Peekskill Highlanders

Early "Peekskill" teams played as members of the Class C level Hudson River League in 1888, 1903 and 1905.

[1][7] Fred Valentine served as Peekskill manager, as the team ended the 1903 season with an official record of 48–39, placing third in the Hudson River League.

However, Peekskill realized that playing five to six games a week would require their players to leave more “lucrative positions” in their regular jobs.

Peekskill instead played independent exhibition games and Valentine eventually reapplied for admission to the Hudson River League.

[8][9][10][11] In 1905, Peekskill played a partial season in their final year as a member of the Class C level Hudson River League.

[15] The North Atlantic League featured the Peekskill Highlanders 82–32, Nazareth Cement Dusters 78–40, Stroudsburg Poconos 72–47, Carbondale Pioneers 69–48, Nyack Rockies 67–53, Bloomingdale Troopers 41–78, Mahanoy City Bluebirds 30–79 and Newburgh Hummingbirds/Walden Hummingbirds 27–89.

[21] Remaining as a New York Giants affiliate, Peekskill finished the 1947 regular season with a record of 69–64, placing third in the North Atlantic League standings under player/Manager Al Gardella.

In the North Atlantic League finals, the Carbondale Pioneers beat the Peekskill Highlanders in five games.

[29] The Highlanders ended the 1949 regular season with a record of 64–75, placing fourth in the North Atlantic League standings with Al Gardella again serving as manager.

Stroudsburg had finished the regular season with a 101–36 record and are listed among The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams.

[35][36] Today, Peekskill hosts a team in the amateur Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League.

The ballpark was located on Grant Avenue between East Main & Park Streets in Peekskill, New York.