Hagerstown Hubs

Boyer was previously the president of the South Atlantic League but had resigned to pursue his business interests in Hagerstown.

Boyer owned a string of theater houses in the region which gave him an understanding of how to provide a comfortable, inviting experience for his patrons.

[2] Once play began Monk Walter posted a .269 batting average while leading the team with 74 hits.

He posted a perfect 8-0 record and set the Blue Ridge League winning streak.

Welcher was named to the 1915 Blue Ridge League End of Season All Star Team.

Charles Dysert had a batting average of .271 and scored a league leading 71 runs for Hagerstown.

On June 28, Wick Winslow threw a no-hitter against the Chambersburg Maroons, with Hagerstown winning by a 4-0 score.

[5] Later in the season on August 25, Earl Howard threw a no-hitter against the Gettysburg Ponies, winning by an identical 4-0 score.

Boyer resigned as president of the Blue Ridge League to alleviate the concerns of other owners over favoritism.

On August 15, 1916, Boyer sold his interest in the Hagerstown club to a group headed by Colonel J. C.

Jack Hurley led the entire Blue Ridge League with a .385 batting average and 125 hits.

[9] The aftermath of the war and pandemic meant that the Blue Ridge League was incapable of operating during 1919.

[10] Activities on the field were just as profitable as Hagerstown won its second Blue Ridge League title.

[12] On May 21, Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Grove of Martinsburg made his minor league debut against the visiting Hagerstown team, losing 4-2.

The Terriers finished even further behind (27 games) the champion Blue Sox, whose exploits were powered by George Rawlings and future Hall of Fame member Hack Wilson.

Holmes Diehl returned with a noteworthy season of 6 home runs and a .323 batting average.

The Five State championship was the idea of C. Edward Spearow, who was the sports editor of the Baltimore Sun.

[21] Hagerstown played the Eastern Shore League champion Cambridge Canners in the 1925 series.

In the inaugural Blue Ridge League championship series, the Hubs defeated the Frederick Hustlers 3 games to 1.

Hagerstown returned to the Five State championship to play the champion of the Eastern Shore League, the Crisfield Crabbers.

[25] In 1928, Raynor Lehr, leader of a successful vaudeville and acting troupe, purchased the Hagerstown franchise and assumed its $3,000 debt.

The team also had three different managers during this season: George Purtell, Lester Bangs and Joel Shelton.

[24] In 1929, the team was again sold, this time to Baltimore businessman (and later major league baseball scout) Joe Cambria for $2,500.

Hagerstown recovered in the Blue Ridge League championship series, winning 4 games to 2 over Martinsburg.

The Middle Atlantic League champion Charleroi Governors defeated the Hubs 4 games to 1.

A remarkable public fundraising campaign ensued, and Municipal Stadium was built in a short period of six weeks.

Despite the change in location and classification, Babe Phelps had another spectacular season, leading the 1932 Middle Atlantic League with a batting average of .408 and 178 hits.

Babe Phelps led the Central League during the 1932 season in the categories of batting average (.372), hits (199) and home runs (26).

Hagerstown holds several Blue Ridge League individual season records.