South Carolina League

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South Carolina League
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1906
Ceased1908
PresidentMendel L. Smith (1906–1908)
No. of teams11
Country United States
Most titles2
Sumter Gamecocks 1907, 1908
ClassificationClass D (1906–1908)

The South Carolina League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played from 1906 to 1908. The South Carolina League consisted entirely of franchises based in South Carolina for its three seasons of play.

History[]

The South Carolina League first formed for the 1906 season as a six–team Class D level minor league. The 1906 league member teams were Camden, the Darlington Fiddlers, Georgetown, Manning, the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers and Sumter Gamecocks. The final 1906 South Carolina League records and standings are unknown.[1][2]

In 1907, the Class D level South Carolina League continued as a six–team league under league president Mendel L. Smith, beginning play on May 20, 1907. The league added the Anderson Electricians, Greenville Mountaineers and Spartanburg Spartans as new franchises. On July 27, 1907, Darlington moved to Florence and the Anderson and Greenville franchises both folded. Completing the 1907 season with four teams, the Sumter Game Cocks won the league championship with a 44–23 record. Sumner finished ahead of the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers (42–25), Spartanburg Spartans (36–24) and Darlington/Florence Fiddlers (23–45) in the standings and were champions as the league held no playoffs.[3][4][5][6]

In 1908, the South Carolina League played their final season as a four–team Class D level league, beginning play on May 4, 1908. The Sumter Gamecocks defended their title, posting a 41–27 regular season record, as the league held no playoffs. Sumter was followed by the Chester Collegians (40–30), Rock Hill Catawbas (28–40) and Orangeburg Edistoes (27–39). The South Carolina permanently folded following the 1908 season.[7][8][9]

South Carolina League teams[]

Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Anderson Electricians Anderson, South Carolina Unknown 1907
Camden, South Carolina Unknown 1906
Chester Collegians Chester, South Carolina Fairgrounds Ballpark[10] 1908
Darlington Fiddlers Darlington, South Carolina Unknown 1906 to 1907
Florence Fiddlers Florence, South Carolina Unknown 1907
Georgetown, South Carolina Unknown 1906
Greenville Edistoes Greenville, South Carolina Furman Park[11] 1907
Manning, South Carolina Unknown 1906
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers Orangeburg, South Carolina Unknown 1906 to 1908
Rock Hill Catawbas Rock Hill, South Carolina Unknown 1908
Spartanburg Spartans Spartanburg, South Carolina Unknown 1907
Sumter Gamecocks Sumter, South Carolina Unknown 1906 to 1908

South Carolina League Standings[]

1906 Standings[]

Not available

1907 standings[]

Team Name W L PCT GB Managers
Sumter Gamecocks 44 23 .657 -- Guy Gunter
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers 42 25 .627 2.0 J.P. Doyle
Spartanburg Spartans 36 34 .514 9.5 J.W. McMakin
Darlington /
Florence Fiddlers		 23 45 .338 21.5 Heisman /
Clyde Russell / Schmitz
Greenville Edistoes 25 28 .472 NA Tom Stouch
Anderson Electricians 21 36 .368 NA Bagwell

[4]

1908 standings[]

Team Name W L PCT GB Managers
Sumter Gamecocks 41 27 .603 -- Frank Dingle
Chester Collegians 40 30 .571 2.0 H.P. Caldwell
Rock Hill Catawbas 28 40 .412 13.0 Guy Gunter
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers 27 39 .409 13.0 J.P. Doyle

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "South Carolina League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1906 South Carolina League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1907 South Carolina League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b c "South Carolina League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  5. ^ "1907 South Carolina League (SCL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "1907 South Carolina League (SCL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ^ "1908 South Carolina League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "1908 South Carolina League (SCL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. ^ "1908 South Carolina League (SCL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. ^ "Fairgrounds Ball Park in Chester, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ^ "Furman Park in Greenville, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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