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Baseball in Reading, Pennsylvania

Total Players
107
Major Leaguers
23
Minor Leaguers
29
Colleges
3
High Schools
6
Based on available data in TBC database. Not a complete historical listing. The list of entities below is based on the city name and does not consider metropolitan areas or suburbs. It is based solely on the name of the city.

College Listing

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collegeconferencedivisionnickname
Albright CollegeMATL (2025)NCAA-3Lions
Alvernia UniversityMATL (2025)NCAA-3Golden Wolves
Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley CollegeUeast (2025)NCAA-3Nittany Lions
3 Record(s)

High Schools

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Teams Listing

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teamleaguelevelnicknames
ReadingEastAAFightin Phils,Phillies
ReadingEast2AAFightin Phils
2 Record(s)

Major Leaguers

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Gus AlbertsIF5-6180RR Reading,PAMLB1884-18911884-1891 
George BradleyP5-10175RR1852-07-13Reading,PAMLB1875-18881875-1888 
Ryan BuchterP6-4230LL1987-02-13Reading,PAMLB2014-20212006-2021
2005- 33- 984-WAS
John Cavanaugh3B5-9158RR1900-06-05Reading,PAMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Dom DallessandroOF5-6168LL1913-10-03Reading,PAMLB1937-19471937-1947 
Rich DeLuciaP6-0185RR1964-10-07Reading,PAMLB1990-19991984-2001
1986-  6- 141-SEA
George EyrichP5-11175RR1925-03-03Reading,PAMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Jesse FoppertP6-6220RR1980-07-10Reading,PAMLB2003-20051999-2009
2001-  2-  74-SFN
John FrillP5-11170RL1879-04-03Reading,PAMLB1910-19121910-1912 
Dick Gernert1B6-3210RR1928-09-28Reading,PAMLB1952-19621952-1962 
Frank Heifer1B-OF5-10175  1854-01-18Reading,PAMLB1875-18751875-1875 
Whitey Kurowski3B5-11193RR1918-04-19Reading,PAMLB1941-19491941-1949 
Henry Larkin1B-OF5-10175RR1860-01-12Reading,PAMLB1884-18931884-1893 
Jesse Levan3B-OF6-0172LR1926-07-15Reading,PAMLB1947-19551947-1955 
Zach Lutz3B6-1220RR1986-06-03Reading,PAMLB2012-20132005-2017
2007-  5- 183-NYN
Kohly MillerIF5-9145  1873-01-17Reading,PAMLB1892-18971892-1897 
Wade MillerP6-2210RR1976-09-13Reading,PAMLB1999-20071996-2009
1996- 20- 594-HOU
Shadow PyleP5-8136 L1861-11-29Reading,PAMLB1884-18871884-1887 
Paul RussellOF    1871-03-20Reading,PAMLB1894-18941894-1894 
Harry SchaefferP6-3175LL1924-06-23Reading,PAMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Rich ThompsonOF6-2190LR1979-04-23Reading,PAMLB2004-20121998-2013
2000-  6- 178-TOR
Phil TomneySS5-7155RR1863-06-17Reading,PAMLB1888-18901888-1890 
Charlie WagnerP5-11170RR1912-12-03Reading,PAMLB1938-19461938-1946 
23 Record(s)
All historical Major Leaguers listed as born in this city. Excludes players born in nearby suburbs