Hazleton Mountaineers (baseball)

Hazleton Mountaineers
Hazleton Mountaineers
1928–1950; Hazleton, Pennsylvania;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class D (1949–1950); Class B (1940); Class C (1939); Class A (1933–1938); Class B (1929–1932); Class D (1928);
League	North Atlantic League (1949–1950); Interstate League (1939–1940); Eastern League (1938); New York–Pennsylvania League (1929–1932, 1934–1937); Anthracite League (1928);
Team data
Previous names	Hazleton Dodgers (1950); Hazleton Mountaineers (1939–1940, 1949); Hazleton Red Sox (1937–1938); Hazleton Mountaineers (1928–1932, 1934–1936);
Previous parks	Cranberry Ballpark

The Hazleton Mountaineers were an American minor league baseball franchise in the first half of the 20th century which represented Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

"Mountaineers" was the most-used name by the Hazleton team (1928–1932; 1934–1936; 1939–1940; 1949); the team was also known as the Red Sox (1937–1938) and the Dodgers (1950), reflecting their Major League parent teams' identities. Hazleton competed in the New York–Pennsylvania League of 1923–1937; its successor, the Eastern League (1938); the Interstate League of 1939–1952; and the North Atlantic League of 1946–1950. The team played at Cranberry Ballpark.

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