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courtesy of Iris Frye Miller) (Photo courtesy of Iris Frye Miller). Thanks to Smoketown History

The Railroaders Little League Lions of 1955. This team largely consisted of boys from the Point of Rocks area. According to H. Walker Smith, the players

Brunswick All Star pitcher Joey Himes being mobbed by his teammates after twirling a no-hitter in the District Tournament against the Frederick American

The 1960 Brunswick Railroader Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. This started a run of dominance

Brunswick has always been a baseball town. Paul Taylor and Jackie Merriman are the two boys here simulating their wind ups on a Spring day on West Potomac

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Did you need any more evidence Brunswick has always been a baseball town? Richard Snoots is believed to be the man on the left. (From the Myer Kaplon photo

Railroaders Little League Parade before the teams rode in pickup trucks. (1950s) (Photo courtesy of Jayne Nuse)

caption read: "Paul Barker and Paul Taylor present American Legion District baseball trophy to Bill Merriman during Sunday's banquet at the Legion." (Courtesy

(Photo courtesy of Becky Willis) Charles Langley: Red Hawes, Herman Willis, Bruce Winecoop, Mike Kelley, Tom Sullivan, Joe Kelly, Hollis Langley, Drew

Gene Green's 1960 BRLL Champion Bears. (Clipping from the Blade Times courtesy of Jeanne Brandenburg-Smith)

Photo courtesy of Jayne Nuse

1968 Brunswick Minor League Lions Front Row L to R - Jimmy Baker, Frank Strakonsky, Chris Hoffman, B. Daugherty, Kevin Snoots, Jimmy Wigfield, Second Row

The Brunswick Little League Legends Wall at Marvin L. Younkins Memorial Field. The sign says a lot for these players who left us too young. Daphne Carey

Another perspective of the old Brunswick Little League ballpark courtesy of Walker Smith and his dad. View from the center field fence into home plate

Brunswick Little League All-Stars - 1968 Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery

From the 1955 Regional All Star Game, July 1955. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

Old Timers League Taken in 1971 at Brunswick, MD Back row: Frank Yurkanin, Jimmy Lyston, Ginger Settan and Joe Beck. Front row: Tom Costello, Al Rubeling

1984 Brunswick Little League Reds. First Brunswick team to go undefeated at 20-0. TOP ROW: From Left Coach Dick Goodrich, Jeff Links, Rick Goodrich, Chad

All lined up in front of hill behind City Park were the 4 teams from the Railroaders Little League in Brunswick in 1955. (Photograph by Walker R. Smith

The Railroader Little League Cubs on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins

The Railroader Little League Cubs on the first opening day in June, 1954. Manager Lee "Babo" Merriman on the right. (Photo taken from the home movies of

The caption under the photo read "The lights go on. Jim Main, in back, puts his hand on the switch to turn on the new lights at the slowpitch ballpark

P.L. Orrison, Mitch Deener, Brent Albert and Craig Crowl celebrate on their home field in Brunswick after our Little League all stars defeated East Frederick

The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins

The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins

The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins

1961 District Champions Front row from left: Gary Carter, Paul Barker, George Holder, Robert Axline, Jackie Merriman Middle row from left: Larry Green

If you're from Brunswick, there's nothing like baseball season. This is the entrance to old Scheer Stadium where the BHS track and football field is today

Little League All Stars (Photo Credit - Brunswick Little League Website) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) The 1958 Railroaders advanced to the District

1971 Brunswick Little League District Champions (1st Row L-R) Tim Gladhill, Steve Dinterman, Rusty Brewer, Tim Jackson, Bernie Lipscomb, Rich Mullen, Mark

1967 Brunswick Minor League Tigers Bottom row: (l-r) Mike Greenfield IF, Randy Derflinger OF/3B), Tony Twigg (OF), Timmy Gladhill (P/OF), Jimmy Follin

Some more Railroader baseball in plain clothes in the 1940s at Scheer Stadium. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library;

Classic "field of dreams" with the corn fields behind the outfield. Here's a bygone play at the plate at old Scheer Stadium where the BHS football field

