United States Australian Football League

United States Australian Football League

The United States Australian Football League is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997....

• Lehigh Valley Crocs
  Lehigh Valley Crocs
  The LeHigh Valley Crocs were an United States Australian Football League team based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in April, 1999 by Michelle and Robert Giabardo. Giabardo was the team's head coach....
  
  
• Pittsburgh Wallabies
  Pittsburgh Wallabies
  The Pittsburgh Wallabies are a former Eastern Australian Football League and United States Australian Football League team. They were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.They played in the USAFL in 2004 and the EAFL in 2005....
  
  

American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

 (1882-1891)

• Philadelphia Athletics
  Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)
  The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...
  
   (1882–1891)
• Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1886) (Now the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   of the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
  )

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...

 (1871-1875)

• Philadelphia Athletics (1871–1875)
• Philadelphia White Stockings
  Philadelphia White Stockings
  The Philadelphia White Stockings were an early professional baseball team. They were a member of the National Association from 1873 to 1875. Their home games were played at the Jefferson Street Grounds...
  
   (1873–1875) (also sometimes called "Pearls" or "Phillies")
• Philadelphia Centennials
  Philadelphia Centennials
  The Philadelphia Centennials of 1875 were a short-lived baseball team in the National Association. They won 2 games, lost 12, and did not finish out the season. Their home games were played at Centennial Grounds....
  
   (1875)

Negro Leagues(1885-1951)

• Harrisburg Giants
  Harrisburg Giants
  The Harrisburg Giants were a U.S. professional baseball team in the Negro Leagues, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They joined the Eastern Colored League for the 1924 season with Hall of Fame center fielder Oscar Charleston as playing manager...
  
   (1924–1929)
• Hilldale Daisies (1910–1932)
• Philadelphia Giants
  Philadelphia Giants
  The Philadelphia Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1902 to 1916. From 1904 to 1909 they were one of the strongest teams in black baseball, winning five eastern championships in six years. The team was organized by Sol White, H. Walter Schlichter, and Harry Smith.- Founding...
  
  
• Philadelphia Pythians
  Philadelphia Pythians
  The Philadelphia Pythians were a black baseball team that existed in the 19th century. They first came about in the 1867, with Octavius Catto playing shortstop for the team.They played in the League of Colored Baseball Clubs in 1887 and went 4-1....
  
  
• Philadelphia Stars
  Philadelphia Stars (baseball)
  The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since early 1930...
  
   (1934–1948)
• Philadelphia Tigers
  Philadelphia Tigers
  The Philadelphia Tigers were a Negro League baseball team that played briefly in the 1928 Eastern Colored League before the circuit disbanded in early June...
  
   (1928)
• Homestead Grays
  Homestead Grays
  The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and would remain in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.-Franchise...
  
   (1929–1948)
• Pittsburgh Crawfords
  Pittsburgh Crawfords
  The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named after the Crawford Grill, a club in the Hill District of Pittsburgh owned by Gus Greenlee, the Crawfords were originally a youth semipro team sponsored by...
  
   (1931–1938)
• Pittsburgh Keystones

Players League

Players League

The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League , was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century...

 (1890)

• Philadelphia Quakers/Athletics (PL/AA)
  Philadelphia Quakers/Athletics (PL/AA)
  The Philadelphia Athletics were a short-lived Major League Baseball franchise that existed for two seasons from to . Known alternatively as the Philadelphia Quakers, and sometimes informally as "Buffinton's Beauties", they played their first season in the newly created Players' League  of ,...
  
   (1890)
• Pittsburgh Burghers
  Pittsburgh Burghers
  The Pittsburgh Burghers were a baseball team in the Players' League, a short-lived Major League that existed only for the 1890 season. The team included a number of players who had jumped from the National League's Pittsburgh Alleghenys , including Hall of Famers Pud Galvin, Ned Hanlon, and Jake...
  
   (1890)

Union Association

Union Association

The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...

 (1884)

• Altoona Mountain Citys
  Altoona Mountain Citys
  The Altoona Mountain Citys were a professional baseball franchise that played in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1884. The Mountain Citys were a charter member of the Union Association, but folded after 25 games with a 6-19 record...
  
