Eastern League (1970-1972) International League (1973-2019) Born (Eastern League franchise): October 1969: The Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox relocate to Pawtucket, RI Born (International League franchise): November
Eastern League (1968-1969) Born: November 15, 1967 – The Pawtucket Indians relocate to Waterbury, CT Affiliation Change: 1970 (Waterbury Pirates) First Game: April 20, 1968
Glens Falls, New York hosted this Class AA Eastern League farm team of the Detroit Tigers for three summers during the late 1980’s. The Glens Falls Tigers sent more than two dozen players up to the Major Leagues, including future Hall of Famer pitcher John Smoltz.
The Reading Red Sox were a fleeting entry in the Class AA Eastern League in 1963 and 1964. As the name implies, the team served as farm club for the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Reading previously had an Eastern League club – the Indians – from 1952 until 1961. After a summer without baseball in 1962, the Red Sox arrived in town in April 1963. Reading helped to develop several key members of Boston’s 1967 “Impossible Dream” pennant winning club, including Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith.
Eastern League (1994-2003) Born: October 3, 1992 – Eastern League expansion franchise Move Announced: September 3, 2003 (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) First Game: April 7,
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