North Atlantic League

North Atlantic League
Classification	Class D (1946–1950); Independent (1995–1996)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1946
Ceased	1996
President	Ernest C. Landgraf (1946–1950); Edward Broidy (1995–1996)
No. of teams	13
Country	United States
Most titles	2 ; Carbondale Pioneers (1947–1948)
Related; competitions	Northeast League

The North Atlantic League was the name of two minor baseball leagues. The first was a Class D affiliated system that operated from 1946 until 1950, and the second was an independent minor league that played from 1995 until 1996. Three of that league's franchises joined the Northeast League after the folding of the North Atlantic League.

Many ballplayers with major league experience played in the league, including Tom Marsh, Carl Sawatski, Bill Burich and Lonnie Goldstein, among others.

List of teams

Cities represented

1946–1950

Bangor, PA: Bangor Pickers 1949; Bangor Bangors 1950
Berwick, PA: Berwick Slaters 1950
Bloomingdale, NJ: Bloomingdale Troopers 1946–1948
Carbondale, PA: Carbondale Pioneers 1946–1948, 1950; Carbondale Pioneer Blues 1949
Hazleton, PA: Hazleton Mountaineers 1949; Hazleton Dodgers 1950
Kingston, NY: Kingston Dodgers 1947
Lansdale, PA: Lansdale Dukes 1948
Lebanon, PA: Lebanon Chix 1949–1950
Mahanoy City, PA: Mahanoy City Bluebirds 1946–1947; Mahanoy City Brewers 1948–1950
Nazareth, PA: Nazareth Cement Dusters 1946; Nazareth Tigers 1947; Nazareth Barons 1948–1950
Newburgh, NY: Newburgh Hummingbirds 1946
Nyack, NY: Nyack Rockies 1946–1948
Peekskill, NY: Peekskill Highlanders 1946–1949
Stroudsburg, PA: Stroudsburg Poconos 1946–1950
Walden, NY: Walden Hummingbirds 1946

1995-1996

Altoona, PA: Altoona Rail Kings 1996
Lynn, MA: Massachusetts Mad Dogs 1996
Mountaindale, NY: Catskill Cougars 1996
Nashua, NH: Nashua Hawks 1995–1996
Newark, NY: Newark Barge Bandits 1995–1996
Niagara Falls, NY: Niagara Falls Mallards 1995
Welland, ON: Welland Aqua-Ducks 1995–1996

League Championship titles

1946–1950

1946 – Peekskill Highlanders
- Playoffs: Peekskill 4, Stroudsburg 2
  Carbondale 4, Nazareth 1
- Finals: Peekskill 4, Carbondale 3
1947 – Kingston Dodgers
- Playoffs: Peekskill 4, Kingston 1
  Carbondale 4, Mahanoy City 3
- Finals: Carbondale 4, Peekskill
1948 – Peekskill Highlanders
- Playoffs: Peekskill 4, Bloomingdale 3
  Carbondale 4, Mahanoy City 3
- Finals: Carbondale 4, Peekskill 0
1949 – Stroudsburg Poconos
- Playoffs: Stroudsburg 4, Mahanoy City 3
  Peekskill 4, Lebanon 1
- Finals: Stroudsburg, Peekskill 2
1950 – Lebanon Chix
- Playoffs: Lebanon 4, Carbondale 3
  Stroudsburg 4, Hazleton 3
- Finals: Lebanon 3, Stroudsburg 2
  Series was stopped by bad weather

1995–1996

League Championship titles

1995 – Newark Barge Bandits
- Non-Playoff Schedule
1996 – Massachusetts Mad Dogs
- Playoff: Catskill 2, Massachusetts 0

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