   (1884)
• Philadelphia Keystones
  Philadelphia Keystones
  The Philadelphia Keystones was a professional baseball franchise. In 1884, they were a member of the short-lived Union Association. The team was owned by former player Tom Pratt....
  
   (1884)
• Pittsburgh Stogies
  Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...
  
   (1884)

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball organization located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League...

• Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds (2000–2001)
• Pennsylvania Road Warriors
  Pennsylvania Road Warriors
  The Pennsylvania Road Warriors is a team owned by the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. From the 2000 to the 2004 seasons as well as from 2006 to 2007, they played in the North Division of the Atlantic League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
  
   (2002–2004)

Eastern League (1923-Current)

• Allentown Brooks
  Allentown Brooks
  The Allentown Brooks were a minor league baseball team that operated from 1935-1936. The nickname was derived from their parent team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. They played in the New York-Pennsylvania League and were based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Previously known as the "Reading Brooks."...
  
   (1935–1936)
• Allentown Cardinals
  Allentown Cardinals
  The Allentown Cardinals were a minor league baseball team. Affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, they played in the Class B Interstate League between 1944 and 1952; then in the Class A Eastern League from 1954 to 1956....
  
   (1935–1936)
• Allentown Chiefs
  Allentown Chiefs
  The Allentown Chiefs were a minor league baseball team. They played in the Class A Eastern League, and started the 1957 season in Syracuse, New York...
  
   (1957)
• Allentown Red Sox
  Allentown Red Sox
  The Allentown Red Sox were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Boston Red Sox. They played in the Class A Eastern League and were based in Allentown, Pennsylvania....
  
   (1935–1936)
• Johnstown Johnnies (1955–1956)
• Johnstown Red Sox
  Johnstown Red Sox
  The Johnstown Red Sox were an Eastern League baseball team based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA that played during the 1961 season. They were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox...
  
   (1961)
• Lancaster Red Roses
  Lancaster Red Roses
  The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of...
  
   (1896–1961)
• Reading Brooks (1935–1936)
• Reading Indians (1952–1957) (Now Reading Phillies
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  )
• Reading Red Sox
  Reading Red Sox
  The Reading Red Sox are a defunct minor league baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise.The ball club was based in Reading, Pennsylvania, and played in the Class A New York-Pennsylvania League and its successor league, the Class AA Eastern League...
  
   (1933–1965) (Now Pittsfield Red Sox
  Pittsfield Red Sox
  The Pittsfield Red Sox was the name of an American minor league baseball franchise based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from 1965 through 1969. It was the Double-A Eastern League affiliate in the Boston Red Sox farm system and produced future Major League Baseball players such as George Scott,...
  
  )
• Scranton Red Sox
  Scranton Red Sox
  The Scranton Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They played from 1939 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1951, and they played in the Eastern League.-Year-by-year record:...
  
  
• Wilkes-Barre Barons
  Wilkes-Barre Barons
  The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a legendary basketball team from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.The Barons played between 1933 and 1972 in different American leagues. The team won 11 titles during this time, and the most memorable are those were won while playing in the American Basketball League and the...
  
   (1933–1972)
• Wilkes-Barre Indians
  Wilkes-Barre Indians
  The Wilkes-Barre Indians were an Eastern League baseball team that played from 1949 to 1951. They were based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA and were managed by Bill Norman...
  
  
• Williamsport A's
  Williamsport A's
  The Williamsport A's were a Class AA Eastern League affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. They played their home games in Bowman Field which is currently the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League. The franchise had previously been known...
  
  
• Williamsport Bills
  Williamsport Bills
  The Williamsport Bills were a Class AA Eastern League baseball affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and New York Mets from 1987 to 1991 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in the United States...
  
   (1987–1991)
• Williamsport Grays
  Williamsport Grays
  *Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania*League: New York-Penn League 1924-1937; Eastern League 1938-1942, 1944–1946, 1950, 1954–1956, 1958–1962...
  
   (1924–1962)
• Williamsport Mets
  Williamsport Mets
  The Williamsport Mets were a former minor league double-A affiliate of the New York Mets from 1964 through 1967. Williamsport played in the Eastern League at Bowman Stadium in Williamsport, PA....
  
   (1964–1967)
• Williamsport Tigers
  Williamsport Tigers
  The Williamsport Tigers were a Class AA Eastern League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. They played their home games in Bowman Field which is currently the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League. Detroit had a working relationship with...
  
