The Lancaster Red Roses played at Stumpf Field in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, which is still used today by local baseball and softball leagues.

The Lancaster Red Stockings played 19 games as a member of the short-lived Keystone Association before the league broke up in June 1884.

On field successes didn't save the franchise, due to player salaries being higher than the team income.

After a success with local fans and businesses the team joined the Tri-State League for the 1905 season as the Lancaster Maroons.

[6] The Lancaster Red Roses played in the Interstate League from 1940 to 1952, and were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1944 to 1947 and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1948 to 1952.

The Lancaster Maroons unveiled new uniforms with new colors, this was soon followed by a name change to the Lancaster Red Roses original Uniforms included white shirt and pants, dark blue stockings, and dark blue cap with a white "L" embroidered across the front.