Artillery Park (baseball)
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Artillery Park is a ballpark in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
, USA. Notable tenants include the Wilkes University Colonels
and the Wilkes-Barre Barons
. It was the location of Babe Ruth
's longest home run. It is formerly the home of the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the New York-Penn League and later the Eastern League
.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
, USA. Notable tenants include the Wilkes University Colonels
Wilkes University
Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students...
and the Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball)
The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a minor league team that existed on and off from 1888 to 1955. They began in the Central League in 1888, but the league disbanded after that season. Their next incarnation came about in 1905, when they began playing in the New York State League. They played in that...
. It was the location of Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
's longest home run. It is formerly the home of the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the New York-Penn League and later the Eastern League
Eastern League
Eastern League may refer to:*Eastern League , a professional baseball minor league in the United States*International League, a baseball minor league known as the Eastern League from 1884 to 1912...
.