Anna (Foreback) Dawson with son Roger Dawson. Roger is the winningest baseball manager ever at BHS. Photo courtesy of Lesley Lucas Quesada)

13 Corky Smith at the plate for the Lions. See the Biser farm, now Galyn Manor, down the 1st base line. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

A regular season Railroaders Little League game in 1955. The original LL diamond appears to have been where the parking lot of the current BHS is today

A Cubs runner getting thrown out at 1st at the original Little League diamond in the 1950s. See the gentle tint of Blue Ridge mountains in the background

1991 Brunswick PVYA Girl's Fast-Pitch Softball Coaches 13-14 Year Old Division ( undefeated season) Pictured (left to right)--Rhonda Rooney, Ray Jones

1978 District Champs Front row from left: Greg Snoots, Jeff Payne, Mike Dixon, Johnny Frye, Rickey Pearl, Charlie George, and Rickey Tarleton Back row

A ballgame at Scheer Stadium where the football field and track at BHS are now. If you look closely beyond the outfield you can see the old Biser farmland

A railroaders pick up game inthe 1940s. Note the slope of the hill in left center field, which is where the BHS football stands are today. (From the Myer

(Exhibit courtesy of the Brunswick Railroad Museum) Jeff Taulton: We actually had "Pink" ones in 1977! Pink with Red pinstripes.

Brunswick American Legion Team (circa 1933) Those identified by the Railroad Museum are: Front row (l-r) ? Ambrose, Yank Dixon, Gordiie Bingham, Ang Norris

!962 Brunswick Little League All Stars: In this photo: Steve Spurrier, Tommy Nuse, Bob Dawson, Steve Spurrier, Mike Webber, Dave Axline, Paul Taylor, Robby

The Yales - Brunswick's segregated adult baseball team. The Yales played in the 1920s and were managed by Kenny Lipscomb. This appears to have been taken

bleachers behind home plate at the Brunswick High School and community baseball field on the hill above the school prior to the Fall 1965 opening for the

stats--he was a valuable player on some great Yankee teams: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellech01.shtml Doris Kelley Barker remembered:

During regional all star game in July, 1955. Is this batter questioning the ump? See the pool bathhouse over the right field fence looking toward Souder

Frederick catcher scrambles after a passed ball or wild pitch during the regional all star game, 1955, July 1955. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

1957 All Star team: Back row from left: Manager Marvin Younkins, Doug Keller, Kenny Joy, Alan Crowe, Tom Sullivan, Lindy Spurrier, Gary Bower, Melvin Taylor

1974 Pleasant Valley Little League team. Back row: Jeff Taulton, Coach Larry Lescalleet, Craig Fraley, Mark Kaetzel, Asst. Coach Dwayne Redman, Dean Zientek

Flashback to the Summer of 1977. A number of these boys formed the 1978 District Champs from Brunswick. (Clipping courtesy of The City of Brunswick, MD

Gary Bowers getting ready at the plate at old Scheer Stadium in July, 1960. The old ballpark was on the site of the current BHS football field. Note the

1991 Brunswick Women's Slo-Pitch Softball Team. This team was organized by Rhonda Rooney and Donna Jones. No sponsor first year in the Frederick County

1968 Brunswick Little League Lions 1st row: (l to r) Alvie (Alvino Rey) Hoffman, Mike Stack, Donnie Merriman, Arnie Stewart, Barry Proctor, Jay Haller

1967 news clipping of Gary Carter's professional signing with the old Washington Senators organization. Hard to tell whether this was from the Frederick

In honor of today's opener of the Brunswick Railroader Little League, here's the 1961 District 2 Champions, managed by Gene Green and coached by Bobby

Perhaps Brunswick's greatest little league pitcher, lefthander Gary Carter threw 2 no-hitters as a Brunswick Little Leaguer with the Cubs in the early

have been the first opening day of the Brunswick Railroader Little League baseball on June 1954. The original little league field was located where the parking

Brunswick Boys Club baseball team from the 1940s. Boys Club baseball was a precursor to little league. Pictured in the photo are Alan Foster, Bill Huffman

Another at bat during LL regional all star game, July 1955. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

