[1] In 1946, Breadon announced the creation of a new baseball field in the vicinity of what is now Route 22 and MacArthur Road, approximately where the Lehigh Valley Mall is today.

However, declining attendance led the sale of club and facilities in August 1957 to some local Allentown investors that included Lehigh County District attorney Paul A. McGinley and Brass Rail Restaurant owner Philip Sorrentino, for $180,000.

[1] After the Red Sox moved out several attempts to obtain another minor league team were made and failed.

However, Kreindel was unable to secure a lease, partly because Hess was negotiating a potential sale to a "big discount organization" looking at the site for a shopping center.

In 1963, the National Association opened talks with Hess about finding a way to put an Eastern League team back in Allentown.

Hess claimed no team wanted to play unless guaranteed at least a 50,000 a season attendance, and the stadium sat vacant.