The Allentown Chiefs were a minor league baseball team. They played in the Class A Eastern League, and started the 1957 season in Syracuse, New York. The team was purchased by the Boston Red Sox and was moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, mid-season on July 13, 1957, and finished the season playing at Breadon Field in Whitehall Township, just north of Allentown.
The 1957 team was not affiliated with any major league team, however, the Chiefs were a longtime affiliate of the Detroit Tigers prior to the 1957 season. After finishing the season in Allentown, the team was re-designated as the Allentown Red Sox, with Boston moving their Eastern League Class A team from Albany, New York, to Allentown for the 1958 season.
A new Detroit-affiliated team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, began operations for the 1958 Eastern League season.
Team 1957 Season (Combined Syracuse/Allentown) Won: 56 Lost: 84 Pct: .400 5th Place Eastern Division, 19 GB Manager: Frank Calo Pos Player Avg Pos Player W-L ERA 1B Edward Kneuper .263 SP Leverette Spencer 16-14 2.90 2B Clell Hobson .230 SP John Isaac 9-10 5.05 SS Julio Palazzini .279 SP George Aitken 9-13 4.97 3B Tom Sarna .253 SP John Wall 7-10 4.50 C Jim Tolleson .249 SP Cliff Ross 3-15 5.32 OF Jerry Elder .223 SP Marv Rotblatt 8-5 4.01 OF Andrew Rellick .248 SP Ralph Birkofer 2-8 4.90 OF Jim Kirby .267 RP Larry Kendig 2-6 3.36 1957 Complete Team Statistics
Major league players Jim Kirby Chicago Cubs, NL, 1949 Bob Moorhead New York Mets, NL, 1962, 1965 John Romonosky Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951 Cliff Ross Cincinnati Reds, NL, 1954 Marv Rotblatt Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951
See also
Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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References
baseball-reference.com (All team and player statistics and teams)