Delmarva Shorebirds

• Location: Salisbury, MD
• League: South Atlantic League 1996-2019; Low-A East 2021; Carolina League 2022-
• Affiliation: Montreal Expos 1996; Baltimore Orioles 1997-present
• Ballpark: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium 1996-Present

Team History

The Delmarva Shorebirds, formerly of the South Atlantic League, briefly in Low-A East, and now in the Carolina League, are so named because their home city lies on the Delmarva Peninsula on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay - which is shared by the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The Baltimore Orioles farmhands play their home games at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, MD.

"Shorebirds" salutes both the Maryland shore and the Orioles. Chicken magnate Frank Perdue was key to getting the stadium built, and the Maryland Baseball Holding Company - which owns the Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys - gave it a team by buying and moving the Albany Polecats. They won league titles in 1997 and 2000, then changed hands in 2006.

The 'Birds play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Gallos de Delmarva (Delmarva Roosters).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1996	83-59	3rd	Doug Sisson	Lost League Finals	Ed Sardinha	Dean Treanor
1997	77-65	5th	Tommy Shields	League Champs	Bobby Rodriguez	Larry Jaster
1998	81-61	3rd	Dave Machemer	Lost in 1st round
1999	58-80	14th	Butch Davis		Bobby Rodriguez	Moe Drabowsky
2000	74-62	3rd	Joe Ferguson	League Champs	Bobby Rodriguez	Dave Schuler
2001	61-79	13th	Joe Ferguson		Bobby Rodriguez	Dave Schuler
2002	76-64	4th	Joe Ferguson	Lost in 1st round	Bobby Rodriguez	Dave Schuler
2003	67-71	10th	Stan Hough			Larry McCall	Don Werner
2004	69-69	7th (t)	Bien Figueroa			Steve Watson	Don Werner
2005	72-67	9th	Gary Kendall	Lost in 1st round	Kimera Bartee	Kennie Steenstra
2006	64-73	12th	Gary Kendall		Kimera Bartee	Kennie Steenstra
2007	68-68	9th	Gary Kendall		Kimera Bartee	Kennie Steenstra
2008	78-61	5th	Ramon Sambo		Ryan Minor	Kennie Steenstra
2009	66-70	10th	Orlando Gomez		Ryan Minor	Blaine Beatty
2010	59-81	14th	Ryan Minor		Mike Devereaux	Troy Mattes
2011	55-85	13th (t)	Ryan Minor		José Hernández	Troy Mattes
2012	52-86	14th	Ryan Minor		Einar Diaz	Troy Mattes
2013	54-82	13th	Luis Pujols		Jon Mathews	Justin Lord
2014	66-73	7th	Ryan Minor		Paco Figueroa	Alan Mills	Shawn McGill
2015	71-67	7th	Ryan Minor		Howie Clark	Blaine Beatty	Kyle Moore
2016	73-66	6th	Ryan Minor		Kyle Moore	Blaine Beatty	Sammie Starr
2017	59-78	13th	Ryan Minor		Buck Britton	Justin Lord
2018	68-66	6th (t)	Buck Britton		Bobby Rose	Justin Lord
2019	90-48	1st	Kyle Moore	Lost in 1st round	Tom Eller, Matt Trate	Justin Ramsey	Pat Leyland
2020	Season cancelled
2021	68-52	4th (t)	Dave Anderson		Patrick Jones	Robbie Aviles	Matt Packer, David Barry
2022	49-81	12th	Felipe Alou Jr.		Brink Ambler	Joe Haumacher	Daniel Fajardo, Collin Murray
2023	56-74	12th	Felipe Alou Jr.		Josh Bunselmeyer	Adam Bleday	Daniel Fajardo, Collin Murray
2024			Collin Woody		Christian Poulsen	Andrew Sadoski	Daniel Fajardo, Calvin Christiansen

Related Sites

• TheShorebirds.com