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The first Baltimore Bays were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the North American Soccer League. They played from 1967 to 1968 at the Memorial Stadium. The 1969 season was played at Kirk Field, Baltimore's high school football stadium.
Following the 1968 NASL season, the league was in trouble with ten franchises having folded. The 1969 season was split into two halves. The first half was called the International Cup, a double round robin tournament in which the remaining NASL clubs were represented by teams imported from the United Kingdom. The Bays were represented by West Ham United F.C.. The were runners-up for the Cup with a 5-2-1 record. For the second half of the 1969 season, the teams returned to their normal rosters and played a 16 game schedule with no playoffs.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
League |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 1967 |
NPSL |
14 |
9 |
9 |
162 |
1st, Eastern Division |
Lost Championship (Oakland) |
| 1968 |
NASL |
13 |
16 |
3 |
128 |
4th, Atlantic Division |
Did Not Qualify |
| 1969 |
NASL |
2 |
13 |
1 |
42 |
5th |
Did Not Qualify |
The second Baltimore Bays were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the American Soccer League. They were called the Baltimore Stars in 1972.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1972 |
2 |
ASL |
3rd, Southern |
Did not qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1973 |
2 |
ASL |
1st, Mid-Atlantic |
Playoffs |
Did not enter |
The third Baltimore Bays were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the USISL. They became the Eastern Shore Sharks in 1998 when they moved to Salisbury, Maryland.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1993 |
N/A |
USISL |
7th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1993/94 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
1st, Northern |
3rd Place |
N/A |
| 1994 |
3 |
USISL |
8th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1994/95 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
1st, North/South |
Semifinals |
N/A |
| 1995 |
3 |
USISL Pro League |
6th, Coastal |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1995/96 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
1st, Northeast |
Champion |
N/A |
| 1996 |
3 |
USISL Pro League |
7th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1996/97 |
N/A |
USISL I-League |
1st, East |
Champion |
N/A |
| 1997 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
3rd, Mid-Atlantic |
Quarterfinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1997/98 |
N/A |
USISL I-League |
1st |
Champion |
N/A |
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