Eastern Shore League

The Eastern Shore Baseball League was a class D minor league baseball league that operated on the Delmarva Peninsula for parts of three different decades. The league's first season was in 1922 and the last was in 1949, although the years were not consecutive, and featured teams from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. The first incarnation lasted from 1922 to mid-1928 (disbanded in July), the second from 1937 to 1941, and the third from 1946 to 1949. Though the level of play was competitive and many future major leaguers gained experience in the ESBL, funding the league remained a constant problem for the rural franchises.

Eastern Shore League

Classification	Class D (1922–1927, 1937–1941, 1948–1949)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1922
Ceased	1949
President	Walter B. Miller (1922) M.B. Thawley (1923, 1925) J. Harry Rew (1924, 1926–1928) J. Thomas Kibler (1937) Harry S. Russell (1938–1941) J. Thomas Kibler (1946–1947) Dallas Culver (1948–1949)
No. of teams	14
Country	United States of America
Most titles	3 Parksley Spuds (1922, 1924, 1927) Salisbury Cardinals (1937, 1938, 1948)
Related competitions	Blue Ridge League

Future major leaguers who played in the ESBL include notables such as: Frank "Home Run" Baker, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Vernon, and Don Zimmer.

The Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland, pays homage to ESBL players and locals who made the major leagues. Perdue Stadium is the home of the class A Delmarva Shorebirds, an Orioles farm team.

History

Founding

The class D "Eastern Shore League" was started in 1922 using teams from the pre-existing Eastern Shore League, a group which had been playing baseball since the 1890s. The first meeting of the class D league was held on October 8, 1921, in Salisbury, Maryland where it was decided that the seven teams that completed the 1921 season would be joined by an eighth team for the 1922 season. The seven teams that completed the 1921 season were Cambridge, Crisfield, Laurel, Pocomoke City, Princess Anne, Salisbury, and Snow Hill. Four towns attended the meeting to seek expansion teams; Dover and Milford in Delaware, Berlin in Maryland, and Parksley in Virginia. Dover and Milford withdrew their request after it was decided that only one new team would be added for 1922. The Parksley team was nominated by Pocomoke City and the Berlin team by Snow Hill, with Berlin winning the vote 4 to 3.^[1] At this meeting, a $1,750 a month salary limit was put in place and it was decided to divide gate receipts 50/50 with a guarantee of at least $60 per game. It was also announced that three town, Berlin, Cambridge, and Princess Anne, would build new ballparks.^[2]

The Board of Directors met on October 22, 1921, and elected Walter B. Miller of Salisbury as the first President of the league. It was decided upon a 70-game schedule, five games at home and five games on the road, versus each team in the league for the 1922 season, with the final day being Labor Day. A general admission fee of 40 cents, including war tax, was set, and it was decided that each team should post an $875 guarantee by March 1, 1922, in order to assure the team would finish out the season. At this point, it was decided that having three teams in Worcester County would be too many. The director for each of the three teams, Berlin, Pocomoke City, and Snow Hill, volunteered for their team to withdraw. A vote was held and Snow Hill was eliminated, with the opening for the eighth team in the inaugural season being offered to Parksley, Virginia.^[3][4]

A meeting of Snow Hill residents was held shortly after where resolutions were passed protesting Snow Hill's removal from the league and it was reported that President Miller would call the Board of Directors back together to reconsider Snow Hill's removal.^[5] By early November, it was reported that the residents of Snow Hill were so angered by their team being removed from the 1922 season, there was concern of it affecting elections in Worcester County that fall, as Snow Hill residents stated they would not support any candidate from Pocomoke City due to the Pocomoke City delegation not supporting Snow Hill to remain in the league.^[6] This was refuted later, stating it was merely the opinion of a few young men in the heat of anger and the story had been spread to affect the election.^[7]

