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In Memoriam Joe Buzas

 
 
In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, October 8, 2022
1. In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker
Inscription. In Memoriam Joe Buzas Owner of the Reading Phillies 1977-1987 Member of the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame Joe will forever be recognized as the person who saved professional baseball in Reading. The "King of minor league baseball" will be remembered as a hard-working baseball player, manager and owner who made people smile 2003
 
Erected 2003.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 40° 21.892′ N, 75° 56.077′ W. Marker is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on North Front Street 0.2 miles south of Cathedral Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reading PA 19605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy
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and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Recognition of Warren Haggerty (here, next to this marker); Reading Memorial Municipal Stadium (here, next to this marker); In Recognition of Francis "Ducky" Turner (here, next to this marker); In Memoriam Emanuel "Manny" Jacobs (here, next to this marker); In Recognition of James A. Pollock (here, next to this marker); In Recognition of Craig Stein (here, next to this marker); Fred Hafer (here, next to this marker); Senator Michael A. O'Pake (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.
 
More about this marker. This marker is one of several on the outside of First Energy Stadium.
 
In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, October 8, 2022
2. In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker
In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, October 8, 2022
3. In Memoriam Joe Buzas Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2022, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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