Milford Red Sox | |
Firstseason: | 1923 |
Lastseason: | 1948 |
Allyears: | 1923, 1938–1941, 1944–1948 |
City: | Milford, Delaware |
Past Class Level: | Class-D |
Past League: | Delaware State League (1889) Eastern Shore League (1923, 1938–1941, 1944–1948) |
Pastmajorleague: | Boston Red Sox (1946–1948) New York Giants (1938–1941) |
Pastnames: | Milford (1889) Milford Red Sox (1946–1948) Milford Giants (1938–1941) Milford Sandpipers (1923) |
Leaguechamps: | 1948 |
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]