The Beaver Falls Bees was the predominant name of a minor league baseball team located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania between 1937 and 1941. The team can be traced back to 1931 as the Beaver Falls Beavers who first played in the Middle Atlantic League. An earlier traceable Beavers team played in the

Western Pennsylvania League The Western Pennsylvania League was a Class D level minor league baseball league consisting of teams based in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland that played during the 1907 season. History The Class D level Western Pennsylvania League be ...

in 1907. In 1937, Bees were an affiliate of the Boston Bees in the Pennsylvania State Association. The team then changed its name each year between the Bees and the Beaver Falls Browns.Falls&state=PA&country=US "Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Minor League history"
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Notable alumni

George Barnicle George Bernard Barnicle (August 26, 1917 – October 10, 1990) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons with the Boston Bees / Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta me ...

* Bob Barr *

Bill Burgo William Ross Burgo (November 15, 1919 – October 19, 1988) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He batted and threw right-handed. Burgo is ...

* Rags Faircloth *

Nick Goulish Nicholas Edward Goulish (November 3, 1916 - May 15, 1984) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the Philadelphia Phillies. He only played two games in the outfield, while appe ...

* Earl Jones *

Lou Lucier Louis Joseph Lucier (March 23, 1918 – October 18, 2014) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. He is one of many ballplayers who onl ...

* Red Nonnenkamp * Saul Rogovin * Chet Ross * Jim Russell *

Bill Strickland William E. Strickland (born August 25, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a community leader, author, and the President and CEO of the non-profit Manchester Bidwell Corporation based in Pittsburgh. The company's subsidiaries, the Mancheste ...

* Whitey Wietelmann

References

{{Western Pennsylvania League , state=collapsed Baseball teams established in 1907 Baseball teams disestablished in 1941 Defunct minor league baseball teams Boston Bees minor league affiliates St. Louis Browns minor league affiliates 1931 establishments in Pennsylvania 1941 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Association teams