| Parksley Spuds | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class D |
| League | Eastern Shore League |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 3 (1922, 1924, 1927) |
| Team data | |
Previous parks | Eastern Shore League Baseball Park |
The Parksley Spuds was a Class D minor league baseball team based in Parksley, Virginia, which had a population of just over 600 people at the 1920 United States Census.[1] They played in the Eastern Shore League between 1922 and 1928, the entire run of the league's initial incarnation. The Spuds won multiple league pennants during that span. The league encountered financial difficulties during the 1928 season and the owners of the teams voted to disband the league.
One of the notable players to appear for the Spuds was Jimmie Foxx; he was a catcher for the team during its visit to a 1924 championship series known as the Five-State Championship. He later became a Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman.