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On October 14, 2006, over 1,000 individuals gathered for the dedication of a Pennsylvania Historical market at the site of Hilldale's ballpark at Chester and Cedar Streets in [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Yeadon]]. The ceremony was attended by [[Philadelphia Phillies]] hitting coach [[Milt Thompson (baseball)|Milt Thompson]], former Phillies player [[Garry Maddox]], and Gene Dias, Phillies director of community relations,. Also attending were the four living members of the Negro League [[Philadelphia Stars (baseball)|Philadelphia Stars]], Bill Cash, Mahlon Duckett, Stanley Glenn, and Harold Gould, along with Ray Mackey, great grandnephew of former Hilldale and Stars player [[Biz Mackey]]. Area businessman John Bossong led the effort for the historical marker. <ref>{{cite news | first=Joseph| last=Santoliquito| coauthors=| title=Phillies honor Darby Hilldales' legend: Organization pays tribute to 1925 Negro League champs| date=2006-10-14| publisher=[[MLB.com]]| url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061014&content_id=1712954&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnered=rss_phi| work = | pages = | accessdate=2009-02-02 | language = }} </ref> |
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The marker is titled, "The Hilldale Athletic Club (The Darby Daisies)" and the text reads, |
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Revision as of 03:47, 5 February 2009
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The Hilldale Athletic Club (also known as Hilldale Daisies, Darby Daisies) was a Negro League baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. Founded in 1910, the Hilldale Club was built up by owner Ed Bolden into one of the major powerhouses of African American baseball. In 1923, Hilldale won the first pennant of the Eastern Colored League; the club repeated in 1924, dropping the first Negro League World Series to the Kansas City Monarchs, five games to four (with one tie). The following season saw the Hilldales win their third straight ECL pennant, then obtain revenge against the Monarchs, winning the World Series five games to one.
Frustrated by the league's lack of organization, Bolden pulled his club out of the ECL prior to the 1928 season. When the American Negro League was organized in 1929, Hilldale joined, but the league lasted only one season. Bolden subsequently was forced out, and Hilldale corporation member Lloyd Thompson assumed control of the club in 1930. After a single season, the team was purchased by John Drew.
During the 1932 season, Drew disbanded the club because of the Depression's impact on attendance. Among the many great players to grace Hilldale's roster were Louis Santop, Biz Mackey, Judy Johnson, Chaney White, Jesse "Nip" Winters, Jud Wilson, Oscar Charleston, and Phil Cockrell.
History
Ed Bolden founded the team in 1910 as an amateur athletic club for local young men. Devere Thompson was the first manager but Bolden took over as manager himself during the 1910 season.[1] The team incorporated in 1916 and was a charter member of the Eastern Colored League in 1923. Hilldale finished in first-place in 1923, 1924, and 1925. They dropped to third in 1926 and fifth in 1927.[1]
Names
Although various nicknames were applied to the club (Daisies, "Clan Darbie"), the team was most commonly known simply as Hilldale or the Hilldales.
The team was sold to John Drew in 1929. Drew owned a bus line from Darby to Philadelphia. He named the team the Darby Daisies, but the fans still considered them the Hilldale Daisies.[2]
Logos and Uniforms
The Daisies did not have an official team logo as professional and collegiate teams have today. It was not common practice for teams to have such standardized team symbols in the 1910s and 1920s. The Daisies wore red and white. Their jerseys in the 1920s had "Hilldale" across the front in the style shown above as the "team logo".
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) created a series of team logos in the 1990s for the well-known Negro League teams so that the NLBM could license such logos and collect royalties for their use on merchandise. Such revenue helps sustain the museum. Hilldale was one such team for which a contemporary logo was created. It is seen on NLBM-licensed Hilldale Giants merchandise and while it supports the educational efforts of the Museum, it is not a historical logo.[3]
Honors
Eastern Colored League Pennants
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
Negro League World Series Championships
- 1925
Hall of Famers
While not all of these players were enshrined with a Hilldale cap, each of them was a part of the Hilldale franchise at one point in his career.
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Contemporary Honors and Celebrations
Historical Marker
On October 14, 2006, over 1,000 individuals gathered for the dedication of a Pennsylvania Historical market at the site of Hilldale's ballpark at Chester and Cedar Streets in Yeadon. The ceremony was attended by Philadelphia Phillies hitting coach Milt Thompson, former Phillies player Garry Maddox, and Gene Dias, Phillies director of community relations,. Also attending were the four living members of the Negro League Philadelphia Stars, Bill Cash, Mahlon Duckett, Stanley Glenn, and Harold Gould, along with Ray Mackey, great grandnephew of former Hilldale and Stars player Biz Mackey. Area businessman John Bossong led the effort for the historical marker. [4]
The marker is titled, "The Hilldale Athletic Club (The Darby Daisies)" and the text reads,
This baseball team, whose home was here at Hilldale Park, won the Eastern Colored League championship three times and the 1925 Negro League World Series. Darby fielded Negro League teams from 1910 to 1932. Notable players included baseball hall of fame members Pop Lloyd, Judy Johnson, Martin Dihigo, Joe Williams, Oscar Charleston, Ben Taylor, Biz Mackey, and Louis Santop. Owner Ed Bolden helped form the Eastern Colored League. [5]
Bossong originated the idea for the marker in the summer of 1999, after visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. [6]
Centenary
The year 2010 will mark the centenary of the club's founding. Bossong is working with the Darby Historical Commission to construct a Walk of Fame alongside the site of the Historical Marker. The celebration is being organized by the Hilldale 100 committee. The Walk of Fame would honor former-Hilldale owners Bolden and Drew, as well as team batboy and contemporary area-resident Ed Bacon.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960. McFarland & Company. pp. 33, 61. ISBN 0786413808.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Hilldale Daisies - Negro Leagues". Negro League Baseball Players Association. 2000–2007. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Licensing". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 2004. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (2006-10-14). "Phillies honor Darby Hilldales' legend: Organization pays tribute to 1925 Negro League champs". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Hilldale Athletic Club (The Darby Daisies)". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Darby Hilldales Marker Project News". Negro League Baseball Players Association. 2005-11-15. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Hunt, Donald (2008-05-09). "Hilldale baseball team celebrates centennial". Philadelphia Tribune. pp. 2-C. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
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External Links
- The Negro Leagues Book edited by Dick Clark & Larry Lester {1994} Publisher: The Society for American Baseball Research (Cleveland OH) ISBN 0-910137-55-2
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James A. Riley {1994} Publisher: Carroll & Graf (New York NY) ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
- Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932 by Neil Lanctot {1994} Publisher: McFarland & Company (Jefferson NC) ISBN 0-89950-988-6