Sumter Chicks

The Sumter Chicks were a minor league baseball team based in Sumter, South Carolina, United States that played in the Tri-State League in 1949 and 1950.

Sumter Chicks
1949–1950
(1949-1950)
Sumter, South Carolina
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class A
Previous leagues
South Carolina League (1907-1908) Tri-State League (1949-1950)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
None
Minor league titles
League titles (0)2 1907, 1908
Team data
Previous names
Previous parks

History

The Sumter Chicks were preceded by the Sumter Game Cocks, who played as members of the South Carolina League in 1907 and 1908. Sumter won the league championship in both seasons.[1]


The Chicks played at Riley Park. Tony Daniels and Wes Livengood played for them.[2]

The 1949, season attendance was 55,309, last in the 8-team Tri-State League. In 1950, attendance dropped to 30,324, again lowest in the league. In 1952, the Chicks and the Florence Steelers were replaced by the Greenwood Tigers and Greenville Spinners in the Tri-State League. [3]

The ballpark

Sumner teams played at Riley Park. Riley Park is still in use today as home to the University of South Carolina Sumter Fire Ants and Morris College Hornet baseball teams. The Sumter Chicks (1949-1950) of the Tri-State League, Sumter Indians (1970) and Sumter Astros (1971) of the Western Carolinas League and the Sumter Braves (1985-1990) and Sumter Flyers (1991) of the South Atlantic League all played at Riley Park. The ballpark is located at Church Street & DuBose Street, Sumter, South Carolina, 29150.[4][5][6]

Notable alumni

Year-by-Year Record

Year Record Finish

1949 65-80 6th

1950 53-91 8th [7]

References
  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sumter,_SC
  2. "Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "Tri-State League (NC-SC-TN) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "USC Sumter Athletics - University of South Carolina Sumter". uscfireants.com.
  6. "Sports - Morris College". www.morris.edu.
  7. "Sumter Chicks - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
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