In mid-November, President Miller announced that the Eastern Shore League was admitted by the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs and that arrangements were being made for the winner of the league to face the winner of the Blue Ridge League.^[8] By November 29, Snow Hill fans had threatened legal action, requesting an injunction to prevent the league from playing any scheduled games until Snow Hill was allowed to return to the league, saying that the league's organizational meeting was held at Snow Hill's suggestion.^[9] On December 13, it was announced that Princess Anne was dropping out of the league because it could not find an adequate location for a new ballpark at a reasonable price, and that the former ballpark at Washington High School was too small for the league.^[10] Speculation then began that Snow Hill may re-enter the league, that Princess Anne could be replaced by Milford or Dover in Delaware, or Easton, Maryland, who had been invited to the first meeting and declined, or that the league could contract and play as a six-team league for 1922, with Cambridge being mentioned as a possible contraction candidate.^[11][12] At a meeting on January 5, 1922, it was announced that the decision by Princess Anne to withdraw was final and the representative of the Berlin team offered to withdraw, since Berlin was the last team added to the league. The league accepted the withdrawal under the terms that if the league expanded to eight teams again, Berlin would be added back.^[13]

1922 Season

The opening game of the inaugural season was played on June 9, 1922, between the Laurel Blue Hens and Cambridge Canners in Laurel.^[14]

Cities represented

Cities represented	Teams	Year(s)
Cambridge, Maryland	Cambridge Canners	1922–1928, 1940–1941
	Cambridge Cardinals	1937–1939
	Cambridge Dodgers	1946–1949
Centreville, Maryland	Centreville Colts	1937–1939
	Centreville Red Sox	1940–1941
	Centreville Orioles	1946
Crisfield, Maryland	Crisfield Crabbers	1922–1928, 1937
Dover, Delaware	Dover Dobbins	1923-1926
	Dover Orioles	1937–1940
	Dover Phillies	1946–1948
Easton, Maryland	Easton Farmers	1924–1928
	Easton Browns	1937
	Easton Cubs	1938
	Easton Yankees	1939–1941, 1946–1949
Federalsburg, Maryland	Federalsburg Little A's	1937–1941
	Federalsburg A's	1946–1948
	Federalsburg Feds	1949
Laurel, Delaware	Laurel Blue Hens	1922–1923
Milford, Delaware	Milford Sandpipers	1923*
	Milford Giants	1938–1941
	Milford Red Sox	1946–1948
Northampton, Virginia	Northampton Red Sox	1927–1928
Parksley, Virginia	Parksley Spuds	1922–1928
Pocomoke City, Maryland	Pocomoke City Salamanders	1922–1923*
	Pocomoke City Red Sox	1937–1939
	Pocomoke City Chicks	1940
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	Rehoboth Beach Pirates	1947–1948
	Rehoboth Beach Sea Hawks	1949
Salisbury, Maryland	Salisbury Indians	1922–1928, 1937–1938
	Salisbury (MD) Senators	1939
	Salisbury Cardinals	1940–1941, 1946–1949
Seaford, Delaware	Seaford Eagles	1946–1949

• The Milford team disbanded on July 3, 1923
• The Pocomoke City team disbanded on August 21, 1923

Standings & statistics

1922 to 1928

1922 Eastern Shore League[15]
Team	W	L	PCT
Parksley Spuds	42	25	.627
Cambridge Canners	37	32	.536
Crisfield Crabbers	36	32	.529
Laurel Blue Hens	34	35	.493
Pocomoke City Salamanders	29	41	.414
Salisbury Indians	27	41	.397

1923 Eastern Shore League[16]
Team	W	L	PCT
Dover Dobbins	51	24	.680
Cambridge Canners	47	26	.644
Laurel Blue Hens	42	30	.583
Salisbury Indians	34	39	.446
Pocomoke City Salamanders	27	37	.422
Parksley Spuds	31	45	.408
Crisfield Crabbers	26	47	.356
Milford Sandsnipers	7	14	.333

1924 Eastern Shore League[17]
Team	W	L	PCT
Parksley Spuds	46	34	.575
Cambridge Canners	45	35	.563
Salisbury Indians	44	36	.550
Crisfield Crabbers	41	39	.513
Dover Senators	41	39	.513
Easton Farmers	23	57	.281

1925 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Cambridge Canners	51	38	.573	-	Ted Smith
Parksley Spuds	48	42	.533	3.5	Thomas Whalen
Salisbury Indians	46	44	.511	5.5	Homer Smoot
Dover Dobbins	46	44	.511	5.5	Jiggs Donohue
Crisfield Crabbers	42	48	.467	9.5	Marty Breslin / Herb Armstrong
Easton Farmers	36	53	.404	15.0	Frank Baker / Charles Gault / Buck Herzog

