Lauer Park
Location: Reading, PAbetween N. 2nd (3B) & N. 3rd Streets at Elm Street.
Capacity: 6,000 (1933); 6,500 (1940)
The park was behind Lauer's Brewery. Lauer Elementary School sits on the site today. A large grandstand stretched well down the LF line. A bleacher section flanked the grandstand along the 1B line, but bleacher seating appears to have continued in front of the grandstand. Much of the outfield was enclosed by a 14-foot concrete fence. A large scoreboard supported by iron posts sat in CF. The clubhouse was in RCF. The catcher faced NE.
Used by: York White Roses/Reading Pretzels, Reading, Reading Dutchmen, Altoona Rams/Reading Pretzels, Reading Pretzels, Albany Senators/Reading Pretzels, Reading Coal Barons, Reading Marines, Reading Aces, Reading Keystones, Reading Keys, Reading Chicks, Reading Brooks
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Lauer Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1941 | Reading Brooks | Inter-State League | 74 | 51 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Reading Chicks | Inter-State League | 76 | 52 | Roster | Stats | ||
1931 | Reading Keys | International League | 79 | 88 | 122,202 | 1,463 | Roster | Stats |
1930 | Reading Keys | International League | 68 | 98 | 112,900 | 1,360 | Roster | Stats |
1929 | Reading Keystones | International League | 80 | 86 | 154,453 | 1,861 | Roster | Stats |
1928 | Reading Keystones | International League | 84 | 83 | 176,668 | 2,116 | Roster | Stats |
1927 | Reading Keystones | International League | 43 | 123 | 82,642 | 996 | Roster | Stats |
1926 | Reading Keystones | International League | 31 | 129 | 32,329 | 404 | Roster | Stats |
1925 | Reading Keystones | International League | 78 | 90 | 164,641 | 1,960 | Roster | Stats |
1924 | Reading Keystones | International League | 63 | 98 | 124,009 | 1,540 | Roster | Stats |
1923 | Reading Keystones | International League | 85 | 79 | 157,892 | 1,926 | Roster | Stats |
1922 | Reading Aces | International League | 71 | 93 | 133,793 | 1,632 | Roster | Stats |
1921 | Reading Aces | International League | 56 | 110 | 84,695 | 1,020 | Roster | Stats |
1920 | Reading Marines | International League | 65 | 85 | Roster | Stats | ||
1919 | Reading Coal Barons | International League | 51 | 93 | Roster | Stats | ||
1917 | Reading Pretzels | New York State League | 51 | 70 | Roster | Stats | ||
1916 | Albany Senators/Reading Pretzels | New York State League | 58 | 70 | Roster | Stats | ||
1914 | Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 59 | 51 | Roster | Stats | ||
1912 | Altoona Rams/Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 52 | 59 | Roster | Stats | ||
1912 | Reading | United States League | 12 | 12 | Roster | Stats | ||
1911 | Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 74 | 35 | Roster | Stats | ||
1910 | Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 45 | 65 | Roster | Stats | ||
1909 | Reading Dutchmen | Tri-State (PA) League | 71 | 43 | Roster | Stats | ||
1908 | Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 67 | 60 | Roster | Stats | ||
1908 | Reading | Union League | 22 | 11 | Roster | Stats | ||
1907 | York White Roses/Reading Pretzels | Tri-State (PA) League | 38 | 87 | Roster | Stats | ||
1907 | Reading | Atlantic League | 68 | 43 | Roster | Stats |
Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year.
Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.