Lebanon Pretzel Eaters

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Lebanon Pretzel Eaters
Minor league affiliations
Class Class B (1892)
League Pennsylvania State League (1892)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
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Team data
NameLebanon Pretzel Eaters (1892)
BallparkPenryn Park (1892)

The Lebanon Pretzel Eaters were a minor league baseball team based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. In 1892, the Pretzel Eaters played a partial season as members of the Class B level Pennsylvania State League, hosting minor league home games at Penryn Park. The team folded before the end of the Pennsylvania State League season.

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History

Lebanon first hosted minor league baseball with the Lebanon team of the 1889 Middle States League. The Lebanon team, continued play in 1890 as members of the Atlantic Association. [1] [2] [3] In 1891, the Lebanon Cedars played as members of the Eastern Association. [4] [5] [6]

The Cedars did not return to Eastern Association play in 1892. [2] Instead, Lebanon continued play in a new league, as the "Lebanon Pretzel Eaters" became charter members of the Class B level Pennsylvania State League, [7] continuing play at Penryn Park. [8]

The "Pretzel Eaters" nickname corresponds with the amusement amenities within Penryn Park, which hosted the team. [9]

The Allentown Colts, Altoona Mountaineers, Easton, Harrisburg Ponies, Johnstown Pirates, Reading Actives and Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons teams joined Lebanon in beginning Pennsylvania State League play on May 23, 1892. [10] [11]

On July 21, 1892, the Lebanon Pretzel Eaters folded. Lebanon ended their Pennsylvania State League play with a record of 22-25. George Carman served as manager in the shortened season. [12] [13]

Lebanon next hosted minor league baseball in 1902, when the Lebanon team returned to Pennsylvania State League play. [13]

(2011) Cornwell and Lebanon Railroad Station, constructed in 1885. National Register of Historic Places. CnL RR Station LebCo PA.jpg
(2011) Cornwell and Lebanon Railroad Station, constructed in 1885. National Register of Historic Places.

The ballpark

The Lebanon Pretzel Eaters hosted home minor league home games at Penryn Park. [8] Penryn Park opened in 1885 in Lebanon as a public park. The park was built by the railroad to attract visitors and increase railroad passenger use of the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad system serving Lebanon . Penryn Park contained the Cornwell and Lebanon Railroad Station, which still exists today. Penryn Park flooded in July, 1925 and never returned to use as a public park. [9]

In August 1889, the Penryn Park hosted four integrated games between the Cuban Giants and Lebanon Grays teams. [14]

The Cornwell and Lebanon Railroad Station was constructed in 1885 and is still in use, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [15] Today, the former station is used as a commercial business, located at 161 North 8th Street. [16]

Year–by–year record

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
189222–25NA George Carman Team disbanded July 21

[2]

Notable alumni

See also

Lebanon Pretzel Eaters players

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  2. 1 2 3 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN   978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ "1890 Worcester/Lebanon minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Association (B) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ↑ "1891 Eastern Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ "1891 Eastern Association (EA) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ↑ "1892 Lebanon Pretzel Eaters Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. 1 2 "Penryn Park in Lebanon, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. 1 2 Groh, Joshua (March 28, 2022). "How a railroad rivalry spurred the creation of Penryn Park, Cornwall's answer to Mount Gretna".
  10. ↑ "1892 Pennsylvania State League (PSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ↑ "1892 Pennsylvania State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ↑ "1892 Lebanon Pretzel Eaters minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. 1 2 "1902 Lebanon Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ↑ "August 16, 1889: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays – Society for American Baseball Research".
  15. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Gerald A. Collins and David C. Stacks (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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