No Playoffs Scheduled.
Five State Championship: Hagerstown (Blue Ridge League) 4 games, Cambridge 3.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Victor St. Martin	Parksley	BA	.363		Ted Firth	Parksley	W	21
Victor St. Martin	Parksley	Runs	78		Ted Firth	Parksley	SO	131
Phil Voyles	Salisbury	Hits	119		John Trippe	Cambridge	Pct	.783; 18–5
Victor St. Martin	Parksley	HR	25
Charlie Fitzberger	Salisbury	HR	25

1926 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Crisfield Crabbers	63	21	.750	-	Dan Pasquella
Salisbury Indians	57	29	.670	7.0	Jack White
Dover Senators	40	46	.465	24.0	Jiggs Donohue
Parksley Spuds	40	46	.465	24.0	Win Clark
Cambridge Canners	32	54	.372	32.0	Thomas Whalen
Easton Farmers	24	60	.286	39.0	Buck Herzog

34 Easton wins were reversed August 16; 19 Parksley wins were reversed August 22; 23 Dover Wins and 22 Cambridge wins were reversed September 2. All due to salary limit violations.
Five State Championship: Hagerstown (Blue Ridge League) 4 games, Chrisfield 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tony Rensa	Crisfield	BA	.388		Ted Firth	Parksley	W	21
Bill Hohman	Easton	Runs	69		Ted Firth	Parksley	SO	143
Floyd McDougall	Parksley	Hits	113		A.L. Carlton	Easton	Pct	.765; 13-4
Red Aikens	Cambridge	Hits	113
Eddie Stack	Parksley	HR	22

1927 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Parksley Spuds	60	28	.681	-	Lester Bangs
Salisbury Indians	48	38	.552	11.0	Thomas Whalen
Crisfield Crabbers	44	43	.506	15.5	Dan Pasquella
Cambridge Canners	41	47	.466	19.0	William Johnson
Easton Farmers	36	48	.462	22.0	Ted Cather / Jiggs Donahue
Northampton Red Sox	30	55	.353	28.5	Jack Sauter

Five State Championship: Parksley 4 games, Chambersburg (Blue Ridge League) 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Bickham	Parksley	BA	.361		Cecil Rose	Crisfield	W	17
Mike McCallister	Parksley	Runs	71		Stephen Toner	Salisbury	SO	132
Bill Bickham	Parksley	Hits	119		Clint Brown	Parksley	Pct	.800; 16–4
Paul Richards	Crisfield	HR	24

1928 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Northampton Red Sox	22	9	.710	-	Lester Bangs
Salisbury Indians	22	10	.688	0.5	Thomas Whalen
Crisfield Crabbers	14	17	.452	8.0	Billy Lush
Cambridge Canners	13	19	.406	9.5	Jiggs Donahue
Easton Farmers	13	20	.394	10.0	Dan Pasquella
Parksley Spuds	12	21	.364	11.0	John Pasquella

The League Disbanded July 10.
No Player Statistics Available.

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1937 to 1941

1937 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Salisbury Indians	59	37	.615	-	Jake Flowers
Easton Browns	56	41	.577	3.5	Doc Jacobs
Cambridge Cardinals	53	43	.552	6.0	Fred Lucas
Centreville Colts	52	43	.547	6.5	Patsy O'Rourke
Federalsburg Athletics	52	45	.536	7.5	George Short
Pocomoke City Red Sox	42	55	.433	17.5	Vic Keene
Crisfield Crabbers	40	57	.412	19.5	Dan Pasquella / Bob Clark
Dover Orioles	32	65	.330	27.5	Bob Roetz / Jiggs Donohue

Salisbury had 21 wins reversed June 19 due to veteran player limit violations
Playoffs: Salisbury 2 games, Cambridge 1.Centreville 2 games, Easton 1.
Finals: Salisbury 3 games, Centreville 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jerry Lynn	Salisbury	BA	.342		Joe Kohlman	Salisbury	W	25
Alex Pitko	Centreville	Runs	103		Joe Kohlman	Salisbury	SO	257
Frank Treschock	Salisbury	Hits	131		John Davis	Cambridge	ERA	2.02
Frank Treschock	Salisbury	RBI	84		Joe Kohlman	Salisbury	Pct	.962; 25–1
Alex Pitko	Centreville	HR	20