  
• Williamsport Tomahawks
  Williamsport Tomahawks
  The Williamsport Tomahawks were the Class AA Eastern League affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in Williamsport, Pennsylvania during the 1976 season. The franchise moved to Williamsport from Thetford Mines, Quebec where they were known as the Thetford Mines Miners. The Tomahawks finished the season...
  
  
• York Pirates (1884–1969)
• York White Roses
  York White Roses
  The York White Roses was the name of a minor league baseball team in the city of York, Pennsylvania, USA, that existed from 1894–1969.-Early years:...
  
   (1884–1969)

Frontier League

Frontier League

The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...

 (1993-Current)

• Erie Sailors
  Erie Sailors
  The Erie Sailors was the name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Erie, Pennsylvania between 1906 and 1994.-Pre-1930s:Several unrelated teams used the Erie Sailors name in the Interstate League , the Ohio-Pennsylvania League , and the Central League .-1938-1963:During these years,...
  
   (1994) (Became Johnstown Steal)
• Johnstown Johnnies (1995–1997) (Renamed Johnstown Johnnies)
• Johnstown Johnnies (1998–2002) (Now Florence Freedom
  Florence Freedom
  The Florence Freedom are a professional baseball team based in the Northern Kentucky city of Florence, located near the city of Cincinnati. The Freedom are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league...
  
  )

International League

International League

The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...

 (1885-)

• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
  The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are a professional minor league baseball club located based in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. They currently play in the International League's Northern Division and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball club...
  
   (1998–2006) (Renamed: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in 2007)

New York-Penn League (1939-)

• Erie Cardinals
• Erie Orioles (Ended 1990) (Changed name to "Sailors")
• Erie Sailors
  Erie Sailors
  The Erie Sailors was the name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Erie, Pennsylvania between 1906 and 1994.-Pre-1930s:Several unrelated teams used the Erie Sailors name in the Interstate League , the Ohio-Pennsylvania League , and the Central League .-1938-1963:During these years,...
  
   (1990–1992)
• Erie Tigers
• Williamsport Astros (1971–1972)
• Williamsport Red Sox
  Williamsport Red Sox
  In 1971 the New York-Penn League team from Williamsport, PA changed affiliations and names, going from the Williamsport Astros to the Williamsport Red Sox. Managed by Dick Berardino, the Red Sox went 30-39-1 their first season, finishing 6th in the 8-team NY-Penn...
  
   (1971–1972)

Northern League

• Allentown Ambassadors
  Allentown Ambassadors
  The Allentown Ambassadors were an independent baseball team that competed in the Northeast League and the Northern League from 1997 until 2003. They played their home games at Allentown, Pennsylvania's Bicentennial Park.- History :...
  
   (1997–2003)

National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 (NBA)

• Philadelphia Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   (1946–1962) now the Golden State Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
  
• Pittsburgh Ironmen
  Pittsburgh Ironmen
  The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America . The team was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They ended their only season in the BAA in 1946-47 with a record of 15-45, finishing in fifth and last place in the Western Division and worst overall in the league...
  
   (1946–1947)

American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...

 (1967-1976)

• Pennsylvania Pit Bulls (2004–2005)
• Pittsburgh Condors
  Pittsburgh Condors
  The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association. Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise of the ABA...
  
   (1970–1972)
• Pittsburgh Hardhats (2004)
• Pittsburgh Pipers (1967–1968)

American Basketball League

• Scranton Miners
  Scranton Miners
  The Scranton Miners were an Eastern Professional Basketball League basketball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Basketball League. Arthur Pachter was the Owner and coach for many years...
  
   (1950?-1996)

Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

• Pittsburgh Piranhas
  Pittsburgh Piranhas
  The Pittsburgh Piranhas, were a semi-pro basketball team, that began play in 1994 as part of the Continental Basketball Association. The team played all of its home games at the A.J. Palumbo Center located on the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh...
  
   (1994–1995)
• Pittsburgh Xplosion
  Pittsburgh Xplosion
  The Pittsburgh Xplosion was a member of the Continental Basketball Association from 2006–2008. Founded in 2004 as the Pittsburgh Hard Hats as a member of the ABA, the team, following an ownership change, took the court as the Pennsylvania Pit Bulls. The team became the Xplosion in 2005, and joined...
  
