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MARYLAND SEMI-PRO BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
THE 26 MEMBERS INDUCTED
JOHN ABEL - 2006
GEORGE BECK - 2007
MICKEY BILLMEYER - 2006
CHARLIE BLACKBURN - 2003
EDDIE BOWLING - 2003
GEORGE BRADY - 2003
CHARLIE BROWN - 2005
PHIL CARUSO - 2007
ED DEVAN - 2004
RICHARD DOSWELL - 2005
TOM DRAPER - 2007
BOB FELDMAN - 2005
FRANK FRALEY - 2009
LES HENDERSON - 2009
MIKE KNIGHT - 2003
WAYNE LEWIS - 2007
EDDIE LYNCH - 2003
JOHN MAKELL JR - 2003
GORDON MAKI - 2008
MIKE MARTIN - 2008
LAWRENCE NESSELRODT - 2005
ROSS NICHOLS - 2003
DARRYL POWELL - 2004
MARK PUCKETT - 2009
JOHNNY SPEED - 2006
BILL WHITE - 2003
NEXT INDUCTION IN SUMMER, 2010
INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009
FRANK FRALEY - Ex-pro pitched in the original Blue Ridge League both for the Hanover Raiders in 1930 and for the Frederick Warriors in 1931 before leading the Frederick Hustlers to a National Championship Game in Wichita, Kansas. Honored for his sportsmanship with a Frank Fraley Day at McCurdy Field in Frederick as his career concluded.
LES HENDERSON - Managed the Baltimore Pirates to seven consecutive Central Atlantic League Championships in the 1970's.
MARK PUCKETT - One of the top three hitters in the area for the Bel Air Athletic Club from the 1980's through the mid-1990's.
INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008
GORDON MAKI - One of the most dominant righthanded pitchers in the Baltimore-Harford County corridor from the mid-1980's to the mid-1990's for Patterson Sporting Goods, W & W Sportswear, Rocky's Red Sox, Aberdeen McDonald's and the Parkville Colts. Pitched professionally in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
MIKE MARTIN - Mister consistency, one of the best contact hitters with power in the Blue Ridge League with the Hagerstown Braves in the late 20th Century. Win or lose, his demeanor was always the same after a ballgame. Class and character.
INDUCTED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2007
GEORGE BECK - Montgomery County-based Mercury Van Lines manager directed a Washington Industrial League all-star team to two victories versus the Cuban National Champions en route to a bronze medal in International competition in Cuba in 1993. Piloted Mercury to the National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series in 1994.
PHIL CARUSO - Played for the Pen-Mar League's Mount Savage in 1977 after graduating from Frostburg State College before playing for the Oakland Oaks over a decade and-a-half. One of the area's keenest baseball intellects, touched many lives teaching the game at both the American Legion and high school levels before a stint at Frederick Community College that preceeded his two years as Frostburg University's head coach.
TOM DRAPER - One of the top pitchers in the late-20th Century both in the Baltimore-Harford League with the Churchville Pirates and in the Maryland League with Aberdeen McDonald's. Played shortstop when not on the mound. A gentleman on the field.
WAYNE LEWIS - The original Presstman Cardinals' owner and the Central Atlantic League's initial Vice President. Innovative leader convinced his league to adopt both a three-game weekend series scheduling format and the postgame handshake at home plate that had been uncommon there then.
INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006
JOHN ABEL - President gave the Chesapeake Independent League a quarter-century of service. Centerfielder in younger days, quipped that the earth is covered two-thirds by water and that he covered the other third.
MICKEY BILLMEYER - Hagerstown Braves' catcher in the early-to-mid 1980's before turning pro, peaking as a player at Triple-A. Billmeyer was in Major League Baseball as the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen catcher when inducted.
JOHNNY SPEED - Fleet outfielder who might have been the fastest player ever in Baltimore County, could be picked off of first base and reach second safely. Game-changing impact player about whom defenses had to worry, played on championship teams for Patterson Sporting Goods in 1986 and the Parkville Royals in 1993.
INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005
CHARLIE BROWN - Charlie made an immediate and lasting impact as a teenage infielder in the 1940's in southern Maryland, continuing to play through the 1950's with the Mitchellville Tigers before turning to managing. Perennially one of the state's finest teams, the Brown-owned Charles County Raiders won over 90% of their Chesapeake Independent League games and numerous championships spanning the mid-1970's into the early 21st century.
RICHARD DOSWELL - The Doswell-managed, Druid Hill Park-based Dolphin Athletic Club performed before large crowds during a 10-year unbeaten streak in weekend play in the Baltimore City League from the early-1950's into the early-1960's. Came out of retirement to manage the Baltimore Trojans in the Central Atlantic League in 1972 and 1973.
BOB FELDMAN - One of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Harford County youth baseball coaches and a longtime semi-pro manager, compiled a career 703-315 mark including Baltimore-Harford League crowns with Havre de Grace in both 1985 and 1987 and the 1998 State Championship with the Susquehanna League's Crouse Construction. Scouted for 12 years for the Baltimore Orioles.
LAWRENCE NESSELRODT - A former Garrett Community College and Davis & Elkins College player, Nesselrodt was an aggressive leadoff batter, team leader and the Pen-Mar League's premiere shortstop for the Oakland Oaks from 1978 through 1993 including championship seasons in 1986 and 1989. Consistently among the league's leaders in stolen bases with a career batting average above .330. Became the head coach at both of his collegiate alma maters.
INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004
ED DEVAN - Dominating pitcher in the Baltimore-Harford and Maryland Leagues 1986-1993 primarily for W&W Sportswear and Aberdeen McDonald's after two minor league seasons. Played all of the infield positions and caught also. A coach on the field and a player's player.
DARRYL POWELL - Came to the ballpark every evening to play in the Blue Ridge League and its predecessor Franklin County League in a career that spanned 1979-1995 including a stint as the Hagerstown Braves' player-manager. The ultimate competitor.
INAUGURAL CLASS INDUCTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2003
CHARLIE BLACKBURN - The Washington-area Industrial League developed into one of the best leagues in the nation during Charlie's tenure as President from the mid-1950's through the early 1990's. National Amateur Baseball Federation Executive Director for more than a quarter of a century.
EDDIE BOWLING - Played for more than a quarter of a century for the Glasva ball club, winning two Sportsmanship Awards and cited twice as Most Valuable Player in the Charles-Saint Mary's League. The circuit's six-time home run king lead the loop four times in rbi, twice each in doubles, slugging and runs scored and won a batting title.
GEORGE BRADY - Tough pitcher for Kitzmiller and Shalmar well into his thirties in the Potomac Valley and Mountaintop Leagues who reminisced of his era that, "You knew every weekend that there was going to be a ballgame and that there was going to be a fight." Coached for the Pen-Mar League's Oakland Oaks 1976-1999.
MIKE KNIGHT - One of Western Maryland's hardest throwing pitchers in the 1980's with the Hagerstown Braves in the Franklin County League including two championship seasons. A hard-nosed competitor who played the game the way that it should be played.
EDDIE LYNCH - One of the top managers in the Maryland League with Cecil Johnies and Bay City Market in the 1980's and 1990's including three championship years. Commanded deep ball clubs that often had more players on the bench than the opposition had in aggregate. No opposing manager was more into the game.
JOHN MAKELL JR - One of the original organizers of the Chesapeake Independent League in 1976, serving in his 28th season as the league's Secretary and 27th year as its Treasurer when inducted. Never missed a monthly league meeting during that tenure. Played for the Galesville Hot Sox.
ROSS NICHOLS - One of the co-founders and the first President of the Baltimore-based Central Atlantic League in the 1960's.
BILL WHITE - Phenomenal natural athlete and respected leader both on and off of the field for the Maryland League's W&W Sportswear after a 1986 championship season with Patterson Sporting Goods before finishing with the Parkville Royals in 1990. Ascent to the major leagues from the Los Angeles Dodgers' AAA affiliate in Albuquerque NM was thwarted by an eye injury after a disgruntled fan shattered a team bus window with a rock.
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