Eastern Shore League

The Eastern Shore League was a Class D minor league that operated on the Delmarva Peninsula across three separate stretches: 1922 to 1928, 1937 to 1941, and 1946 to 1949. Its franchises were drawn from small towns along the Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia shores of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast, with most clubs operating as affiliates of major league organizations by the league's later eras.

Despite its small-town character, the Eastern Shore League produced a remarkable concentration of baseball talent. Mickey Cochrane made his professional debut with the 1923 Dover Senators, playing under a false name to protect his college eligibility, before going on to become a two-time American League MVP and Hall of Famer. Frank "Home Run" Baker signed a 16-year-old Jimmie Foxx to the 1924 Easton Farmers; Foxx appeared that same postseason for the Parksley Spuds. Red Ruffing, Paul Richards, Sid Gordon, Carl Furillo, and Don Zimmer all passed through Eastern Shore towns before reaching the major leagues.

Our collection covers all 12 teams from the league's history, from charter members like the Cambridge Canners and Crisfield Crabbers to postwar clubs like the Seaford Eagles and Rehoboth Beach Sea Hawks. Every design is an original, grounded in primary-source research on the real teams.

Browse the full Eastern Shore League collection by team below:

• Cambridge Canners — Cambridge, Maryland
• Centreville Colts — Centreville, Maryland
• Crisfield Crabbers — Crisfield, Maryland
• Dover Senators — Dover, Delaware
• Easton Farmers — Easton, Maryland
• Federalsburg Feds — Federalsburg, Maryland
• Milford Sandpipers — Milford, Delaware
• Parksley Spuds — Parksley, Virginia
• Pocomoke City Salamanders — Pocomoke City, Maryland
• Rehoboth Beach Sea Hawks — Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
• Salisbury Senators — Salisbury, Maryland
• Seaford Eagles — Seaford, Delaware