The New York - Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. It is classified as a "short-season Class A" league; its season starts in June, after major-league teams have signed their amateur draft picks to professional contracts, and ends in early September. The league is divided into the McNamara Division, the Pinckney Division, and the Stedler Division.
The league was founded in 1939 with the name "Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League". This was generally shortened to "PONY League". The original teams included the Batavia Clippers; the Bradford Bees; the Hamilton Red Wings; the Jamestown Jaguars; the Niagara Falls Rainbows; and the Olean Oilers. The Oilers, a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate, won both the regular-season and playoff championships.
The Hamilton Red Wings folded early in the 1956 season, and with no more teams in Ontario, the league adopted its current name in 1957. The league crossed back into Canada with the formation of the St. Catharines Blue Jays in 1986. They were joined by the Hamilton Redbirds in 1987 and the Welland Pirates in 1989, but all three clubs had moved back stateside by 2000.
Currently the league includes teams in Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Vermont, as well as in New York and Pennsylvania.
As of 2020, this League disband.
Current teams[]
| Division | Team | MLB Affiliation | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNamara | Aberdeen IronBirds | Baltimore Orioles | Aberdeen, Maryland | Ripken Stadium | 6,000 |
| Brooklyn Cyclones | New York Mets | Brooklyn, New York | MCU Park | 7,500 | |
| Hudson Valley Renegades | Tampa Bay Rays | Wappingers Falls, New York | Dutchess Stadium | 4,494 | |
| Staten Island Yankees | New York Yankees | Staten Island, New York | Richmond County Bank Ballpark | 7,171 | |
| Pinckney | Auburn Doubledays | Washington Nationals | Auburn, New York | Falcon Park | 2,800 |
| Batavia Muckdogs | Miami Marlins | Batavia, New York | Dwyer Stadium | 2,600 | |
| 'West Virginia'
Black Bears |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Morgantown, W. Virgina | ? | ? | |
| Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Cleveland Indians | Niles, Ohio | Eastwood Field | 6,000 | |
| State College Spikes | St. Louis Cardinals | University Park, Pennsylvania | Medlar Field at Lubrano Park | 5,570 | |
| Williamsport Crosscutters | Philadelphia Phillies | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Bowman Field | 4,200 | |
| Stedler | Connecticut Tigers | Detroit Tigers | Norwich, Connecticut | Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium | 6,270 |
| Lowell Spinners | Boston Red Sox | Lowell, Massachusetts | Edward A. LeLacheur Park | 4,767 | |
| Tri-City ValleyCats | Houston Astros | Troy, New York | Joseph L. Bruno Stadium | 4,500 | |
| Vermont Lake Monsters | Oakland Athletics | Burlington, Vermont | Centennial Field | 4,400 |
Chronologic History[]
1939 Batavia NY, Bradford PA, Hamilton ON, Jamestown NY, Niagara Falls NY, Olean NY
1940 London ON enter the league and Jamestown has left the league. During the season, Niagara Falls team move to Jamestown.
1941 No teams enter or leave the league.
1942 Hornell NY, Lockport NY and Wellsville NY enter the league and London has left the league.
1943 Bradford and Hamilton has left the league.
1944 Bradford PA and Erie PA has enter the league.
1945 No teams enter or leave the league.
1946 Hamiton ON enter the league and Erie has left the league
1947-1950 No teams enter or leave the league.
1951 Corning ON enter the league and Lockport left the League
1952-1953 No teams enter or leave the league.
1954 Erie PA enter the league and Batavia Has left the league.
1955-1956 No teams enter or leave the league.
1957 Batabia NY and Elmira NY enter the league and Hamilton and Hornell has left the league. During the Season Bradford move to Hornell NY
1958 Auburn NY and Geneva NY enter the league and Hornell and Jamestown has left the league.
1959 No teams enter or leave the league.
1960 Batavia and Olean has left the league.
1961 Batavia NY, Jamestown NY and Olean NY enter the league and Corning has left the league.
1962 Elmira and Wellsville has left the league.
1963 Wellsville enter the league and Olean has left the league.
1964 Binghamton NY enter the league and Erie has left the league.
1965 No teams enter or leave the league.
1966 Oneonta NY enter the league and Wellsville left the league
1967 Erie PA enter the league and Binghamton has left the league.
1968 Corning NY, Newark NY and Williamsport PA enter the league and Erie has left the league.
1969 No teams enter or leave the league.
1970 Niagara Falls NY enter the league and Corning has left the league.
1971-1972 No teams enter or leave the league.
1973 Elmira NY enter the league and Williamsport has left the league.
1974 Geneva and Jamestown has leave the league.
1975-1976 No teams enter or leave the league.
1977 Geneva NY, Jamestown NY, Little Falls NY, and Utica NY enter the league.
1978-1979 No teams enter or leave the league.
1980 Newark and Niagara Falls leave the league.
1981 Erie PA enter the league and Aubrun has left the league.
1982 Auburn NY and Niagara Falls NY enter the league.
1983 Newark NY and Watertown NY enter the league
1984-1985 No teams enter or leave the league.
1986 St Catharines ON enter the league and Niagara Falls has left the league.
1987 No teams enter or leave the league.
1988 Hamilton ON enter the league and Newark has left the league.
1989 Pittsfield MA, Niagara Falls NY and Welland ON enter the league and Little Falls left the league.
1990-1992 No teams enter or leave the league.
1993 Glen Falls NY enter the league and Hamilton left the league.
1994 Augusta NJ, Burlington VT, Wappinger Falls NY, Williampsort PA enter the league and Erie, Geneva, Glen Falls and Niagara Falls has left the league
1995 Erie PA enter the league and Welland has left the league
1996 Lowell MA enter the league and Emira has left the league.
1997-1998 No teams enter or leave the league.
1999 New York City-Staten Island NY and Niles has left the league and Erie and Watertown has left the league.
2000 New York City-Brooklyn (was called Queens for 1 Year) NY enter the league and St Catharines has left the league.
2001 No teams enter or leave the league.
2002 Aberdeen MD and Troy NY enter the league and Pittsfield and Utica has left the league.
2003-2005 No teams enter or leave the league.
2006 State College PA enter the league and Augusta has left the league.
2007-2009 No teams enter or leave the league.
2010 Norwich CT enter the league and Oneonta has left the league
2011-2014 No teams enter or leave the league.
2015 Morgantown WV has enter the league and Jamestown has left the League
2016-2020 No Teams enter or left the league