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Reading, PA
From BR Bullpen
Reading is located in southern Pennsylvania, 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, PA and 50 miles east of Harrisburg, PA.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Reading Actives, Interstate Association 1883
- Reading Actives, Eastern League 1884
- Reading Actives, Pennsylvania State League 1892, 1893-1895
- Reading Coal Heavers, Atlantic League 1897-1900
- Reading Pretzels, Tri-State League (1907-1912, 1914)
- Reading Pretzels, New York State League (1916-1917)
- Reading Coal Barons, International League (1919)
- Reading Marines, International League (1920)
- Reading Aces, International League (1921-1922)
- Reading Keystones, International League (1923-1932)
- Reading Red Sox, New York-Penn League (1933-1934)
- Reading Brooks, New York-Penn League (1935)
- Reading Chicks, Interstate League (1940)
- Reading Brooks, Interstate League (1941)
- Reading Indians, Eastern League (1952-1961, 1965)
- Reading Red Sox, Eastern League (1963-1964)
- Reading Phillies, Eastern League (1967-present)
[edit] Persons who were born here
- Gus Alberts, infielder
- Tim Bittner, minor league pitcher
- George Bradley, pitcher
- Mike Bucci, minor league infielder
- Ryan Buchter, minor league pitcher
- Joe Consoli, minor league infielder
- Dom Dallessandro, outfielder
- Rich DeLucia, pitcher
- George Eyrich, pitcher
- Jesse Foppert, pitcher
- Jack Fox, outfielder
- Dick Gernert, infielder
- Frank Heifer, infielder
- Buddy Hernandez, minor league pitcher
- Whitey Kurowski, infielder
- Henry Larkin, infielder
- Jesse Levan, outfielder
- Zach Lutz, infielder
- Wade Miller, pitcher
- Shadow Pyle, pitcher
- Paul Russell, infielder
- Harry Schaeffer, pitcher
- Rich Thompson, outfielder
- Phil Tomney, infielder
- Charlie Wagner, pitcher
- Harrison Wickel, minor league infielder
[edit] Persons who died here
- Hal Bamberger, outfielder
- Bill Dunlap, outfielder
- George Eyrich, pitcher
- Jack Fox, outfielder
- John Frill, pitcher
- Jake Goodman, infielder
- Frank Heifer, infielder
- Henry Larkin, infielder
- Jesse Levan, outfielder
- Lew McCarty, catcher
- Kohly Miller, infielder
- Shadow Pyle, pitcher
- Larry Ressler, outfielder
- Epp Sell, pitcher
- Lew Simmons, manager
- Charlie Snell, catcher
- Phil Tomney, infielder
- Charlie Wagner, pitcher
