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The Allentown Cardinals were a minor league baseball team. Affiliated with the 
baseball-reference.com
(All team and player statistics and teams) {{Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams 1944 establishments in Pennsylvania 1956 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania Baseball teams disestablished in 1956 Baseball teams established in 1944 Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Eastern League (1938–present) teams
The Allentown Cardinals were a minor league baseball team. Affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
, they played in the Class B Interstate League
The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952.
Early leagues
Earlier versions of the Interstate League, with years active:
*1896–1901: an unclassified ...
between 1944 and 1952; then in the Class A Eastern League from 1954 to 1956.
Allentown had joined the Interstate League in 1939, with the maiden team known as the ''Dukes''. From 1940 through 1943, the club was nicknamed the ''Allentown Wings'' and began its affiliation with the Cardinals in 1942.
The Cardinals played at Fairview Field until 1948, when they moved into the new Breadon Field
Breadon Field was a minor league ballpark in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located on the east side of MacArthur Road, about north of the U.S. Route 22 interchange outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
During its existence, the field was ...
, 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) Did not play in 1953 season * Eastern League (Class A)See also
*Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania has a rich tradition at all levels, including professional sports, the Olympics, and high school levels. While most Allentown residents support professional sports teams in New York City or Philadelphia, All ...
* History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania
The history of professional baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania dates back 138 years, starting with the formation of the Allentown Dukes in 1884 and continuing through the present with its hosting of the Allentown-based Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the ...
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References
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(All team and player statistics and teams) {{Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams 1944 establishments in Pennsylvania 1956 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania Baseball teams disestablished in 1956 Baseball teams established in 1944 Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Eastern League (1938–present) teams