1938 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Salisbury Indians	65	47	.580	-	Jake Flowers
Cambridge Cardinals	61	51	.545	4.0	Joe Davis
Milford Giants	60	52	.536	5.0	Val Picinich
Dover Orioles	58	54	.518	7.0	Wes Kingdon / Walter Millies
Federalsburg Athletics	56	56	.500	9.0	Charley Moss
Easton Cubs	55	56	.495	9.5	George Jacobs
Centreville Colts	51	60	.459	13.5	Joe O'Rourke
Pocomoke City Red Sox	41	71	.366	24.0	Joe Boley / Wes Kingdon

Playoffs: Salisbury 2 games, Milford 0. Cambridge 2 games, Dover 0.
Finals: Salisbury 3 games, Cambridge 1.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Sid Gordon	Milford	BA	.352		John Bassler	Salisbury	W	17
George Reisinger	Dover	Runs	110		Joe Davis	Cambridge	W	17
Sid Gordon	Milford	Hits	145		Bill Yarewick	Milford	SO	207
Jim Conlan	Salisbury	RBI	99		Joe Davis	Cambridge	ERA	2.02
Bill Phillips	Federalsburg	HR	31		Joe Davis John Bassler	Cambridge Salisbury	PCT	.773 17-5 .773 17–5

1939 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Federalsburg A's	83	38	.686	-	27,000	Sammy Holbrook
Cambridge Cardinals	68	51	.571	14.0	34,000	Fred Lucas
Dover Orioles	62	57	.521	20.0	23,500	Ray Brubaker / Wes Kingdon / Walt Millies
Centreville Colts	62	60	.508	21.5	21,000	Dave Cobble / Cap Clark
Salisbury Senators	59	59	.500	22.5	23,000	Vic Keene / Spud Nachand
Easton Yankees	51	68	.429	31.0	32,000	Ray Powell
Milford Giants	49	69	.416	32.5	19,000	Earl Smith / Val Picinich
Pocomoke City Red Sox	43	75	.364	38.5	12,000	Wes Kingdon / Jake Flowers

Playoffs: Cambridge 3 games, Centreville 0. Dover 3 games, Federalsburg 0.
Finals: Cambridge 4 games, Dover 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Martin Steinman	Milford	BA	.378		Les Hinckle	Federalsburg	W	27
Irving Kolberg	Federalsburg	Runs	111		Les Hinckle	Federalsburg	SO	309
Francis Walsh	Centreville	Hits	163		Les Hinckle	Federalsburg	ERA	2.49
Francis Walsh	Centreville	RBI	129		Les Hinckle	Federalsburg	PCT	.818 27–6
Henry Schluter	Dover	HR	29

1940 Eastern Shore League
1940 Eastern Shore League schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Dover Orioles	72	48	.600	-	Cap Clark
Centreville Red Sox	68	48	.586	2.0	Ed Walls
Milford Giants	72	52	.581	2.0	Bubber Jonnard
Salisbury Cardinals	65	58	.528	8.5	Gus Brittain / Ed Kobesky
Federalsburg A's	57	67	.460	17.0	Sam Nisonoff / Joe Maynard
Cambridge Canners	52	67	.437	19.5	Hugh Poland
Easton Yankees	48	69	.410	22.5	Ray Powell
Pocomoke City Chicks	50	75	.400	24.5	Poke Whalen

Playoffs: Milford 3 games, Dover 2. Salisbury 3 games, Centreville 2.
Finals: Salisbury 4 games, Milford 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Lloyd Rice	Federalsburg	BA	.363		Jorge Comellas	Salisbury	W	21
Paul Gaulin	Dover	Runs	102		Jocko Thompson	Centreville	SO	268
Bob Maier	Salisbury	Hits	146		Jocko Thompson	Centreville	ERA	1.56
Fred Lutz	Easton	RBI	81		Guy Johnson	Dover	PCT	.846 11–2
Ed Kobesky	Salisbury	HR	18

