Lancaster Red Roses
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The Lancaster Red Roses, was the name of a series of baseball and basketball teams in the cities of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, Ohio.
The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of the Roses. The Lancaster Red Roses played at Stumpf Field, of which still is in use today by local baseball and softball leagues.
There was also another Lancaster Red Roses team, from Lancaster, Ohio, that were members of the Ohio State League in the 1908 season.[1]
The Lancaster Red Roses was also the name of a basketball team located in Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1980.[2]
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[edit] The Red Roses Baseball Team from Pennsylvania
[edit] Lancaster Red Roses: The First Era
The year 1906 brought the Lancaster Red Roses, who changed their name from the Maroons.
The new name was unveiled to the public a few days before the season and drew heavy criticism from the rival York White Roses from nearby York. The White Roses manager predicted, in spite, that the Red Roses would be at the bottom of the standings column. The Red Roses went on to win the first game, 9-4, and an even heavier rivalry began. [3]Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of the Roses. In 1909, the team secured its first championship in the Tri-State League, under the leadership of ex-outfielder Marty Hogan. That same year, the Red Roses signed on future Hall of Fame pitcher Stan Coveleski. The Red Roses eventually folded because of financial pressures brought on by the Great Depression.
[edit] Lancaster Red Roses: The Second Era
In 1932, a new team by the name of the Lancaster Red Sox, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, played in the city. The team returned to its original name of Red Roses in 1940.[4]The Lancaster Red Roses played in the Interstate League from 1940 to 1952, and were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1944 to 1947 and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1948 to 1952. The Red Roses joined the Piedmont League in 1954, and were affiliated with the Philadelphia/ Kansas City Athletics from 1954-1955 season. They became members of the Eastern Professional Baseball League in 1958, and were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers for the 1958-1959 season, the Chicago Cubs from 1959 to 1961, and spent their last season ever in 1961 as an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] Lancaster's New Era
The history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania baseball continues with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, who started play in the 2005 season.
[edit] The Red Roses Basketball Team from Pennsylvania
The basketball team called the Lancaster Red Roses were members of the Eastern Professional Basketball League from 1946 to 1949, and from 1953 to 1955. The team played in the Eastern Basketball Association from 1975 to 1978, and the Continental Basketball Association from 1979 to 1980. In the 1946-47 season, Stan "Whitey" Von Neida led the entire league in scoring; Von Neida would later play in the NBA. In the team's first season, the Roses went undefeated at home; but did not win any championships in the Eastern League or the CBA.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Lancaster Red Roses: from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on April 14, 2006.
- ^ Lancaster Red Roses: the basketball team. LogoServer. Retrieved on June 13, 2006.
- ^ Lancaster's Roses Bloom and Wither. Lancaster County Historical Society. Retrieved on May 6, 2006.
- ^ Rose Seeds Resown. Lancaster County Historical Society. Retrieved on May 6, 2006.
- ^ Red Roses basketball team. CBA Museum. Retrieved on June 13, 2006.
