Perth Amboy Pacers

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Perth Amboy Pacers
1914
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1914)
LeagueAtlantic League (1914)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NamePerth Amboy Pacers (1914)
BallparkUnknown (1914)

The Perth Amboy Pacers were a minor league baseball team based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1914. Perth Amboy played as members of the Atlantic League in their only season of play.

History[]

Minor league baseball play began in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1914. The Perth Amboy Pacers began play after joining the eight–team Class D level Atlantic League.[1] The league had been known as the New York–New Jersey League a season earlier.[1]: 1  The Atlantic League president was Rosslyn M. Cox,[2] who would later serve as the mayor of Middletown, New York. The league began play on May 20, 1914, and concluded the season with Perth Amboy as a member on September 7, 1914.[3][4]

The Perth Amboy Pacers ended the 1914 season in 5th place. The Pacers ended the Atlantic League season with an overall record of 44–49, playing under managers Bob Ganley and Henry Ramsey. On August 25, 1914, the local newspaper reported the Pacers were in 6th place with a 34–45 record and had just defeated Middletown on the road 7–2, with an upcoming game at 5th place Newburgh. The Pacers finished the season 19.0 games behind the 1st place Poughkeepsie Honey Bugs in the final standings. Poughkeepsie finished in 1st place with a record of 65–31, followed by the Newark Cubans/Long Branch Cubans (59–32), Middletown Middies (47–45), Danbury Hatters (49–48), Perth Amboy Pacers (44–49), Newburgh Hill Climbers (40–48), Paterson Silk Citys (32–54) and Bloomfield-Long Branch Cubans/Asbury Park Sea Urchins (30–59) in the final standings. The league had no playoff system and folded after the 1914 season.[5] [6][7][8][1][9]

Perth Amboy, New Jersey has not hosted another minor league team.[10][11]

The ballpark[]

The name and location of the Perth Amboy home minor league ballpark in 1914 is not referenced.[12]

Year–by–year record[]

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs/Notes
1914 44–49 5th Bob Ganley / Henry Ramsey None held

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

  • Perth Amboy Pacers players

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Pawlush, George G. (2001). "The Rise and Fall of the 1914 Atlantic League" (PDF) – via SABR. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Name Changed to Atlantic League". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. March 16, 1914. p. 12. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mayors of the City of Middletown Past to Present". City of Middletown. Retrieved July 14, 2019 – via middletown-ny.com. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "1914 Atlantic League (AL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. ^ "1914 Atlantic League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Perth Amboy Pacers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. ^ "1914 Perth Amboy Pacers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "1914 Perth Amboy Pacers minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. ^ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/njr_dill_ver02/data/sn85035720/00383340081/1914082602/0597.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Perth Amboy, NJ - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  11. ^ DiLeonardo, Sr, Gabriel A. (April 21, 2021). "Perth Amboy, New Jersey: Explore the history of this waterfront city". nj-injuryguys.com/.
  12. ^ "Unknown in Perth Amboy, NJ minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.

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