The GDSL

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  • Founded: August 4th, 1919 (102 years ago)

  • Number of Teams: 6

  • Commissioner: Chris LaRose

  • Alumni Coordinator: Dom Coro

  • Headquarters: Cardines Field; Newport, RI

Fields

Cardines

Cardines field, Newport, RI

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Sprague Park, Narragansett, RI

GDSL History

It was August 4, 1919 two teams, the Tigers and Orioles met on the Basin lot in a twilight game.  It was a typical sandlot contest. Few players were uniformed. The fans present stood for there were no seats.

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So a new league, designed to provide working men to play ball, was rather timorously launched.

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Little did the group of pioneers which organized the circuit dream that it creation would grow in popularity and power through the years and parade into its 10th decade on a firm structure.