The Hilldale Club, that’s their official name, also unofficially known as Darby Daisies, played in the Eastern Colored League from 1923-1927. They won the ECL the first 3 seasons and were 1-1 in their 2 NWS appearances, both against the KC Monarchs(the NWS didn’t start til 1924).
Hilldale club bbref https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HIL/index.shtml
Stars bbref https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PS/index.shtml
Stars https://www.mlb.com/history/negro-leagues/teams/philadelphia-stars
“They Said We Couldn’t Play” – Oral History of the Philadelphia Stars Narrated by Ryan Howard. https://youtu.be/yOiV2rztagI?si=0qELGu0ZuGcC3T-5
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Sabr article with game by game breakdown of the Stars’ 1934 NWS Championship https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-11-october-2-1934-philadelphia-stars-win-first-and-only-negro-national-league-championship/
Love to see it. More fans need to know about the Hilldale Club and their success on the field.