Dover Phillies

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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]

Dover Phillies
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass-D
Previous leagues
Delaware State League (1889)
Eastern Shore League (1923–1925, 1937–1940, 1946–1948)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsPhiladelphia 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)

References

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  1. ^ "Dover, Delaware Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
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