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New York–Penn League

May 07, 2023

For the original New York–Penn League, see New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–1937).

The New York–Penn League (NYPL) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the northeastern United States from 1939 to 2020. Classified as a Class A Short Season league, its season started in June, after major-league teams signed their amateur draft picks to professional contracts, and ended in early September.

New York–Penn League
ClassificationClass A Short Season
SportBaseball
Founded1939; 84 years ago (1939)
Ceased2020; 3 years ago (2020)
CountryUnited States
Last
champion(s)		Brooklyn Cyclones (2019)
Most titlesOneonta Yankees (12)
Official websitewww.milb.com/new-york-penn

In 2019, its last season of operation, the NYPL had 14 teams from eight different states. In addition to New York and Pennsylvania, from which the league drew its name, the NYPL also had clubs in Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, West Virginia, and Connecticut.

The Brooklyn Cyclones were the last NYPL champions, defeating the Lowell Spinners, two games to one, in 2019. The Oneonta Yankees/Tigers won 12 championships, the most among all teams in the league, followed by the Auburn Mets/Twins/Phillies/Doubledays (8) and Jamestown Falcons/Expos (7).

History

The New York–Penn League was founded in 1939 as the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League, generally shortened to PONY League,[a] in a hotel in Batavia, New York. The original teams included the Batavia Clippers, Bradford Bees, Hamilton Red Wings, Jamestown Jaguars, Niagara Falls Rainbows, and Olean Oilers; all were based in or near Western New York. The Oilers, a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate, won both the regular season and playoff championships. Batavia was the last remaining charter city in the league when it ceased operations after the 2020 season.

The Hamilton Red Wings folded early in the 1956 season, and with no more teams in Ontario, the circuit became the New York–Penn League in 1957. The league crossed back into Canada with the formation of the St. Catharines Blue Jays in 1986. They were joined by the Hamilton Redbirds in 1987 and the Welland Pirates in 1989, but all three clubs had moved back to the United States by 2000.

The New York–Penn circuit was originally a Class D league (the minors' lowest classification through 1962). It was a full-season Class A league from 1963 through 1966, and became a short-season Class A league in 1967.

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled on June 30.[1][2]

Disbanding

On December 9, 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced its list of 120 teams invited to be a part of the minors after restructuring for the 2021 season. As first reported in 2019,[3] the NYPL ceased operations. The Aberdeen IronBirds, Brooklyn Cyclones, and Hudson Valley Renegades joined the new High-A East, becoming the new High-A affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, and New York Yankees respectively. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, State College Spikes, West Virginia Black Bears, and Williamsport Crosscutters moved to the new MLB Draft League for players wishing to showcase themselves to MLB teams in advance of the annual draft. The Tri-City ValleyCats moved to the independent Frontier League,[4] while the Batavia Muckdogs and Auburn Doubledays joined the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.[5][6] On February 25, 2021, the Vermont Lake Monsters announced that they would join the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) under new ownership,[7] and the Norwich Sea Unicorns joined the FCBL in late April.[8] The Staten Island Yankees folded,[9] while the Lowell Spinners were left without future plans.[10]

Final franchises

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Final team locations:
  McNamara Division
  Pinckney Division
  Stedler Division
Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity 2021 League
McNamara Aberdeen IronBirds Baltimore Orioles Aberdeen, Maryland Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium 6,300 High-A East
Brooklyn Cyclones New York Mets Brooklyn, New York MCU Park 7,000 High-A East
Hudson Valley Renegades Tampa Bay Rays Fishkill, New York
(Poughkeepsie/Newburgh area) 		Dutchess Stadium 4,494 High-A East
Staten Island Yankees New York Yankees Staten Island, New York Richmond County Bank Ballpark 7,171 Folded[11]
(Replacement team would play in the Atlantic League in 2022)
Pinckney Auburn Doubledays Washington Nationals Auburn, New York Falcon Park 2,800 Perfect Game League
(Collegiate baseball)
Batavia Muckdogs Miami Marlins Batavia, New York Dwyer Stadium 2,600 Perfect Game League
(Collegiate baseball)
Mahoning Valley Scrappers Cleveland Indians Niles, Ohio
(Youngstown area) 		Eastwood Field 6,000 MLB Draft League
(Collegiate baseball)
State College Spikes St. Louis Cardinals University Park, Pennsylvania Medlar Field at Lubrano Park 5,570 MLB Draft League
(Collegiate baseball)
West Virginia Black Bears Pittsburgh Pirates Granville, West Virginia
(Morgantown area) 		Monongalia County Ballpark 2,500 MLB Draft League
(Collegiate baseball)
Williamsport Crosscutters Philadelphia Phillies Williamsport, Pennsylvania BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field 2,366 MLB Draft League
(Collegiate baseball)
Stedler Lowell Spinners Boston Red Sox Lowell, Massachusetts Edward A. LeLacheur Park 4,767 None[12]
Norwich Sea Unicorns Detroit Tigers Norwich, Connecticut Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium 6,270 Futures Collegiate Baseball League
(Collegiate baseball)
Tri-City ValleyCats Houston Astros Troy, New York
(Capital District) 		Joseph L. Bruno Stadium 4,500 Frontier League
Vermont Lake Monsters Oakland Athletics Burlington, Vermont Centennial Field 4,400 Futures Collegiate Baseball League
(Collegiate baseball)