1941 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Milford Giants	66	42	.611	-	Hal Gruber
Cambridge Canners	61	45	.575	4.0	Everett Johnston
Easton Yankees	57	53	.518	10.0	Dallas Warren
Centreville Red Sox	54	52	.509	11.0	Ed Walls / Eddie Popowski
Salisbury Cardinals	51	59	.464	16.0	John Wedemeyer / Bob Maier
Federalsburg A's	35	73	.324	31.0	Joe O'Rourke

Playoffs: Milford 3 games, Centreville 0. Easton 3 games, Cambridge 0.
Finals: Easton 4 games, Milford 3.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Gordon McKinnon	Milford	BA	.344		Bill Boland	Milford	W	20
Gordon McKinnon	Milford	Runs	98		Chris Hayden	Milford	SO	188
Art Flesland	Milford	Hits	157		Joe Ostrowski	Centreville	ERA	1.71
Art Gunning	Milford	RBI	67		Bill Boland	Milford	PCT	.800 20–5
Tommy Koval	Cambridge	HR	16

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1946 to 1949

1946 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Centreville Orioles	88	37	.704	-	Jim McLeod
Milford Red Sox	77	49	.611	11.5	Walter Millies
Dover Phillies	68	57	.544	20.0	Hank Lehman
Salisbury Cardinals	61	64	.488	27.0	Hal Contini
Easton Yankees	59	66	.472	29.0	Jack Farmer
Seaford Eagles	58	68	.460	30.5	Walter Youse / Joe Becker
Cambridge Dodgers	53	73	.421	35.5	Jimmy Cooney / Barney DeForge
Federalsburg A's	37	87	.298	50.5	Lew Krausse Sr.

Playoffs: Centreville 4 games, Dover 3. Milford 4 games, Salisbury 2.
Finals: Centreville 4 games, Milford 1.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Sid Langston	Salisbury	BA	.353		Richard Waldt	Centreville	W	17
Jimmy Stevens	Centreville	Runs	132		Stanley Coulling	Centreville	W	17
Fred Pacitto	Centreville	Hits	164		Mike Gast	Centreville	SO	182
Don Marshall	Dover	RBI	110		Barney DeForge	Cambridge	ERA	2.48
Don Marshall	Dover	HR	29		Mike Gast	Centreville	PCT	.762 16–5

1947 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Cambridge Dodgers	91	34	.728	-	62,118	Roy Nichols
Seaford Eagles	74	49	.602	16.0	54,637	Bob Westfall
Dover Phillies	68	56	.548	22.5	33,676	Dick Carter
Federalsburg A's	62	63	.496	29.0	29,781	Pep Rambert
Milford Red Sox	62	64	.492	29.5	29,581	Walter Millies
Rehoboth Beach Pirates	49	75	.395	41.0	30,521	Gordon McKinnon / Doug Peden
Easton Yankees	48	78	.381	43.5	42,618	Joe Antolick
Salisbury Cardinals	45	80	.360	46.0	51,739	Harold Contini

Playoffs: Cambridge 4 games, Dover 3; Seaford 4 games, Federalsburg 0.
Finals: Seaford 4 games, Cambridge 3.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Pep Rambert	Federalsburg	BA	.376		Chris Van Cuyk	Cambridge	W	25
Bob Stramm	Cambridge	Runs	129		Chris Van Cuyk	Cambridge	SO	279
Bob Stramm	Cambridge	Hits	162		Chris Van Cuyk	Cambridge	ERA	1.93
Tim Thompson	Cambridge	Hits	162		Chris Van Cuyk	Cambridge	Pct	.926; 25–2
Ducky Detweiler	Federalsburg	HR	29
Ducky Detweiler	Federalsburg	RBI	133

1948 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Salisbury Cardinals	89	32	.736	-	59,164	Gene Corbett
Milford Red Sox	81	43	.653	9.5	21,947	Clayton Sheedy
Easton Yankees	71	50	.587	18.0	37,780	Dallas Warren
Cambridge Dodgers	65	61	.516	26.5	31,737	Bob Vickery / Stew Hofferth
Rehoboth Beach Pirates	60	65	.480	31.0	21,845	Doug Peden
Seaford Eagles	56	70	.444	35.5	31,850	Bob Westfall / Socks Seibold
Federalsburg A's	49	76	.392	42.0	22,901	Ducky Detweiler
Dover Phillies	26	100	.206	65.5	10,079	Guy Glaser / Grover Wearshing

