Allentown Chiefs
The Allentown Chiefs were a minor league baseball team. They played in the Class A Eastern League, and started the 1957 season in Syracuse, New York. The team was purchased by the Boston Red Sox and was moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, mid-season on July 13, 1957, and finished the season playing at Breadon Field in Whitehall Township, just north of Allentown.
| Allentown Chiefs | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class A (1957) |
| League | Eastern League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | unaffiliated (Independent) |
| Team data | |
Previous parks | Breadon Field 40°37′47″N 075°29′00″W |
The 1957 team was not affiliated with any major league team, however, the Chiefs were a longtime affiliate of the Detroit Tigers prior to the 1957 season. After finishing the season in Allentown, the team was re-designated as the Allentown Red Sox, with Boston moving their Eastern League Class A team from Albany, New York, to Allentown for the 1958 season.
A new Detroit-affiliated team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, began operations for the 1958 Eastern League season.