   (2005–2008)
• Wilkes-Barre Barons
  Wilkes-Barre Barons
  The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a legendary basketball team from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.The Barons played between 1933 and 1972 in different American leagues. The team won 11 titles during this time, and the most memorable are those were won while playing in the American Basketball League and the...
  
   (1914–1978)

United States Basketball League

United States Basketball League

The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...

• Philadelphia Aces
  Philadelphia Aces
  The Philadelphia Aces were a United States Basketball League team that played from 1987 to 1988 and in 1990. They were previously known as the Wildwood Aces....
  
  
• Philadelphia Spirit
  Philadelphia Spirit
  The Philadelphia Spirit were a United States Basketball League team that played from 1991 to 1992.In 1991, they finished first in the league with a 15-5 record. They beat the Miami Tropics in the league's finals, winning the championship. In 1992, they again finished first in the league, with a...
  
  
• Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
  Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
  The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs was a United States Basketball League team located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It operated from 1999 to 2006....
  
   (1999–2007)

Early Athletic Clubs

• Allegheny Athletic Association
  Allegheny Athletic Association
  The Allegheny Athletic Association was an athletic club that fielded the first ever professional American football player and later the first fully professional football team. The organization was founded in 1890 as a regional athletic club in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is today the North...
  
  
• Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1895 until 1900. The team was considered one of the best, if not the best, professional football teams in the country from 1898 until 1900...
  
  
• Franklin Athletic Club
  Franklin Athletic Club
  The Franklin Athletic Club was an early professional football team based in Franklin, Pennsylvania. It was considered the top team in professional football in 1903, by becoming the becoming the US Football Champions and winning the 1903 World Series of Football, held after the 1903 season, at New...
  
  
• Greensburg Athletic Association
  Greensburg Athletic Association
  The Greensburg Athletic Association was an early organized football team, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, that played from 1890 until 1900. The team began as an amateur football club in 1890 and was composed primarily of locals before several professional players were added for the 1895 season...
  
  
• Homestead Library & Athletic Club
• Jeanette Athletic Association
• Latrobe Athletic Association
  Latrobe Athletic Association
  The Latrobe Athletic Association was a professional football team located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1895 until 1909. The team is best known for being the first football club to play a full season while composed entirely of professional players...
  
  
• McKeesport Olympics
  McKeesport Olympics
  The McKeesport Olympics were a professional football team from McKeesport, Pennsylvania from 1896 until around 1940. The Olympics were considered one of the top football teams in Pennsylvania from 1910 until 1919....
  
  
• Oil City Athletic Club
  Oil City Athletic Club
  The Oil City Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Oil City, Pennsylvania from 1893 until 1903. The team was the interstate rivial of the Franklin Athletic Club...
  
  
• Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
  Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
  The Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team, established in 1891, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1892 the intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, led to William Heffelfinger becoming the first known...
  
  

American Association (football)

American Association (football)

The American Association was a professional American football league based in New York City. Founded in 1936 as a minor league with teams in New York and New Jersey, the AA extended its reach to Providence, Rhode Island prior to the onset of World War II...

• Bethlehem Bulldogs
  Bethlehem Bulldogs
  The Bethlehem Bulldogs were an American Association football team that played from 1946 to 1950. They played in the league's Western Division through 1947, until the league dissolved the divisions and became a one-division circuit....
  
  
• Wilkes-Barre Bullets
  Wilkes-Barre Bullets
  The Wilkes-Barre Bullets were a professional football team in the American Association that played from 1948 to 1949.In 1948, they went 1-9, finishing in last place in the six-team league. In 1949, they went 3-7, finishing fifth in the league. They did not play the entire season in 1949 - the...
  
  
• Erie Vets
  Erie Vets
  The Erie Vets were an American Association football team that played during the 1950 season, the last of the American Association.That year, they went 5-3 in the six-team league, finishing second behind only the Richmond Rebels. They then played in the league championship, losing 35-7 to the...
  
  

American Football League (1926)

American Football League (1926)

The first American Football League , sometimes called AFL I, AFLG, or the Grange League, was a professional American football league that operated in 1926. It was the first major competitor to the National Football League. Founded by C. C...

