The opening game of the Blue Ridge League in its inaugural season of 1915. Hanover is host to the Gettysburg Patriots. There were six teams in the league. Other clubs included the Frederick Hustlers, Chambersburg Maroons, Hagerstown Blues and Martinsburg Champs. Gettysburg defeated Hanover, 5-0 in the season opener.

The grandstands behind home plate at McAllister Field in Hanover during the opening game of the 1915 Blue Ridge League. In the 1920s the field name was changed to Young's Park in honor of the Young family that owned the land. Hanover's police chief is visible at the top of the entrance to the stands. Notice that men and women dressed up for baseball games.

This is a photo of the 1915 Hanover Hornets of the Blue Ridge League. The Hornets finished the inaugural BRL season in third place with a record of 42 wins and 35 losses in 77 games. The Hornets were led by future St. Louis Cardinals lefty Wee Willie Sherdel. On the mound, Sherdel won 15 games and lost only 3. Unofficially, Willie led the league with a .368 batting average but did not have enough at-bats to qualify for the title. He also had a perfect fielding record. (Sherdel is visible on the far right of the top row.)  

Cartoons like this one regularly appeared in the Hanover Record Herald newspaper. This particular one celebrated a good pitching performance by Willie Sherdel. Willie was originally known as Bill Scherdel. His family changed the spelling of his last name to Sherdel during World War I when it was not good to be recognized as German.

George "Squanto" Wilson began the 1923 season as the Raiders' manager. He was born in Maine in 1889. George graduated from Hebron Academy and Bowdoin College.  He made it to the majors briefly with the 1911 Detroit Tigers and the 1914 Boston Red Sox. His minor league credentials included Providence, Toronto, Lynn and Memphis. Squanto joined Hanover after spending the 1922 campaign with the famous Augusta Millionaires. His time with the Raiders was brief. The team lost its first five games of the season and it cost Wilson his job. George acquired the nickname Squanto because of his swarthy complexion and dark piercing eyes. He spent his off-season as a high school principal for nine years. George then developed a chain of dollar stores that bore his name.

In 1928, the Hanover Raiders won their only Blue Ridge League championship. The Raiders won the first half title with a 31-18 record. The Chambersburg Maroons captured the second half, forcing a playoff for the league crown. Hanover prevailed in a seven game series. They lost the first game in 10 innings and then returned to win the next four games and the championship. The Raiders roster included five major leaguers during the '28 campaign. Jess Altenburg managed the team until early August. He left and was replaced by George Burns. Raiders Luke Hamlin, Al Todd and Jimmy Deshong also reached the big leagues with varying success. 

On August 30, 1929 the town of Hanover celebrated its 1928 Blue Ridge League championship. The 1928 pennant was raised up the centerfield flagpole before a game between the Raiders and the Hagerstown Hubs.

The 1929 Hanover Raiders were managed by Bob Prysock. This club nearly repeated the '28 title. Hanover remained in first place until the very end of August. A costly series with Martinsburg in early September ended the Raiders hopes of a repeat. This club included Kemp Wicker who would later pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. (Wicker is second from left in the front row.)