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Hagerstown Packets Piedmont League

Hagerstown Packets

December 17, 2019

The Hagerstown Packets were a farm team of the American League’s Washington Senators in 1954 and 1955. The Packets played in the Piedmont League (1920-1955), a Class B loop that included team from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The Packets followed on the heels of the Hagerstown Braves (1950-1953) and the Owls (1941-1949) at the city’s Municipal Stadium, opened in 1930. Both the Hagerstown Packets and the Piedmont League itself went out of business after the 1955 season.

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Hagerstown Braves Baseball

Hagerstown Braves

May 27, 2019

The Hagerstown Braves were a powerhouse Class B farm club of the Boston/Milwaukee Braves during the early 1950’s. The Maryland-based club posted four straight winning seasons, won two Inter-State League pennants and one playoff championship. The Washington Senators replaced Milwaukee as the team’s parent club for the 1954 season and the team changed its name to the Hagerstown Packets.

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