Champions

Main article: List of New York–Penn League champions

League champions were determined by different means during the New York–Penn League's 82-year run from 1939 to 2020. For a few seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, no playoffs were held and the league champions were simply the regular season pennant winners. Most seasons, however, ended with playoffs to determine a league champion.[13]

The Oneonta Tigers won 12 championships, the most among all teams in the league, followed by the Auburn Mets/Twins/Phillies/Doubledays (8) and Jamestown Falcons/Expos (7).[13]

Teams

Cities represented

Connecticut

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Jersey

New York

  • Auburn: 1958–1980, 1982–2020 (62 seasons)
  • Batavia: 1939–1953, 1957–1959, 1961–2020 (78 seasons)
  • Binghamton: 1964–1966 (3 seasons)
  • Brooklyn: 2001–2020 (20 seasons)
  • Corning: 1951–1960, 1968–1969 (12 seasons)
  • Elmira: 1957–1961, 1973–1995 (28 seasons)
  • Fishkill: 1994–2020 (26 seasons)
  • Geneva: 1958–1973, 1977–1993 (33 seasons)
  • Glens Falls: 1993 (1 season)
  • Jamestown: 1939–1957, 1962–1973, 1977–2014 (67 seasons)
  • Hornell: 1942–1957 (16 seasons)
  • Little Falls: 1977–1988 (12 seasons)
  • Lockport: 1942–1950 (9 seasons)
  • Newark: 1968–1979, 1983–1987 (17 seasons)
  • Niagara Falls: 1939–1940, 1970–1979, 1982–1985, 1989–1993 (21 seasons)
  • Olean: 1939–1959, 1961–1966 (27 seasons)
  • Oneonta: 1966–2009 (44 seasons)
  • Queens: 2000 (1 season)
  • Staten Island: 1999–2020 (22 seasons)
  • Troy: 2002–2020 (18 seasons)
  • Utica: 1977–2001 (25 seasons)
  • Watertown: 1983–1998 (16 seasons)
  • Wellsville: 1942–1961, 1963–1965 (23 seasons)

Ohio

Pennsylvania

  • Bradford: 1939–1942, 1944–1957 (18 seasons)
  • Erie: 1954–1963, 1967, 1981–1993, 1995–1998 (28 seasons)
  • State College: 2006–2020 (15 seasons)
  • Williamsport: 1968–1972, 1994–2020 (32 seasons)
  • York: 1923–1933, 1936 (moved to Trenton July 2) (12 seasons)

Vermont

West Virginia

Ontario

Hall of Fame

Main article: New York–Penn League Hall of Fame

The New York–Penn League Hall of Fame was established in 2012 to honor league players, managers, and executives for their accomplishments or contributions to the league in playing or administrative roles. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class of seven men in 2012. New members were elected before the start of each season.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Not to be confused with PONY Baseball and Softball, a youth sports organization established in Pennsylvania in 1951, or its annual Pony League World Series.

