South Carolina League

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.

South Carolina League
SportMinor league baseball, Class D
Founded1906
Ceased1908
No. of teams11
Country United States
Most titles2
Sumter Gamecocks 1907, 1908

History

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

In 1907, the Class D 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.[2][3][4][5]

In 1908, the South Carolina League played their final season as a four–team Class D 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).[6][7][8]

South Carolina League teams
Team name(s) City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Anderson Electricians Anderson, South Carolina Unknown 1907
Camden Camden, South Carolina Unknown 1906
Chester Collegians Chester, South Carolina Fairgrounds Ballpark[9] 1908
Darlington Fiddlers Darlington, South Carolina Unknown 1907 to 1908
Florence Fiddlers Florence, South Carolina Unknown 1907
Greenville Edistoes Greenville, South Carolina Furman Park[10] 1907
Manning 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 NameWLPCTGBManagers
Sumter Gamecocks4423.657-Guy Gunter
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers4225.6272J.P. Doyle
Spartanburg Spartans3634.5149.5J.W. McMakin
Darlington/Florence Fiddlers2345.33821.5Heisman/Clyde Russell/Schmitz
Greenville Edistoes2528.472NATom Stouch
Anderson Electricians2136.368NABagwell

[3]

1908 standings
Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Sumter Gamecocks4127.603-Frank Dingle
Chester Collegians4030.5712H.P. Caldwell
Rock Hill Catawbas2840.41213Guy Gunter
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers2739.40913J.P. Doyle

[3]

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