Delaware
1929 Wilmington Chicks
1930 6-30 standings
Hayes, Walter "Hawk" p - decent milb (long-time VIRL.) Wilmington native.
Manlove, Sid p - decent milb. Wilmington native. 1929 Wilmington 1930 Wilmington Chicks
Cihocki, Ed ss 1929 Chicks 1930 Wilmington Chicks
Keen, Vic p - 42-44 MLB record, still young. 1930 Elk Mills
1930-7-21Mon. Joe Baldwin is manager of Wilmington Chicks. Chicks challenged by Wilmington City and Twilight League clubs - the Cubs of St. Hedwig's, representing Browntown, Twilight League first half winners, and the Kentmere Sox, first half City League champions, who represent the "Forty Acres" sector.
Johnny McAteer is manager of the Kentmere Red Sox. Their star pitcher is "Reds" Maguire, a native of Chester and a veteran of the Southern Association. (Was not able to confirm time in milb.)
Sparks is manager of the Cubs.
The three clubs will have a three-corned fight on Saturday to determine supremacy of Wilmington.
1930-7-31 Susquehanna League has disbanded for rest of season, but Chicks will continue to play top independent white & colored clubs.
Cihocki will sign PHA contract on Saturday.
1930-5-21 Wilmington 8, Brooklyn Royal Giants 7. Box. 1500 ATT. Cannonball Redding takes loss.
1930-6-29 Wilmington 10, Salem 3. Elk Mills 5, Rising Sun 4. Non-league: Wilmington 13, Wentz Olney 4. Boxes. Wentz Olney had Ed Bareiss start.
1930-7-04 Wilmington 6, Rising Sun 4. Rising Sun 10, Wilmington 3. Boxes. Chicks are first half champions.
1930-7-26 On the 26th at Pennsy Field, before crowd of 3K-4K, Chicks beat Cubs 13-2 and Red Sox 4-1. Red Sox had reinforced line-up but still lost. Boxes.
George Winter, Chicks pitcher, is son of former MLB Winter, George
1930-7-30 Baltimore Black Sox 14, Chicks 5. Box. Chicks' eight-game winning streak snapped
Chicks are about to start series with Hilldale
1930-7-21 Eddie Cihocki picture - going to spring training with A's next year. Signed by scout Phil Haggerty
Championship series
1929-9-22 (Wilmington Morning News.) 2.5K chilled fans. Has "Taken From The Brooder" - chatty Chicks column.
1929-10-06 (Wilmington Morning News.) Wilmington 6, Havre de Grace 3. Box w/o AB. Crowd kept small by cold. Chicks win championship.
Wilmington Twilight League
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Wilmington Quicksteps
1883-4-09 Quicksteps 19, Ross of Chester 3.
1883-4-19 Cleveland 19, Quicksteps 7.
1941-4-14 Eddie Cihocki is named president of Catholic Youth Organization's Parochial Baseball League.
Maryland
Baltimore Industrial League
Baltimore Industrial League
1920 7-25 standings
Inter-Club League
1921 8-21 standings
Peninsula League
1915 8-08 standings
1915-9-24 "Jock" Steineder recommended to Athletics
Sunset League (Maryland)
1908
1909
Russell, Lefty 1909 Hagerstown also according to SABR bio had 18-2 record, 9 shutouts
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1920 Baltimore Dry Docks The Baltimore American of September 7, 1920, published the batting statistics for the Baltimore Dry Docks. Lefty Russell was leading the team with a torrid .429 batting average. Russell had batted 229 times and scored 69 runs while poking out 93 hits. Ben Spencer’s .411 average was second in the club. Spencer had previously played with the Washington Senators, and his grandson Jim Spencer would later play in the major leagues.
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1920 Baltimore Dry Docks The Baltimore American of September 7, 1920, published the batting statistics for the Baltimore Dry Docks. Lefty Russell was leading the team with a torrid .429 batting average. Russell had batted 229 times and scored 69 runs while poking out 93 hits. Ben Spencer’s .411 average was second in the club. Spencer had previously played with the Washington Senators, and his grandson Jim Spencer would later play in the major leagues.
The Baltimore Dry Docks finished the 1920 season with a record of 102 wins and 29 losses. They won the Shipyard Championship and Coxe trophy for the second year in a row. By season’s end, Sam Frock’s men had taken on and defeated all of the best independent teams in eight states including the highly touted Allegheny Steel club.
1920-7-26 will play Athletics tomorrow - local boy Ed Rommel will pitch. Game at Oriole Park. (Orioles on road trip)
1921 Baltimore All-Professionals w Lefty Russell / roster listed w/ full names and town
LEFTY RUSSELL
won 24 games for Baltimore in 1910, bought by Athletics for highest price ever at time ($12K), threw shutout in 1st game against Red Sox, hurt arm in spring training, never won another pro game, played in minors as position player, became a pitcher again in semi-pros. Went to Wisconsin State League in 1925
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/8951349/?terms=%22national%20baseball%20congress%22&pqsid=-VnmNuTXG277ypM4WR-rvQ%3A11000%3A238793071&match=1 "Country baseball's survival"
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