Milford Red Sox

The Milford Red Sox was the primary moniker a minor league baseball team that played in Milford, Delaware as members of the Eastern Shore League. After Milford first hosted a team in the 1889 Delaware State League, the Eastern Shore team originated as the Milford Sandpipers (1923), followed by the Milford Giants, a Class-D affiliate of the New York Giants in 1938 and remained that way until the league shut down as a result of World War II in 1942. Milford returned to play after the war, in 1946, as a Boston Red Sox affiliate and played until 1948.[1]

Milford Red Sox
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass-D
Previous leagues
Delaware State League (1889)
Eastern Shore League (1923, 1938–1941, 1944–1948)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsBoston Red Sox (1946–1948)
New York Giants (1938–1941)
Minor league titles
League titles 1948
Team data
Previous names
Milford (1889)
Milford Red Sox (1946–1948)
Milford Giants (1938–1941)
Milford Sandpipers (1923)

Notable players

  • Sid Gordon (1917–1975), 2x Major League All Star

References

  1. "Milford, Delaware Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.


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