page_title: History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania
section_title: Late 19th century
hierarchical_section_title: History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania / Late 19th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Allentown Dukes Baseball Team
context_page_description: Allentown's association with the national pastime spans more than 125 years, from the formation of the Allentown Dukes in the late 19th century to the startup of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the early 21st century.
context_section_description: Professional baseball in Allentown dates to 1884, when the Allentown Dukes completed one season in the original Eastern League. Four years later, the city fielded a Central League team, the Allentown Peanuts, which also folded after a season. The 1890s brought a series of ball clubs to the city. The Allentown Colts played in the Pennsylvania State League from 1892–93. The next year, the team became Kelly's Killers, named for its player-manager, future Hall of Fame member Mike "King" Kelly. Late in the season, Kelly moved the Eastern League's Binghamton Bingoes here as the Allentown Buffalos. Kelly, the era's most flamboyant figure, died of pneumonia that fall at age 35, and the Buffalos were dissolved.  In 1895, the Allentown Goobers returned to Pennsylvania State League play for one season. In 1898, yet another team was formed, re-using the name the Allentown Peanuts. The Peanuts played for three seasons in the Atlantic League, which succeeded the Pennsylvania State League in 1896.  The league and the team were dissolved in 1900.
caption: 1924 Allentown Dukes Baseball Team - Allentown PA
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