A run scores during the regional all star game in July, 1955. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

From the Regional All Star Game, July 1955. Looks like the sound truck behind the umbrella over the umpire's head. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

Your 2010 Maryland State Champion Brunswick Little League All Stars Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen 7/22/10

My Sister's Place "Beavers"....1976... This was the first Brunswick Women's Slo-pitch Softball Team to travel in and out-of-state to play tournament ball

1991 Frederick County Girl's Fast-Pitch Softball Champions 13-14- Year Old Division Undefeated Season Manager and Coaches were Ray Jones (Not Pictured)

The view from center field toward 3rd base at Scheer Stadium. Judging from the Model T cars parked up along the top of the bluff looking towards Rt. 464

(Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)

Mousie Hickman was one of Brunswick's all time great little leaguer sluggers. He was a big-time home run hitter for Red Hawes' dominant Cubs teams of the

Little League Park Nov 2007) - You can read the whole story of Brunswick baseball at the following link: http://bhs.edu/hist/100ch13.html (Photo by Peter

at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) Babo Merriman was chief of police.

Your 2010 Maryland State Champion Brunswick LL All Stars From the Brunswick Railroaders Little League website

Brunswick Little League Won the 1988 District Title. Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery Steve Harrison: I grew up in Brunswick and graduated in 1971. When Brunswick

A Cubs batter takes a swing at the original Railroad Little League field, located where the BHS parking lot is today. This is likely in the middle-1950s

We know. It's the dead of Winter, but as we dream of Spring around the Hot Stove, here's a photo of the BRLL Bears. !967 or '68? Manager Paul Orrison is

This photo from Ray Danner, Sr. has a handwritten date on the back indicating that it was taken in 1951 or 1952 before the Railroader Little League came

Red McQuillen in his St. Louis Browns uniform when the Browns visited the Senators at old Griffith Stadium. This was Red's rookie year in the majors when

From the 1st-ever Railroaders Little League game in June, 1954. An unidentified Lions' batter stands in as the Tigers look on. The Tigers dominated the

The 4 teams from the Railroaders Little League in Brunswick in 1955. (Photograph by Walker R. Smith of Doubs, MD) Ray Danner Sr: Tigers back row from L-R

Glenn (Red) McQuillen was the only baseball player from Brunswick to reach the major leagues. He played for the old St. Louis Browns, a franchise that

Darrol Snoots with son Boogie in his Brunswick Baseball Club uniform in the 1940s. The BBC was the forerunner to the Little League. (Photo courtesy of

In the early days, a Brunswick baseball team barnstormed around the tri-state area. Among the players identified in this picture at the original Scheer

Early Brunswick Boy Scout baseball team run by the Reverend Luther Martin of the First Baptist Church (in back in suit & tie). Rev. Martin wrote the poem

Great shot of a passed ball or wild pitch during the regional all star game, July 1955. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

Brunswick Railroaders Little League is honoring the 50th Anniversary of the 1969 State Championship team at the opening day ceremony this year. Manager

Here is a scene from a Tri-County League game with Adamstown vs, Lovettaville in May, 1961. This "field of dreams" was next to the old elementary school

1987 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth League World Series Souvenir Cap. (Photo courtesy of Randy Derflinger)

Brunswick Girl's Potomac Valley Youth Association 1991 Fast -Pitch Softball Team Frederick County Champions (Undefeated) Coaches: Rhonda Rooney, Ray Jones

Mom's of the 1990 PVYA Girls Fast -Pitch Softball Team. These ladies were so kind and helped with anything off the field for the coaches and the girls

A MARVA Babe Ruth League parade in the early 1960s. In the back of the car are Mark Donovan, Linda Dawson and Butch Dixon. Linda was one of the queens

this the town they call the Baseball Town I just smiled and said yes sir this is Brunswick, Brunswick Maryland the Baseball Town.

with Brunswick baseball on all levels. He was a long-time manager of the Little League Cubs. He was also the Knoxville postmaster. Smoketown History (Brunswick

the intersection of Rt. 464 and Souder Road, was the marquee location for baseball in Brunswick from 1928-1965. The player in the photo may have been Clarence