Early History
The Victorian Baseball League was constituted in 1889 by J.C. Williamson, Harry Rickards, Harry Musgrove, J.S. Milford and Major Ben Wardill (the longtime secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club). J. C. Williamson was the first President and remained in office for six years.
The teams in the inaugural season of the Victorian Baseball League were: Fitzroy, Carlton, Ferguson & Mitchell, Geelong, Kew, M.C.C., Melbourne (to be renamed Metropolitans), Richmond, Richmond C.C., the “Age” and Victoria.
They were followed by St. Kilda, South Melbourne, East Melbourne and Malvern in 1893, Essendon in 1893, Hawkesburn in 1896, and Prahran in 1897.
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