catcher
- Al Burch, outfielder
- John Cerutti, pitcher
- Mickey Devine, catcher
- Jimmy Esmond, infielder
- Matty Fitzgerald, catcher
- Brendan Harris, infielder
- Harry Heitmann, pitcher
- Gary Holle, infielder
- Bill Kellogg, infielder
- Gene Lansing, pitcher
- Joe Mahoney, minor league infielder
- Ed McDonald, infielder
- Billy O'Brien, infielder
- John Pappalau, pitcher
- Ed Phelps, catcher
- Cy Seymour, pitcher/outfielder
- Deke White, pitcher
- Mellie Wolfgang, pitcher
[edit] People who died here
- Willie Adams, pitcher
- Billy Arnold, outfielder
- King Brady, pitcher
- Mike Burke, infielder
- Sun Daly, outfielder
- Mickey Devine, catcher
- Joe Evers, pinch-runner
- Johnny Evers, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
- Matty Fitzgerald, catcher
- Jack Gilbert, outfielder
- Johnny Grabowski, catcher
- Tom Hess, catcher
- Ed MacGamwell, infielder
- Ed McDonald, infielder
- John Pappalau, pitcher
- Mike Regan, pitcher
- Pat Simmons, pitcher
- Hank Simon, outfielder
- Red Tramback, outfielder
- Edsall Walker, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Mellie Wolfgang, pitcher
