Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters, 1888-89 in the Middle States League and Eastern League.
In 1888, the
Rioters had a record of 28-22.
A business
web site says: The
unusual nickname for this club came from the labor unrest in Pennsylvania's
anthracite fields, where most of the workers were from Eastern Europe.
Shenandoah
Huns, 1894-95 in the Pennsylvania State League.
Hungarian
Rioters and Huns. Can’t get more Eastern Europe than that.
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