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Minor League ball in Pennsylvania
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January 21st, 2021
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Phillies Minor League Baseball affiliates have been around since 1934. Over time, the Phillies have had teams in nine different Pennsylvania communities. Currently, it s two cities.
Allentown
The Wings were the first affiliate in this city for one season, playing in the Class B Interstate League (1941). Ballpark: Fairview Field. Cy Morgan and Jimmy DeSong shared the managerial position.
Then, since 2008, the Phillies Triple-A franchise has been in Lehigh Valley as the IronPigs, a member of the International League. Ballpark: Coca-Cola Park. The first manager was Dave Huppert.
Bradford
For 12 seasons, the Phillies had a Minor League team in this community from 1944-55 in Class D PONYL (Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League). The club was known as the Blue Wings (1944-49) and Phillies (1950-55). The games were played at Community Park, which was built in 1916. The first-year managers were Ray Bruba