The Lansdale Dukes were a minor league baseball team based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The Dukes played as members of the 1948 Class D level North Atlantic League, finishing last in their only season of minor league play. Lansdale finished the season with a 28–101 record, hosting home games at Weaver Field.
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History edit
Lansdale began minor league play in 1948, as the "Dukes" became members of the eight–team, Class D level North Atlantic League.[1] Lansdale replaced the Kingston Dodgers franchise in the league. The Bloomingdale Troopers, Carbondale Pioneers, Mahanoy City Brewers, Nazareth Barons, Nyack Rockies, Peekskill Highlanders and Stroudsburg Poconos teams joined Lansdale in beginning league play on May 1, 1948.[2][3][4]
The Lansdale Dukes began minor league play, hosting 1948 home games at Weaver Field and finishing last in the league standings. The Dukes ended the season a distant eighth place in the North Atlantic League, finishing 54.0 games behind the first place Peekskill Highlanders and 19.5 games behind the seventh place Nyack Rockies. In the North Atlantic League regular season, Lansdale had a record of 28–101, playing the season under managers William Leary, Whitey Mellor and Lawrence Glick. The 1948 total Lansdale home attendance was 14,400.[5][6][2][7]
The Lansdale Dukes franchise folded after the 1948 season and did not return to the 1949 North Atlantic League. Lansdale has not hosted another minor league team.[8]
The ballpark edit
The 1948 Lansdale Dukes reportedly played minor league home games at Weaver Field in Memorial Park. First constructed in 1921, the ballpark had a capacity of 2,000 and was named for Joseph K. "Dobbie" Weaver, a coach and counselor. Located at 300 East Main & South Line Street in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, the park is still in use today.[9][10][11][12]
Year–by–year record edit
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager(s) | Attend | Playoffs/Notes |
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| 1948 | 28–101 | 8th | William Leary / Whitey Mellor / Lawrence Glick |
14,100 | Did not qualify |
Notable alumni edit
- Tony Parisse (1948)
References edit
- ^ "1948 North Atlantic League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ "1947 North Atlantic League (NAL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1948 North Atlantic League (NAL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1948 Lansdale Dukes minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1948 North Atlantic League (NAL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1948 Lansdale Dukes Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Lansdale, Pennsylvania Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Memorial Park in Lansdale, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Lansdale "Then & Now"". Montgomeryville-Lansdale, PA Patch. May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Memorial Park History". Discover Lansdale.
- ^ "Weaver Field @ Lansdale Memorial Park - Lansdale Pennsylvania - Lansdale Dukes - North Atlantic League". www.digitalballparks.com.