• The Allentown Brooks were a minor league baseball team that operated from 1935–1936. The nickname was derived from their parent team, the Brooklyn Dodgers...
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    continued to urge Brooks to return to Nashville, which he did. In 1987, Brooks and wife Sandy Mahl moved to Nashville, and Brooks began making contacts...
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    Nat Hickey (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Nicholas J. "Nat" Hickey (born Nicola Zarnecić; January 30, 1902 – September 16, 1979) was a Croatian-American professional basketball coach/player and...
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  • Bob Barr (1930s pitcher) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Robert Alexander Barr (March 12, 1908 – July 25, 2002) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1935 Brooklyn...
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  • Al Reiss (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Albert Allen Reiss (January 8, 1909 – May 13, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the...
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  • Jack Radtke (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Jack William Radtke (April 14, 1913 in Denver, Colorado – October 24, 2006 in Twin Falls, Idaho), is a former Major League Baseball player who was an infielder...
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  • Senators Albany-Colonie A's Albany-Colonie Yankees Allentown Brooks Allentown Cardinals Allentown Red Sox Altoona Curve Berkshire Brewers Binghamton Rumble...
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    Charlie Eckert (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Charles William Eckert (August 8, 1897 – August 22, 1986), nicknamed "Buzz", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons, 1919...
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  • Johnny McCarthy (baseball) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    John Joseph McCarthy (January 7, 1910 – September 13, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB)...
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    Zack Taylor (baseball) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    James Wren "Zack" Taylor (July 27, 1898 – September 19, 1974) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager. He played in Major...
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    Frank Lamanske (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Frank James Lamanske (September 30, 1906 – August 4, 1971), nicknamed "Lefty", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, who appeared in two games for the...
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  • Ralph Onis (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Manuel Dominguez "Ralph" Onis (October 24, 1908 – January 4, 1995), nicknamed "Curly", was an American professional baseball player who played catcher...
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    Frank Skaff (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Francis Michael Skaff (September 30, 1910 – April 12, 1988) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder, coach, manager and scout. He played...
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  • John Gaddy (category Allentown Brooks players)
    John Wilson Gaddy (February 5, 1914 – May 3, 1966), nicknamed "Sheriff", was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues (MLB)...
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    Reading Brooks franchise here just six games into the season. The Allentown Brooks, like the Dukes and Buffaloes, played their home games at the Allentown Fairgrounds...
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    (64 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide. The Lehigh Valley's largest city is Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Lehigh...
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  • Nick Tremark (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Nicholas Joseph Tremark (October 15, 1912 – September 7, 2000) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played from...
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  • George Fallon (baseball) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    George Decatur Fallon (July 8, 1914 – October 25, 1994) was an American backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn...
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  • Harvey Green (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Harvey George Green (February 9, 1915 – July 24, 1970), nicknamed "Buck", was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Green played basketball...
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    Woody Williams (infielder) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Woodrow Wilson Williams (August 21, 1912 – February 24, 1995) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati...
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  • Ducks — 1935 — Sacramento Senators Reading Brooks /  Allentown Brooks — Dayton Ducks — 1936 — — Allentown Brooks Davenport Blue Sox — — Beatrice Blues Jeanerette...
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    Harry Eisenstat (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Harry Eisenstat (October 10, 1915 – March 21, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn...
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  • Art Parks (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Artie William Parks (November 1, 1911 – December 6, 1989) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during...
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  • George Cisar (baseball) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    George Cisar (August 25, 1910 – February 19, 2010) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1937...
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  • Johnny Hudson (category Allentown Brooks players)
    John Wilson Hudson (June 30, 1912 – November 7, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. As an active player, the infielder...
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  • Walter Signer (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Walter Donald Aloysius Signer (October 12, 1910 – July 23, 1974) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and 1945....
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  • Hank Winston (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Henry Rudolph Winston (June 15, 1904 – February 4, 1974) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League...
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  • Eddie Wilson (baseball) (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Edward Francis Wilson (September 7, 1909 – April 11, 1979) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball...
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  • Canton Burlington Buffalo Bristol Bowie Binghamton Baltimore Altoona Allentown Albany Akron    Baseball portal List of Southern League teams List of...
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  • Bill Adair (category Allentown Brooks players)
    Marion Danne "Bill" Adair (February 10, 1913 – June 17, 2002) was an American coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). A second baseman...
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