References

  1. ^ "A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Madden, Bill (November 16, 2019). "Rob Manfred's plan to destroy minor league baseball". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Singelais, Mark (2021-01-07). "Tri-City ValleyCats join Frontier League for 2021 season". Times Union. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ Viquez, Marc (2021-01-12). "Baseball is Back in Batavia". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. ^ "Auburn finalizing agreement to join Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League".
  7. ^ Reichard, Kevin (2021-02-25). "Vermont Lake Monsters sold, will join Futures League". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. ^ "Sea Unicorns join Futures League". The Bulletin. Norwich, Connecticut. April 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Reichard, Kevin (2020-12-03). "Staten Island Yankees fold, will sue MLB". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  10. ^ Lacques, Gabe (December 10, 2020). "Major League Baseball issues invites for minor-league affiliates; here are teams that didn't make cut". USA Today. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Staten Island Yankees fold, sue MLB, NY Yankees". New York Post.
  12. ^ "Pro baseball at home of Lowell Spinners unlikely this season, mayor says". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ a b "New York–Penn League Champsion". New York–Penn League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "New York–Penn League Hall of Fame". New York–Penn League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

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For the original New York Penn League see New York Pennsylvania League 1923 1937 The New York Penn League NYPL was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the northeastern United States from 1939 to 2020 Classified as a Class A Short Season league its season started in June after major league teams signed their amateur draft picks to professional contracts and ended in early September New York Penn LeagueClassificationClass A Short SeasonSportBaseballFounded1939 84 years ago 1939 Ceased2020 3 years ago 2020 CountryUnited StatesLastchampion s Brooklyn Cyclones 2019 Most titlesOneonta Yankees 12 Official websitewww wbr milb wbr com wbr new york pennIn 2019 its last season of operation the NYPL had 14 teams from eight different states In addition to New York and Pennsylvania from which the league drew its name the NYPL also had clubs in Maryland Massachusetts Ohio Vermont West Virginia and Connecticut The Brooklyn Cyclones were the last NYPL champions defeating the Lowell Spinners two games to one in 2019 The Oneonta Yankees Tigers won 12 championships the most among all teams in the league followed by the Auburn Mets Twins Phillies Doubledays 8 and Jamestown Falcons Expos 7 Contents 1 History 1 1 Disbanding 1 2 Final franchises 2 Champions 3 Teams 3 1 Cities represented 4 Hall of Fame 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe New York Penn League was founded in 1939 as the Pennsylvania Ontario New York League generally shortened to PONY League a in a hotel in Batavia New York The original teams included the Batavia Clippers Bradford Bees Hamilton Red Wings Jamestown Jaguars Niagara Falls Rainbows and Olean Oilers all were based in or near Western New York The Oilers a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate won both the regular season and playoff championships Batavia was the last remaining charter city in the league when it ceased operations after the 2020 season The Hamilton Red Wings folded early in the 1956 season and with no more teams in Ontario the circuit became the New York Penn League in 1957 The league crossed back into Canada with the formation of the St Catharines Blue Jays in 1986 They were joined by the Hamilton Redbirds in 1987 and the Welland Pirates in 1989 but all three clubs had moved back to the United States by 2000 The New York Penn circuit was originally a Class D league the minors lowest classification through 1962 It was a full season Class A league from 1963 through 1966 and became a short season Class A league in 1967 The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic before being cancelled on June 30 1 2 Disbanding Edit On December 9 2020 Major League Baseball MLB announced its list of 120 teams invited to be a part of the minors after restructuring for the 2021 season As first reported in 2019 3 the NYPL ceased operations The Aberdeen IronBirds Brooklyn Cyclones and Hudson Valley Renegades joined the new