Johnstown Red Sox
January 4, 2019
The Johnstown Red Sox were a Boston Red Sox farm club that operated for just one season during the summer of 1961. The Sox finished fourth in the 6-team Eastern League with a 61-79 record. Nine members of the 1961 Johnstown Red Sox eventually made it to the Majors. By far the most successful was knuckleball artist Wilbur Wood, who was promoted to the Majors in Boston by mid-summer. Owner Joe Buzas moved the franchise to York, Pennsylvania after the 1961 season.
