Laurel Blue Hens

In 1922 and 1923, the Blue Hens teams played exclusively as members of the Class D level Eastern Shore League.

[1] The Cambridge Canners, Crisfield Crabbers, Parksley Spuds, Pocomoke City Salamanders and Salisbury Indians teams joined the Laurel Blue Hens as Eastern Shore League charter members.

[7] The Crisfield Crabbers (36–32) and Cambridge Canners (37–32) finished ahead of the Laurel Blue Hens, who were followed by the Pocomoke City Salamanders (29–41) and Salisbury Indians (27–41) in the final league standings.

The Laurel Blue Hens finished 7.0 games behind the first place Dover Senators while playing under manager John Whalen.

[13][14] On July 19, 1923, in front of a crowd of 4,000, major league baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis threw out the first pitch at a game in Salisbury while wearing a Laurel Blue Hens cap to mark the occasion.