Chambersburg Maroons
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| League | West Shore Twilight Baseball League (2004–2010) | |||
| Location | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1895–2010) | |||
| Ballpark | Henninger Field (1895–2010) | |||
| Year founded | 1895 | |||
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| Former name(s) | Chambersburg Young Yanks (1929–1930) Cumberland Colts (1917) |
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| Colors | Maroon, Grey, Black, White |
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| Ownership | Steve Patterson | |||
| Management | Steve Patterson (GM) | |||
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| Website | Chambersburg Maroons | |||
Steve Patterson
The Chambersburg Maroons were a baseball team located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. They called historic Henninger Field their home, and have done so since the club's creation in 1895. They played their last season in 2010, ending 116 years of existence.
Baseball has been in Chambersburg since the late nineteenth century. On May 16, 1883, a portable dynamo and six 2,000-watt candle lamps were placed on a railcar by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at a cost of $2,753.75. The apparatus was given its first trial run at a night baseball game between George Pensinger's railroad team and Henninger's club from Chambersburg. Many consider this to be the first night baseball game ever played.
A Chambersburg team was part of the Keystone Association which played for one season in 1884. The team, which had no nickname, was managed by Oliver Chambers and finished with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses, 6.5 games behind the first place Lancaster Red Stockings.
The Maroons were created in 1895 by local businessman Clay "Pop" Henninger, who ran a thriving hat shop in Chambersburg. They began play at Wolf Park, the same location throughout their entire tenure. The Maroons were charter members of the Cumberland Valley League, an independent minor league, and won the first league title in 1895. In the following season, the Maroons finish in second place in the league, boasting a 22–14 record. The 1896 Maroons squad boasted a total of seven future Major League Players.
Following the 1900 Season, the Maroons left the Cumberland Valley League to join the Industrial League.
After the 1914 season, the Maroons join the newly formed Class D Blue Ridge League in 1915. The Maroons gain instant credibility when former Major League Player Gus Dorner took the managerial position of his hometown team. James "Bugs" Snyder led the league in hits with 50. Pitcher Ed Stricker had an outstanding season, leading the league with 170 strikeouts. Stricker also threw a no hitter against the Gettysburg Patriots on August 3, winning 1-0. Stricker and catcher George Stroh (who played part of the season with the Hanover Hornets) were selected to the Blue Ridge League End of Season All-Star Team. However, the Maroons struggled through two subsequent managerial changes that season and finished last in the league.Carl Snavely, a member of the 1915 team, would later rise to prominence as a college football coach.
In 1916, the Maroons brought in a new manager in Eddie Hooper. The Maroons club president, named Kottcamp, worked out a deal with Jack Dunn's Baltimore Orioles, who had returned to the International League, after the demise of the Federal League during the off-season. Two pitchers, Hank Thormahlen and Al Ehmling, and a catcher named Alex Schaufele joined the Maroons, along with a former Federal League player, first baseman Karl Kolseth, and outfielder James "Bugs" Snyder to combine for one of the strongest overall teams in the league in 1916.Hanson Horsey is also showcased on the squad's roster.
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