The Allentown Chiefs were a

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team. They played in the Class A Eastern League, and started the 1957 season in

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. The team was purchased by the

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and was moved to

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, mid-season on July 13, 1957, and finished the season playing at Breadon Field in Whitehall Township, just north of Allentown. The 1957 team was not affiliated with any major league team, however, the Chiefs were a longtime affiliate of the

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prior to the 1957 season. After finishing the season in Allentown, the team was re-designated as the

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, with Boston moving their Eastern League Class A team from

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, to Allentown for the 1958 season. A new Detroit-affiliated team in

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, began operations for the 1958 Eastern League season.

Team

* 1957 Season (Combined Syracuse/Allentown) : Won: 56 Lost: 84 Pct: .400 5th Place Eastern Division, 19 GB : Manager: Frank Calo
1957 Complete Team Statistics

Major league players

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: Chicago Cubs, NL, 1949 *

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: New York Mets, NL, 1962, 1965 * John Romonosky : Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951 * Cliff Ross : Cincinnati Reds, NL, 1954 *

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: Chicago White Sox, AL, 1948, 1950, 1951

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