The North Atlantic League was the name of two minor baseball league

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s. The first was a Class D

Class D

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 affiliated system that operated from 1946 until 1950, and the second was an independent minor league that played from 1995 until 1996. Three of that league's franchises joined the Northeast League after the folding of the North Atlantic League.

Many ballplayers with major league experience played in the league, including Tom Marsh

Tom Marsh

Thomas Owen Marsh is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played college baseball at the University of Toledo and made his Major League Baseball debut in for the Philadelphia Phillies. Marsh only played for parts of three seasons in MLB baseball - all with the Phillies - in 1992,...

, Carl Sawatski

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, Bill Burich

Bill Burich

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 and Lonnie Goldstein

Lonnie Goldstein

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, among others.

1946-1950

• Bangor Pickers 1949
• Bangor Bangors 1950
• Berwick Slaters 1950
• Bloomingdale Troopers
  Bloomingdale Troopers
  The Bloomingdale Troopers were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, USA that played from 1946 to 1948. They were affiliated with the Boston Braves in 1947 and the Cleveland Indians in 1948. They are the only professional baseball team to ever play in...
  
   1946-1948
• Carbondale Pioneers 1946-1950
• Hazleton Dodgers 1950
• Hazleton Mountaineers
  Hazleton Mountaineers
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   1949
• Kingston Dodgers
  Kingston Dodgers
  The Kingston Dodgers were a Minor League Baseball team based in Kingston, New York. They played in the "Class D" North Atlantic League in 1947 and played at Dietz Memorial Stadium.-External links:**...
  
   1947
• Lansdale Dukes 1948
• Lebanon Chix 1949-1950
• Mahanoy City Bluebirds 1946-1947
• Mahanoy City Brewers 1948-1950
• Nazareth Barons 1948-1950
• Nazareth Cement Dusters 1946
• Nazareth Tigers 1947
• Newburgh Hummingbirds
  Newburgh Hummingbirds
  The Newburgh Hummingbirds were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Newburgh, New York, USA that played for part of the 1946 season. Managed by Frank Novosel, they because a road team on May 23 and eventually moved to Walden, New York, USA to become the Walden Hummingbirds. They played...
  
   1946
• Nyack Rocklands 1946-1948
• Peekskill Highlanders 1946-1949
• Stroudsburg Poconos
  Stroudsburg Poconos
  The Stroudsburg Poconos, located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, were a minor league baseball team that played in the Interstate League in 1932 and in the North Atlantic League from 1946 to 1950. They were affiliated with the New York Yankee in 1947 and the Cleveland Indians in 1949. They played...
  
   1946-1950
• Walden Hummingbirds
  Walden Hummingbirds
  The Walden Hummingbirds were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Walden, New York, USA that played for part of the 1946 season. Managed by Frank Novosel and Lou Haneles, they moved from Newburgh, New York after being a road team for a spell. They went 23-84.To date, they are the only...
  
   1946

League Championship titles

• 1946 - Peekskill Highlanders
  • Playoffs: Peeskill 4, Stroudsburg 2
    Carbondale 4, Nazareth 1
  • Finals: Peeskil 4, Carbondale 3

• 1947 - Kingston Dodgers
  • Playoffs: Peeskill 4, Kingston 1
    Carbondale 4, Mahanoy City 3
  • Finals: Carbondale 4, Peeskill

• 1948 - Peekskill Highlanders
  • Playoffs: Peeskill 4, Bloomingdale 3
    Carbondale 4, Mahanoy City 3
  • Finals: Carbondale 4, Peeskill 0

• 1949 - Stroudsburg Poconos
  • Playoffs: Stroudsburg 4, Mahanoy City 3
    Peeskill 4, Lebanon 1
  • Finals: Stroudsburg, Peeskill 2

• 1950 - Lebanon Chix
  • Playoffs: Lebanon 4, Carbondale 3
    Stroudsburg 4, Hazleton 3
  • Finals: Lebanon 3, Stroudsburg 2
    Series was stopped by bad weather

1995-1996

• Altoona Rail Kings
  Altoona Rail Kings
  Altoona Rail Kings were a former Independent baseball team, playing their home games from Vets Field in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The stadium's full name is Veteran's Memorial Field. They played two seasons, 1996 in the North Atlantic Baseball League, and 1997 in the Heartland League.In 1996 the Rail...
  
   1996
• Catskill Cougars
  Catskill Cougars
  The Catskill Cougars were a minor-league baseball team based in the Mountaindale, New York; in Sullivan County's Catskill Mountains. The Cougars played in the North Atlantic League in 1996 and the Northeast League n/k/a the Can-Am League, from 1997-1998 and 2000...
  
   1996
• Massachusetts Mad Dogs 1996
• Nashua Hawks 1995-1996
• Newark Barge Bandits
  Newark Barge Bandits
  The Newark Barge Bandits were a North Atlantic Baseball League baseball team that played from 1995 to 1996. They went 37-21 in their first year of existence, winning the league pennant. In 1996, they went 38-35...
  
   1995-1996
• Niagara Falls Mallards 1995
• Welland Aqua-Ducks 1995-1996

League Championship titles

• 1995 - Newark Barge Bandits
  • Non-Playoff Schedule
• 1996 - Massachusetts Mad Dogs
  • Playoff: Catskill 2, Massachusetts 0

External links

• Bullpen wiki page
• North Atlantic League chart
• Digitalballparks.com North Atlantic League Index and Photographic Gallery