Darby (Philly Suburb)

Hilldale Field - Hilldale Park
Location: Darby, PA, just outside of Philadelphia.

This field used to host the Hilldale Field Club, which was taken over by Ed Bolden in 1911.  He turned the team pro under a new name; the Hilldale Baseball and Exhibition Co., also known as the Hilldale Daisies. Bolden formed the Eastern Colored League to compete with Rube Foster’s Negro National League