The Wonder Team's Miracle Season

75 years ago, baseball fans on the Eastern Shore witnessed one of the greatest accomplishments in professional history. The Salisbury Indians, managed by Jake Flowers, began the season with a 21-5 record but, due to an ineligible player on the roster,  was forced to forfeit each of those first 21 wins. That decision, handed by league president Thomas Kibler, dropped the team from first place to last place in the Class D Eastern Shore League. Instead of throwing away the season, they were determine to win it all. 

They did so by finishing the season with 59 wins and 11 losses, and winning the league pennant. Counting the wins they had forfeited, this "wonder team" compiled a record of 80-16 for the season. To learn more about the Salisbury Indians, visit the Nabb Research Center at Salisbury University.