Wilmington, DE

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, located at the state's northern extremity, at the conjunction of the Delaware and Brandywine Rivers, 20 miles southwest of Philadelphia, PA.

Teams that have played here

• Wilmington Quicksteps, Inter-State Association (1883)
• Wilmington Quicksteps, Eastern League (1884)
• Wilmington Quicksteps, Union Association (1884)
• Wilmington Blue Hens, Eastern League (1885)
• Wilmington Peach Growers, Atlantic Association (1890)
• Wilmington Peaches, Atlantic League (1896)
• Wilmington Peaches, Tri-State League (1907-1908)
• Wilmington Chicks, Tri-State League (1911-1914)
• Wilmington Potomacs, Eastern Colored League (1925)
• Wilmington Blue Rocks, Interstate League (1940-1952)
• Wilmington Blue Rocks, Carolina League (1993-2019)
• Delaware Stars, Maryland Fall League (1998)
• Wilmington Blue Rocks, High-A East (2021)
• Wilmington Blue Rocks, South Atlantic League (2022- )

Persons who were born here

• Tommy Adams, minor league outfielder
• Brian August, minor league infielder
• Charles Brockell, college coach
• Cliff Brumbaugh, outfielder
• Bob Carpenter, owner
• Ruly Carpenter, owner
• Pete Cassidy, infielder
• Ed Cihocki, infielder
• Zach Clark, pitcher
• ­Bill Crouch, pitcher
• Bert Cunningham, pitcher
• Wes Curry, pitcher
• George Fisher, infielder
• Wayne Franklin, pitcher
• Paul Goldschmidt, infielder
• Bill Johnson, pitcher
• Cecil Johnson, outfielder
• Hans Lobert, infielder, manager
• John Mabry, outfielder
• Chip Marshall, catcher
• Bill McGowan, umpire; Hall of Fame
• Sadie McMahon, pitcher
• Kevin Mench, outfielder
• Gino Minutelli, pitcher
• Joseph Myers, pitcher
• Al Neiger, pitcher
• John Newell, infielder
• John O'Donoghue, pitcher
• George Prentiss, pitcher
• Jim Sherman, minor league infielder
• Ed Stone, outfielder
• Pedro Swann, outfielder
• Ken Szotkiewicz, infielder
• Jeff Taylor, minor league pitcher and scout
• Steve Taylor, minor league pitcher
• Bret Underwood, minor league infielder
• Augie Walsh, pitcher
• Chris Welsh, pitcher
• Joey Wendle, infielder
• Chris Widger, catcher

Persons who died here

• Doc Amole, pitcher
• Frank Bennett, pitcher
• Ruly Carpenter, owner
• Pete Cassidy, infielder
• Bert Cunningham, pitcher
• Bill Day, pitcher
• Frankie Frisch, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame
• Chick Gagnon, infielder
• Bill Hawke, pitcher
• Bill Johnson, pitcher
• Judy Johnson, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame
• Flip Lafferty, outfielder
• Chip Marshall, catcher
• Al Neiger, pitcher
• John Newell, infielder
• George Prentiss, pitcher
• Chris Short, pitcher
• Happy Townsend, pitcher
• John Wockenfuss, catcher
• Dave Zearfoss, catcher

Education institutions located here

• Brandywine High School
• Delcastle Technical High School
• Goldey-Beacom College
• Howard High School of Technology
• John Dickinson High School
• Salesianum School
• St. Mark's High School
• Wilmington High School