The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a minor league baseball team that existed off-and-on from 1886 to 1955.
Their next incarnation came about in 1905, when they began playing in the New York State League, as the Wilkes-Barre Barons.
The team was briefly named the Wilkes-Barre Indians from 1949 to 1951 and were managed by Bill Norman.
From 1953 to 1955 the team regained the Barons name and once again played in the Eastern League, and in 1954 they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.
[citation needed] They played home games at Artillery Park some seasons.