The New Westminster Frasers were a British Columbia-based entry in the Class A Northwest League that lasted only one season during the summer of 1974. The team had no Major League affiliation. After a dreadfully attended 1974 campaign, the franchise relocated to Boise, Idaho ahead of the 1975 season.
The Anderson Mets were a South Carolina-based farm team of the New York Mets that played for just one season during the summer of 1974. Three members of the Anderson Mets eventually advanced to the Major Leagues: pitcher Randy Tate, outfielder Lee Mazzilli and catcher Luis Rosado.
United Soccer League (2018) Born: November 15, 2017 – Re-branded from Harrisburg CIty Islanders Ceased Operations (professional club): Late 2018 First Match: March 24, 2018 (L
The Scranton Aces lasted for just one last-place season in the minor league Continental Basketball Association. The Aces marked the end of the road for long-time Scranton minor league basketball promoter Art Pachter, who threw in the towel after 20 years at the end of the campaign. On the positive side, the Aces helped jumpstart the prospects of ex-Villanova star Rory Sparrow, who leapt from the Aces to a 12-year NBA career.
The Long Beach Chiefs were a professional basketball team that played at Long Beach Arena during November & December of 1962. The Chiefs were members of the American Basketball League (ABL), a wanna-be rival to the NBA formed by Harlem Globetrotters promoter Abe Saperstein the previous year. The team started out as the Hawaii Chiefs during the ABL’s debut season of 1961-62. Owner Art Kim moved the franchise to Long Beach for the league’s second season. But the league folded on New Year’s Eve 1962 without completing its schedule, taking the Chiefs down with it.
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