The Shamokin Shammies played

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in the first New York-Pennsylvania League in 1925, going 54-77, last in the eight team league. They were formed when the Oneonta Indians relocated to

Shamokin, Pennsylvania Shamokin - (; Saponi Algonquian languages, Algonquian ''Schahamokink'', meaning "place of eels") (Unami language, Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township ...

after the 1924 season. The team changed its name to the Shamokin Indians for the 1926 through 1928 seasons.

Notable alumni

Jim Curry James L. Curry was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born on March 10, 1886, in Camden, New Jersey. He was 5 foot 11 and 160 pounds. In 1909, Curry played one game for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1911 he played with the New Yo ...

* Harry Davis * Ollie Hanson *

Glenn Killinger William Glenn Killinger (September 13, 1898July 25, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated Harrisburg Technical High School and then ...

LaRue Kirby LaRue Kirby (December 30, 1889 – June 10, 1961) was a United States baseball outfielder who made his professional debut in 1910 with the Class D Traverse City Resorters of the Michigan State League, and then would advance in 1912 to Major Leagu ...

Rudy Kneisch Rudolph Frank Kneisch (April 10, 1899 – April 6, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played in two games for the Detroit Tigers during the season. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state ...

Red Lutz Louis William "Red" Lutz (December 17, 1898 – February 22, 1984) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Cincinnati Reds in one game on May 31, . He collected one hit, a double, in one at bat In baseball, an at bat (AB) or ti ...

* Bill Morrisette * Dutch Schesler *

Amos Strunk Amos Aaron Strunk (January 22, 1889 – July 22, 1979) was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 through 1924. A member of four World Series champion teams, Strunk batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Philadelphi ...

Year-by-year record

References

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