Baltimore Bays (1972-1973)
June 25, 2018
The Baltimore Bays of 1972-73 were an attempted revival of the Charm City’s North American Soccer League soccer club of the late 1960’s. The “new” Bays were the brainchild of broadcaster Jim Karvellas. Karvellas was the play-by-play man of the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Karvellas’ Bays club was best known for playing a series of exhibition matches at Memorial Stadium against touring clubs from Europe and South America in both 1972 and 1973. In 1973 the Bays also entered the 2nd division American Soccer League, playing their lower-profile league matches at Catonsville Community College. The team disbanded in late 1973.
