The Hilldale Athletic Club (The Darby Daisies)
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N 39° 55.492 W 075° 15.391
18S E 478079 N 4419449
Play ball!!!!!
Waymark Code: WM8JM4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
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Marker Text: This baseball team, whose home was here at Hilldale Park, won the Eastern Colored League championship three times and the 1925 Negro League World Series. Darby fielded Negro League teams from 1910 to 1932. Notable players included baseball hall of fame members Pop Lloyd, Judy Johnson, Martin Dihigo, Joe Williams, Oscar Charleston, Ben Taylor, Biz Mackey, and Louis Santop. Owner Ed Bolden helped form the Eastern Colored League.
Marker Name: The Hilldale Athletic Club (The Darby Daisies)
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/14/2006
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Cedar Ave. & MacDade Blvd., Yeadon
Category: African American, Baseball, Sports
Website: [Web Link]
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