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== Summary ==
The MARVA Champion Moose Babe Ruth ball club of 1956. The Moose was the first team to break the color barrier in Frederick County.

Front Row L to R: Melvin "Bubby" Taylor, Edward Moore, Dick Lloyd, Wayne Garrott, Robert House, Buddy Hamilton (kneeling), Ronnie Sigler.

Back Row L to R: Dewey Taylor (Mgr), Garel Hauver, David Heffner, Edwin "Lovey" Higdon, Herman Carter, Donald "Duck" Deener, Dick Goodrich, Bill Eshbaugh, Larry Sheppard.

(From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) 

Bill Eshbaugh: The year was 1956, the 2nd year of MARVA Babe Ruth. The Moose went on to win the season championship.

[[Category:Smoketown Baseball]]