High A East becoming the new High A affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles New York Mets and New York Yankees respectively The Mahoning Valley Scrappers State College Spikes West Virginia Black Bears and Williamsport Crosscutters moved to the new MLB Draft League for players wishing to showcase themselves to MLB teams in advance of the annual draft The Tri City ValleyCats moved to the independent Frontier League 4 while the Batavia Muckdogs and Auburn Doubledays joined the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League 5 6 On February 25 2021 the Vermont Lake Monsters announced that they would join the Futures Collegiate Baseball League FCBL under new ownership 7 and the Norwich Sea Unicorns joined the FCBL in late April 8 The Staten Island Yankees folded 9 while the Lowell Spinners were left without future plans 10 Final franchises Edit IronBirds Cyclones Renegades Yankees Doubledays Muckdogs Scrappers Spikes BlackBears Crosscutters Sea Unicorns Spinners ValleyCats Lake Monstersclass notpageimage Final team locations McNamara Division Pinckney Division Stedler Division Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity 2021 LeagueMcNamara Aberdeen IronBirds Baltimore Orioles Aberdeen Maryland Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium 6 300 High A EastBrooklyn Cyclones New York Mets Brooklyn New York MCU Park 7 000 High A EastHudson Valley Renegades Tampa Bay Rays Fishkill New York Poughkeepsie Newburgh area Dutchess Stadium 4 494 High A EastStaten Island Yankees New York Yankees Staten Island New York Richmond County Bank Ballpark 7 171 Folded 11 Replacement team would play in the Atlantic League in 2022 Pinckney Auburn Doubledays Washington Nationals Auburn New York Falcon Park 2 800 Perfect Game League Collegiate baseball Batavia Muckdogs Miami Marlins Batavia New York Dwyer Stadium 2 600 Perfect Game League Collegiate baseball Mahoning Valley Scrappers Cleveland Indians Niles Ohio Youngstown area Eastwood Field 6 000 MLB Draft League Collegiate baseball State College Spikes St Louis Cardinals University Park Pennsylvania Medlar Field at Lubrano Park 5 570 MLB Draft League Collegiate baseball West Virginia Black Bears Pittsburgh Pirates Granville West Virginia Morgantown area Monongalia County Ballpark 2 500 MLB Draft League Collegiate baseball Williamsport Crosscutters Philadelphia Phillies Williamsport Pennsylvania BB amp T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field 2 366 MLB Draft League Collegiate baseball Stedler Lowell Spinners Boston Red Sox Lowell Massachusetts Edward A LeLacheur Park 4 767 None 12 Norwich Sea Unicorns Detroit Tigers Norwich Connecticut Senator Thomas J Dodd Memorial Stadium 6 270 Futures Collegiate Baseball League Collegiate baseball Tri City ValleyCats Houston Astros Troy New York Capital District Joseph L Bruno Stadium 4 500 Frontier LeagueVermont Lake Monsters Oakland Athletics Burlington Vermont Centennial Field 4 400 Futures Collegiate Baseball League Collegiate baseball Champions EditMain article List of New York Penn League champions League champions were determined by different means during the New York Penn League s 82 year run from 1939 to 2020 For a few seasons in the 1960s and 1970s no playoffs were held and the league champions were simply the regular season pennant winners Most seasons however ended with playoffs to determine a league champion 13 The Oneonta Tigers won 12 championships the most among all teams in the league followed by the Auburn Mets Twins Phillies Doubledays 8 and Jamestown Falcons Expos 7 13 Teams EditAberdeen IronBirds Auburn Americans Auburn Astros Auburn Doubledays Auburn Mets Auburn Phillies Auburn Red Stars Auburn Sunsets Auburn Twins Auburn Yankees Batavia Clippers Batavia Indians Batavia Muckdogs Batavia Pirates Batavia Trojans Binghamton Triplets Bradford Beagles Bradford Bees Bradford Blue Wings Bradford Phillies Bradford Yankees Brooklyn Cyclones Connecticut Tigers Corning Athletics Corning Cor Sox Corning Independents Corning Red Sox Corning Royals Elmira Pioneers Erie Cardinals Erie Orioles Erie Sailors Erie Senators Geneva Cubs Geneva Pirates Geneva Redlegs Geneva Senators Geneva Twins Glens Falls Redbirds Hamilton Cardinals Hamilton Redbirds Hamilton Red Wings Hornell Dodgers Hornell Maple Leafs Hornell Maples Hornell Redlegs Hudson Valley Renegades Jamestown Braves Jamestown Dodgers Jamestown Expos Jamestown Falcons Jamestown Jaguars Jamestown Jammers Jamestown Tigers Little Falls Mets Lockport Cubs Lockport Reds Lockport White Socks Lockport White Sox London Pirates Lowell Spinners