The Allentown Cardinals were a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 team. Affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

, they played in the Class B Interstate League

Interstate League

The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952. The longest tenured of these was the last incarnation, which played in the Middle Atlantic States from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor...

 between 1944 and 1952; then in the Class A Eastern League from 1954 to 1956.

The Cardinals played at Fairview Field

Bicentennial Park (Allentown)

Bicentennial Park is a stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The park, officially named Earl F. Hunsicker Bicentennial Park, is primarily used for baseball and softball....

 until 1948, when they moved into the new Breadon Field

Breadon Field

Breadon Field was a minor league ballpark in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located on the east side of MacArthur Road, about 0.5 mile north of the U.S. Route 22 interchange. It was named for St. Louis Cardinals owner Sam Breadon, who built the ballfield in 1948. In 1958, it was purchased by...

, a steel and concrete stadium that seated 5,000 fans, which was located just north of the city in Whitehall Township. Poor attendance led to the teams demise after the 1956 season.

Seasons

• Interstate League (Class B)

Year	Record	Finish
1944	77-62	1st
1945	68-71	4th
1946	69-70	4th
1947	71-67	3d
1948	73-65	5th
1949	87-52	1st
1950	70-67	5th
1951	91-47	2d
1952	82-57	2d

Did not play in 1953 season

• Eastern League (Class A)

Year	Record	Finish
1954	66-74	6th
1955	78-60	2d
1956	70-67	4th

See also

• Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  While most of the Allentown, Pennsylvania area supports professional sports teams in New York City or Philadelphia, Allentown itself is home to a Triple-A-level baseball team, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball, and other professional...
  
  
• History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  Allentown's association with the national pastime spans nearly 125 years, from the formation of the Allentown Dukes in the late 19th century to the startup of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the early 21st century.-Late 19th century:...