{"title":"Eastern Shore League","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur collection covers all 12 teams from the league's history, from charter members like the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cambridge-canners\"\u003eCambridge Canners\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/crisfield-crabbers\"\u003eCrisfield Crabbers\u003c\/a\u003e to postwar clubs like the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/seaford-eagles\"\u003eSeaford Eagles\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rehoboth-beach-sea-hawks\"\u003eRehoboth Beach Sea Hawks\u003c\/a\u003e. Every design is an original, grounded in primary-source research on the real teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full Eastern Shore League collection by team below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cambridge-canners\"\u003eCambridge Canners\u003c\/a\u003e — Cambridge, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/centreville-colts\"\u003eCentreville Colts\u003c\/a\u003e — Centreville, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/crisfield-crabbers\"\u003eCrisfield Crabbers\u003c\/a\u003e — Crisfield, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dover-senators\"\u003eDover Senators\u003c\/a\u003e — Dover, Delaware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/easton-farmers\"\u003eEaston Farmers\u003c\/a\u003e — Easton, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/federalsburg-feds\"\u003eFederalsburg Feds\u003c\/a\u003e — Federalsburg, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/milford-sandpipers\"\u003eMilford Sandpipers\u003c\/a\u003e — Milford, Delaware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/parksley-spuds\"\u003eParksley Spuds\u003c\/a\u003e — Parksley, Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocomoke-city-salamanders\"\u003ePocomoke City Salamanders\u003c\/a\u003e — Pocomoke City, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rehoboth-beach-sea-hawks\"\u003eRehoboth Beach Sea Hawks\u003c\/a\u003e — Rehoboth Beach, Delaware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/salisbury-senators\"\u003eSalisbury Senators\u003c\/a\u003e — Salisbury, Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/seaford-eagles\"\u003eSeaford Eagles\u003c\/a\u003e — Seaford, Delaware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/retrobaseballrevival.com\/collections\/eastern-shore-league.oembed","provider":"Retro Baseball Revival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}