Mahoning Valley Scrappers New Jersey Cardinals Newark Co Pilots Newark Orioles Niagara Falls Pirates Niagara Falls Rainbows Niagara Falls Rapids Niagara Falls Sox Olean A s Olean Giants Olean Oilers Olean Red Sox Olean Yankees Oneonta Red Sox Oneonta Tigers Oneonta Yankees Pittsfield Astros Pittsfield Mets Queens Kings St Catharines Blue Jays St Catharines Stompers State College Spikes Staten Island Yankees Tri City ValleyCats Utica Blue Jays Utica Blue Sox Vermont Expos Vermont Lake Monsters Watertown Indians Watertown Pirates Welland Pirates Wellsville Braves Wellsville Nitros Wellsville Red Sox Wellsville Rockets Wellsville Senators Wellsville Yankees West Virginia Black Bears Williamsport Astros Williamsport Crosscutters Williamsport Cubs Williamsport Red Sox York White Roses Cities represented Edit Connecticut Norwich 2010 2020 16 seasons Maryland Aberdeen 2002 2020 19 seasons Massachusetts Lowell 1996 2020 25 seasons Pittsfield 1989 2001 13 seasons New Jersey Augusta 1994 2005 12 seasons New York Auburn 1958 1980 1982 2020 62 seasons Batavia 1939 1953 1957 1959 1961 2020 78 seasons Binghamton 1964 1966 3 seasons Brooklyn 2001 2020 20 seasons Corning 1951 1960 1968 1969 12 seasons Elmira 1957 1961 1973 1995 28 seasons Fishkill 1994 2020 26 seasons Geneva 1958 1973 1977 1993 33 seasons Glens Falls 1993 1 season Jamestown 1939 1957 1962 1973 1977 2014 67 seasons Hornell 1942 1957 16 seasons Little Falls 1977 1988 12 seasons Lockport 1942 1950 9 seasons Newark 1968 1979 1983 1987 17 seasons Niagara Falls 1939 1940 1970 1979 1982 1985 1989 1993 21 seasons Olean 1939 1959 1961 1966 27 seasons Oneonta 1966 2009 44 seasons Queens 2000 1 season Staten Island 1999 2020 22 seasons Troy 2002 2020 18 seasons Utica 1977 2001 25 seasons Watertown 1983 1998 16 seasons Wellsville 1942 1961 1963 1965 23 seasons Ohio Youngstown 1999 2020 22 seasons Pennsylvania Bradford 1939 1942 1944 1957 18 seasons Erie 1954 1963 1967 1981 1993 1995 1998 28 seasons State College 2006 2020 15 seasons Williamsport 1968 1972 1994 2020 32 seasons York 1923 1933 1936 moved to Trenton July 2 12 seasons Vermont Burlington 1994 2020 27 seasons West Virginia Morgantown 2015 2020 6 seasons Ontario Hamilton 1939 1942 1946 1956 1988 1992 20 seasons London 1940 1942 2 seasons St Catharines 1986 1999 14 seasons Welland 1989 1994 5 seasons Hall of Fame EditMain article New York Penn League Hall of Fame The New York Penn League Hall of Fame was established in 2012 to honor league players managers and executives for their accomplishments or contributions to the league in playing or administrative roles The Hall of Fame inducted its first class of seven men in 2012 New members were elected before the start of each season 14 Notes Edit Not to be confused with PONY Baseball and Softball a youth sports organization established in Pennsylvania in 1951 or its annual Pony League World Series References Edit A Message From Pat O Conner Minor League Baseball March 13 2020 Retrieved May 5 2020 2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved Minor League Baseball June 30 2020 Retrieved July 1 2020 Madden Bill November 16 2019 Rob Manfred s plan to destroy minor league baseball New York Daily News Retrieved November 17 2019 Singelais Mark 2021 01 07 Tri City ValleyCats join Frontier League for 2021 season Times Union Retrieved 2021 01 13 Viquez Marc 2021 01 12 Baseball is Back in Batavia Stadium Journey Retrieved 2021 01 13 Auburn finalizing agreement to join Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League Reichard Kevin 2021 02 25 Vermont Lake Monsters sold will join Futures League Ballpark Digest Retrieved 2021 02 25 Sea Unicorns join Futures League The Bulletin Norwich Connecticut April 27 2021 Reichard Kevin 2020 12 03 Staten Island Yankees fold will sue MLB Ballpark Digest Retrieved 2020 12 17 Lacques Gabe December 10 2020 Major League Baseball issues invites for minor league affiliates here are teams that didn t make cut USA Today Retrieved December 11 2020 Staten Island Yankees fold sue MLB NY Yankees New York Post Pro baseball at home of Lowell Spinners unlikely this season mayor says The Boston Globe a b New York Penn League Champsion New York Penn League Minor League Baseball Retrieved August 9 2017 New York Penn League Hall of Fame New York Penn League Minor League Baseball Retrieved August 8 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York Penn League Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York Penn League amp oldid 1105817785 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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