Rayne Rice Birds
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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = Rayne Rice Birds
| firstseason = 1920
| lastseason = 1941
| allyears = 1920, 1934–1941
| city = Rayne, Louisiana
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| past class level = Class D
| league = Evangeline League (1934–1941)
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| past league = Louisiana State League (1920)
| pastmajorleague = {{plainlist|
- Chicago White Sox/Brooklyn Dodgers (1940)
- Chicago White Sox (1936–1939)
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| pastnames = {{plainlist|
- Rayne Rice Birds (1920, 1935–1941)
- Rayne Red Sox (1934)
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The Rayne Rice Birds were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1934 to 1941. In 1934, they were known as the Rayne Red Sox and from 1935 to 1941 known as the Rice Birds. They played in the Evangeline League and were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers.
A previous version of the Rice Birds played in the Louisiana State League in 1920.
See also
References
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- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Rayne&state=LA&country=US&empty=0 Baseball Reference]
- [http://louisianavoice.com/2012/05/22/dirty-rice-a-season-in-the-evangeline-league-ul-press-a-wonderful-read-for-the-avid-louisiana-baseball-historian/ A fictionalized look at the team]
Category:Evangeline Baseball League teams
Category:Louisiana State Baseball League teams
Category:Defunct sports clubs and teams in Louisiana
Category:Baseball teams established in 1934
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates
Category:Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
Category:Professional baseball teams in Louisiana
Category:1934 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1941
Category:1941 disestablishments in Louisiana
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Louisiana
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