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Williamsport, PA
From BR Bullpen
Williamsport is located in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 40 miles north of Sunbury, PA and 60 miles west of Wilkes-Barre, PA. A former center of the lumber industry, it is home to the annual Little League World Series.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Williamsport Millionaires, Tri-State League (1907-1910)
- Williamsport Billies, New York-Penn League (1923)
- Williamsport Grays, New York-Penn League (1924-1937)
- Williamsport Grays, Eastern League (1938-1942, 1944-1946, 1950, 1954-1956, 1958-1962)
- Williamsport Tigers, Eastern League (1947-1949, 1951-1952)
- Williamsport A's, Eastern League (1953)
- Williamsport Mets, Eastern League (1964-1967)
- Williamsport Astros, New York-Penn League (1968-1970)
- Williamsport Red Sox, New York-Penn League (1971-1972)
- Williamsport Tomahawks, Eastern League (1976)
- Williamsport Bills, Eastern League (1987-1991)
- Williamsport Cubs, New York-Penn League (1994-1998)
- Williamsport Crosscutters, New York-Penn League (1999-present)
[edit] People who were born here
- Butch Alberts, designated hitter
- Fred Applegate, pitcher
- Pat Daneker, pitcher
- Joe Farley, minor league pitcher
- Kris Keller, pitcher
- Jake Kline, college coach
- Frank Lobert, infielder
- Johnny Lush, pitcher/outfielder
- Don Manno, outfielder
- Jamie McAndrew, pitcher
- Mike Mussina, pitcher
- Jason Phillips, pitcher
- Carl Stotz, founder of Little League Baseball
- John Sullivan, outfielder
- Dick Welteroth, pitcher
- Weldon Wyckoff, pitcher
[edit] People who died here
- Fred Applegate, pitcher
- Casper Asbjornson, catcher
- Jim Brown, pitcher/outfielder
- Ed Holly, infielder
- Rankin Johnson Sr., pitcher
- Rankin Johnson Jr., pitcher
- Bob Lindemann, outfielder
- Jim Lyle, pitcher
- Rube Manning, pitcher
- Don Manno, outfielder
- Ralph Mattis, outfielder
- Jimmy Sebring, outfielder
- Carl Stotz, founder of Little League Baseball
- Rube Yarrison, pitcher
