Milford Red Sox

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Milford Red Sox
1923 1948
(1923, 1938–1941, 1944–1948)
Milford, Delaware
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass-D
League Eastern Shore League (1923, 1938–1941, 1944–1948)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams Boston Red Sox (1946–1948)
New York Giants (1938–1941)
Minor league titles
League titles 1948
Team data
Previous names
Milford Red Sox (1946–1948)
Milford Giants (1938–1941)
Milford Sandpipers (1923)

The Milford Red Sox was the primary moniker a minor league baseball team that played in Milford, Delaware as members of the Eastern Shore League. The team originated as the Milford Sandpipers (1923), followed by the Milford Giants, a Class-D affiliate of the New York Giants in 1938 and remained that way until the league shut down as a result of World War II in 1942. Milford returned to play after the war, in 1946, as a Boston Red Sox affiliate and played until 1948.

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