Baltimore Terrapins

In an attempt to turn this situation around and attract a marquee player to help them at the box office, the 1915 team recruited Chief Bender of the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics.

However, his 1915 season at Baltimore was a low point of his Hall of Fame career when he slumped to a 4–16 record, no shutouts, and a 3.99 ERA.

As a result, several players, including the young left-handed pitcher Babe Ruth, were offered for sale to major league teams.

Ruth's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox, after being turned down by Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics.

This move began a chain of events which would eventually lead to the return of major league baseball to Baltimore.