Dover Phillies
| Dover Phillies | |
|---|---|
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class-D |
Previous leagues | Delaware State League (1889) Eastern Shore League (1923–1925, 1937–1940, 1946–1948) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1948) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1923 |
| Team data | |
Previous names | Dover (1889) Dover Phillies (1946–1948) Dover Orioles (1937–1940) Dover Senators (1926) Dover Dobbins (1925) Dover Senators (1923–1924) |
The Dover Phillies were a minor league baseball team that played in Dover, Delaware as part of the Eastern Shore League. Dover first played in 1889 as members of the Delaware State League. The Eastern Shore League team began as the Dover Senators (or Dobbins) from 1923–1926 and then returned as the Dover Orioles (an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles of the International League) from 1937–1940. Then after World War II they became a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate from 1946–1948.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dover, Delaware Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
External links
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- Defunct Eastern Shore League teams
- Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates
- Defunct baseball teams in Delaware
- Sports in Dover, Delaware
- 1923 establishments in Delaware
- 1948 disestablishments in Delaware
- Baseball teams established in 1923
- Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1948
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1948