• Philadelphia Quakers
  Philadelphia Quakers (AFL)
  Not to be confused with the defunct Philadelphia Quakers team of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia Quakers baseball team who became the Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 or the University of Pennsylvania athletics teams, the Pennsylvania Quakers....
  
   (1926)

Anthracite League

Anthracite League

The Anthracite League, also referred to as the Anthracite Association, was a 1924 football league comprising teams based in eastern Pennsylvania. These teams were based in coal mining towns, hence the league name's reference to anthracite coal. The league lasted for just one season, before folding...

• Coaldale Big Green
  Coaldale Big Green
  The Coaldale Big Green was an early professional football team based in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. The club played as an independent until joining the Anthracite League in 1924. After leaving the league in 1924, the team spent its 1925 season as an independent, then joined the short-lived Eastern...
  
  
• Gilberton Cadamounts
  Gilberton Cadamounts
  The Gilberton Catamounts, sometimes called the Gilberton Cadamounts and the Gilberton Duck Streeters, were an 1920s-era professional footall team based in Gilberton, Pennsylvania. However the team played many of its home games in nearby Mahanoy City because Gilberton's home field, Stoddard Field....
  
  
• Shenandoah Yellow Jackets
  Shenandoah Yellow Jackets
  The Shenandoah Yellow Jackets were an Anthracite League football team that played during the league's only year of existence, 1924. They played eight games in their only year of existence, going 4-4 for a .500 winning percentage. They finished third in the five team league....
  
  
• Wilkes-Barre Barons (football)
  Wilkes-Barre Barons (football)
  The Wilkes-Barre Barons were an Anthracite League American football team that, according to historical records, played in only one game in the league's only year of existence, 1924....
  
  

Eastern League of Professional Football

Eastern League of Professional Football

The Eastern League of Professional Football was a football league formed in 1926 by independent clubs from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Eastern League was a regional minor league that never intended to challenge either the National Football League or even Red Grange's new American Football...

• All-Lancaster Red Roses
  All-Lancaster Red Roses
  The All-Lancaster Red Roses were an Eastern League of Professional Football team that played during the league's only year of existence, 1926. They finished third in the 10-team league with a 5-2-3 record...
  
  
• Bethlehem Bears
  Bethlehem Bears
  The Bethlehem Bears were an early professional football team from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The team was formed by Michael "Gyp" Downey who served as player-coach and the team's manager...
  
  
• Mount Carmel Wolverines
  Mount Carmel Wolverines
  The Mount Carmel Wolverines were an Eastern League of Professional Football team based in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA that played during the league's only year of existence, 1926. They finished fourth in the league with a 5-3-1 record ....
  
  
• Shenandoah Red Jackets
  Shenandoah Red Jackets
  The Shenandoah Red Jackets were an Eastern League of Professional Football team based in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA that played during the league's only year of existence, 1926. They went 2-5-1 , finishing seventh in the league....
  
  

National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

• Dallas Texans (NFL)
  Dallas Texans (NFL)
  The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11.-History:After the 1951 NFL season, the financially troubled New York Yanks franchise were put on the market. Ted Collins had founded that franchise in 1944 as the Boston Yanks, moved it to New...
  
   (1951–1952) (Traveling team
  Traveling team
  In professional team sports, a traveling team is a member of a professional league that never or rarely competes in its home arena or stadium. This differs from a barnstorming team in that the latter does not compete within a league or association framework...
  
   based in Hershey, Pennsylvania
  Hershey, Pennsylvania
  Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
  
  )
• Frankford Yellow Jackets
  Frankford Yellow Jackets
  The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...
  
   (1924–1928)
• Pottsville Maroons
  Pottsville Maroons
  The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, they went on to play in the National Football League for four seasons, from 1925–1928...
  
   (1925–1928)

WWII merger teams

• Chicago-Pittsburgh "Card-Pitt" (1944)
  Card-Pitt
  Card-Pitt was the name for the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals, during the 1944 season. The teams were forced to merge, because both had lost many players to World War II military service...
  
  
• Pitt-Phil "Steagles" (1943)
  Steagles
  The Steagles is the popular nickname for the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season...
  
  

National Football League (1902)

National Football League (1902)

The National Football League was the first attempt at forming a national professional football league in 1902. The league has no ties with the modern National Football League. In fact the league was only composed of teams from Pennsylvania, which was hardly "national". Two of the teams were based...

• Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)
  Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)
  The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious...
  
  
• Philadelphia Phillies (NFL)
  Philadelphia Phillies (NFL)
  The Philadelphia Phillies were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole league was a curious...
  
  
• Pittsburgh Stars
  Pittsburgh Stars
  The Pittsburgh Stars were a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious mixture...
  
  

United States Football League

United States Football League

The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...

• Philadelphia Stars (1983–1985)
• Pittsburgh Maulers
  Pittsburgh Maulers
  The Pittsburgh Maulers competed in the 1984 season of the United States Football League. Their most prominent player was first pick overall in the 1984 USFL draft, running back Mike Rozier of Nebraska, who won the Heisman Trophy, collegiate football's most prestigious individual award.They were...
  
   (1983)

Arena Football League

• Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987–1990) (Now the Tampa Bay Storm
  Tampa Bay Storm
  The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
  
  )

American Indoor Football Association

• Johnstown Riverhawks
  Johnstown Riverhawks
  The Johnstown Riverhawks was a professional indoor football team based out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association. They played their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena....
  
   (2005–2007)
• Erie Freeze
  Erie Freeze
  The Erie Freeze was an American indoor football team based in Erie, Pennsylvania.They were an original member of the American Indoor Football League in 2005, and advanced to the first AIFL Championship Game. When the league was reorganized into the American Indoor Football Association in 2007, they...
  
   (2005–2007)

National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

• Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)
  Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)
  The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...
  
   (1925–1930)
• Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)
  Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)
  The Philadelphia Quakers were an American professional ice hockey team that played only one full season in the National Hockey League , 1930–31, at the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
  
   (1930–1931)

Western Pennsylvania Hockey League

Western Pennsylvania Hockey League

The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , was a semi-professional ice hockey league from the early 1900s. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league was the pre-eminent ice hockey league at the time in the United States...

• Pittsburgh Bankers
  Pittsburgh Bankers
  The Pittsburgh Bankers were a Pittsburgh hockey club that consisted of a group of local men from Pittsburgh that were employeed by local banks during the early 1900s. The Bankers began as the amateur Banker's League. The league later merged into one team which became members of the Western...
  
   (1901–1904, 1907–1909)
• Pittsburgh Duquesne
  Pittsburgh Duquesne
  The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club or Pittsburgh Duquesne were an amateur and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. The team played exhibition games of ice hockey in the 1895–96 season, before being...
  
   (1908–1909)
• Pittsburgh Keystones (1901–1904)
• Pittsburgh Lyceum
  Pittsburgh Lyceum
  The Pittsburgh Lyceum were a professional hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. After the WPHL was revived for the 1907-08 season, it was deteremined that two new teams would be needed so that the league could go back to its four...
  
   (1907–1909)
• Pittsburgh PAC (1901–1904, 1907–1909)
• Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates (WPHL)
  The Pittsburgh Pirates were a hockey club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that became members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League for the 1908 WPHL season. When the WPHL was revived in 1907, the only two original teams to return to the league after operations were suspended in 1904 were the...
  
   (1907–1908)
• Pittsburgh Victorias
  Pittsburgh Victorias
  The Pittsburgh Victorias were an ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. The team lasted until 1904, when the WPHL disbanded its teams to form the Pittsburgh Pros. In the 1902 the WPHL became the first professional ice hockey...
  
   (1902–1904)

American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

• Erie Blades
  Erie Blades
  The Erie Blades name was used by two professional ice hockey teams in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both teams played their home games in the Erie County Field House...
  
   (1975–1982)
• Philadelphia Firebirds (1974–1979)
• Philadelphia Arrows
  Philadelphia Arrows
  The Philadelphia Arrows were a professional ice hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1927, the club was Philadelphia's first professional hockey team and played in the Canadian-American Hockey League. The team changed its name to the Philadelphia Ramblers beginning...
  
   (1927–1935) (Became Philadelphia Ramblers
  Philadelphia Ramblers
  The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
  
  )
• Philadelphia Ramblers
  Philadelphia Ramblers
  The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
  
   (1935–1941)
• Philadelphia Rockets
  Philadelphia Rockets
  The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League from 1946 to 1949...
  