Playoffs: Teams played a round-robin series. Cambridge (4–2). Milford (4–3). Easton (3–4). Salisbury (2–4).
Finals: Milford 4 games, Cambridge 1.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Donald Maxa	Easton	BA	.382		John Andre	Seaford	W	21
Norm Zauchin	Milford	Runs	126		John Andre	Seaford	SO	228
Ray Jablonski	Milford	Hits	172		Don Black	Salisbury	ERA	2.23
Norm Zauchin	Milford	RBI	138		Herb Moford	Salisbury	PCT	.833 20–4
Norm Zauchin	Milford	HR	33

1949 Eastern Shore League
schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Easton Yankees	68	52	.567	-	38,651	Jack Farmer
Federalsburg Feds	63	56	.529	4.5	30,139	Carl McQuillen
Salisbury Cardinals	60	59	.504	7.5	39,063	Gene Corbett
Rehoboth Beach Sea Hawks	56	63	.471	11.5	22,358	Bill Sisler / Johnny Watson
Seaford Eagles	56	64	.467	12	35,519	Paul Galin
Cambridge Dodgers	55	64	.462	12.5	29,434	Merle Strachan

Playoffs: Teams played a round-robin series. Federalsburg (4–1). Rehoboth Beach (4–2). Easton (2–4). Salisbury (1–4).
Finals: Rehoboth Beach 4 games, Federalsburg 3.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Gordon Bragg	Easton	BA	.362		Babe Pinelli	Rehoboth Beach	W	18
Bob Westfall	Federalsburg	Runs	126		John Andre	Rehoboth Beach	SO	240
Bob Westfall	Federalsburg	Hits	158		Duke Markell	Seaford	ERA	2.17
Bob Westfall	Federalsburg	RBI	113		Duke Markell	Seaford	PCT	.909 10–1
Bob Westfall	Federalsburg	HR	19

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Notable players

• Sam Frock - Laurel - 1922 Player/Manager
• John Thomas Kibler - Cambridge - 1922 Player/Manager

Selected bibliography

• The Eastern Shore Baseball League by William Mowbray (1989) remains the most comprehensive source for ESBL history.
• Mike Lambert has published the Eastern Shore League with Arcadia Publishing in April 2010.
• Mike Lambert has published a second book "Eastern Shore League Extra Innings" with Arcadia Publishing in April 2023.

Sources

• Baseball Reference – Eastern Shore League (D) Encyclopedia and History

References

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2. "Class D Baseball League Assured Eastern Shore". The Daily Banner(Cambridge, Maryland). October 12, 1921.
3. "Miller To Pilot Eastern Shore League Next Season". The Baltimore Sun(Baltimore, Maryland). October 23, 1921.
4. "Miller Heads Shore League". The Evening Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). October 24, 1921.
5. "Snow Hill People Are Indigant". Democratic Messenger(Snow Hill, Maryland). October 29, 1921.
6. "Baseball Feud Seen As Election Factor". The Baltimore Sun(Baltimore, Maryland). November 3, 1921.
7. "Baseball Propaganda A Political Trick". Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise(Pocomoke City, Maryland). November 5, 1921.
8. "Eastern Shore League Enters Organized Ball". The Baltimore Sun(Baltimore, Maryland). November 20, 1921.
9. "Snow Hill Threatens Court Action Over Game". The News(Frederick, Maryland). November 29, 1921.
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11. "Princess Anne Jolts Shore League". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). December 15, 1921.
12. "Shore League Is In Muddle". The Evening Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). December 19, 1921.
13. "Shore League To Be Six-Club Affair". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). January 7, 1922.
14. "Laurel Team To Cross Bats With Cambridge At New Community Park Friday Afternoon". The Daily Banner(Cambridge, Maryland). June 7, 1922.
15. "Cambridge Ends Season In Second Place". The Daily Banner(Cambridge, Maryland). September 5, 1922.
16. "Eastern Shore League". The Baltimore Sun(Baltimore, Maryland). September 4, 1923.
17. "Eastern Shore League". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). September 2, 1924.
18. Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.