Baseball Ground
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The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England, that was first used for baseball, as the home of Derby Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898, and then for football, as the home of Derby County from
Commemoration of the Baseball Ground
Francis Ley
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Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet was an English industrialist. He founded Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He introduced baseball into the United Kingdom town of Derby with the Ley's Re
Baseball Ground
…It was originally called Ley's Baseball Ground and was part of a complex of sports grounds (Ley's Recreation Centre) built and owned by businessman Sir Francis Ley for workers at his foundry, Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks. The stadium was the focal point of the complex and was part of a personal quest…
The mess room for Ley's Malleable Castings in Colombo Street, Derby
The 1890 Derby Baseball team with Francis Ley at centre.
Another Derby Baseball Club team – which on the middle row from left includes Steve Bloomer, Ley's son, H. Gordon Ley and Ley himself
A 1912 Ley's Cricket team that includes three members of the England Football team