   (1941–1942)
• Pittsburgh Hornets (1936–1956, 1961–1967)

East Coast Hockey League

• Erie Panthers
  Erie Panthers
  The Erie Panthers were a professional hockey team, and one of the founding members in the East Coast Hockey League. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1996, they were one of the most prolific teams in the ECHL. The Panthers were known for their ability to score goals quickly and often, as...
  
   (1988–1996)
• Johnstown Chiefs
  Johnstown Chiefs
  The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
  
   (1988–2010)

Eastern Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

• Erie Blades
  Erie Blades
  The Erie Blades name was used by two professional ice hockey teams in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both teams played their home games in the Erie County Field House...
  
   (1979–1981)
• Hershey B'ars/Hershey Bears
  Hershey Bears
  The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
  
   (1933–1938)
• Hershey Cubs (1938–1939)
• Johnstown Bluebirds (1941–1942)
• Johnstown Jets
  Johnstown Jets
  The Johnstown Jets were a professional ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena...
  
   (1950–1977)
• Johnstown Red Wings
  Johnstown Red Wings
  The Johnstown Red Wings were a professional ice hockey team based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania They were founded as a member of the Eastern Hockey League in the 1979-80 season.The Red Wings were used as an affiliate to the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL...
  
   (1979–1980)
• Philadelphia Falcons (1942–1946; 1951–1952)
• Philadelphia Ramblers
  Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL)
  The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for nine seasons in the Eastern Hockey League from 1955 to 1964...
  
   (1955–1964)

International Hockey League (1929–1936)

• Pittsburgh Shamrocks
  Pittsburgh Shamrocks
  The Pittsburgh Shamrocks played in the International Hockey League in 1935–36. The Shamrocks played all of their home games at the Duquesne Gardens. During that lone season, the team finished in fourth place in the West Division behind the Detroit Olympics, Cleveland Falcons and Windsor Bulldogs....
  
   (1935–1936)
• Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
  Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
  The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets was an amateur hockey team that existed between . They evolved from being an amateur to a semi-pro team and are one the earliest sports organizations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Yellow Jackets played primarily in the United States Amateur Hockey Association...
  
   (1915–1925, 1930–1932)

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League

The Mid-Atlantic Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions of the United States. The league began play in November 2007...

• Mon Valley Thunder
  Mon Valley Thunder
  The Mon Valley Thunder was an ice hockey team which played in the inaugural season of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007. The team played its home games in the Rostraver Ice Garden in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania. Brian Cersosimo was the team's first and only head coach. Following the...
  
   (2007–2008)
• Valley Forge Freedom (2007–2008)

Roller Hockey International

Roller Hockey International

Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey....

• Philadelphia Bulldogs
  Philadelphia Bulldogs
  The Philadelphia Bulldogs were an inline hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of Roller Hockey International . They were part of the 1994 RHI Expansion.-See also:...
  
   (1994–1996)
• Pittsburgh Phantoms (1994)

National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

• Pittsburgh Bulls
  Pittsburgh Bulls
  The Pittsburgh Bulls were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1990 to 1993.They were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The National Lacrosse League would return to Pittsburgh in 2000 with the Pittsburgh Crossefire, but the team would only stay for one season before moving to become...
  
   (1990–1993)
• Pittsburgh Crossefire
  Pittsburgh CrosseFire
  The Pittsburgh CrosseFire were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2000 NLL season. They were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise started out as the Baltimore Thunder before moving to Pittsburgh. After a single season, they moved again to Washington, becoming the...
  
   (2000)

Major Indoor Soccer League

• Pittsburgh Spirit
  Pittsburgh Spirit
  Pittsburgh Spirit were an indoor soccer team based out of Pittsburgh and were one of the original six teams that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
  
   (1978–1980)

National Professional Soccer League

National Professional Soccer League (1967)

The National Professional Soccer League was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada...

• Pittsburgh Phantoms (1967)

United Soccer Leagues Second Division

• Philadelphia Freedom
  Philadelphia Freedom (soccer)
  The Philadelphia Freedom was a soccer club that competed in the USISL and the USISL Pro League. The team was known as the Pennsylvania Freedom through the 1995/96 indoor season before changing its name prior to the 1996 outdoor season. The team folded at the end of the 1997...
  
  (1994–1997)