| Allentown Chiefs 1957–1957 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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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.
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 redesignated 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.
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| Pos | Player | Avg | Pos | Player | W-L | ERA |
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| 1B | Edward Kneuper | .263 | SP | Leverette Spencer | 16-14 | 2.90 |
| 2B | Clell Hobson | .230 | SP | John Isaac | 9-10 | 5.05 |
| SS | Julio Palazzini | .279 | SP | George Aitken | 9-13 | 4.97 |
| 3B | Tom Sarna | .253 | SP | John Wall | 7-10 | 4.50 |
| C | Jim Tolleson | .249 | SP | Cliff Ross | 3-15 | 5.32 |
| OF | Jerry Elder | .223 | SP | Marv Rotblatt | 8-5 | 4.01 |
| OF | Andrew Rellick | .248 | SP | Ralph Birkofer | 2-8 | 4.90 |
| OF | Jim Kirby | .267 | RP | Larry Kendig | 2-6 | 3.36 |