| Derby Baseball Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| League | National League | ||
| Location | Derby, United Kingdom | ||
| Ballpark | Baseball Ground | ||
| Founded | 1890, re-founded 1890 | ||
| Folded | 1890 then again in 1900 | ||
| League championships | 1895, 1897, 1899 | ||
| Colors | White, Black, Grey | ||
| Ownership | Francis Ley | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Derby Baseball Club is a defunct professional baseball club from Derby England, formed as Ley's Recreation Club by Francis Ley in 1890 and dissolved in the same year.[1] A new Derby Baseball Club was formed (with Ley as chairman) in 1890 to succeed his dissolved club, this new Derby Baseball Club played until 1900, winning numerous National League titles in the 1890s, albeit as amateurs.
- ^ "Formation of a Baseball Club for Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph. 11 August 1890. p. 3.