South Carolina League

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Sumter Gamecocks (1907, 1908)

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The South Carolina League was a minor league baseball league that played from 1906 to 1908. The Class D level South Carolina League consisted entirely of franchises based in South Carolina for its three seasons of play. The Sumter Gamecocks won league championships in 1907 and 1908.

History

The South Carolina League formed for the first time in the 1906 season as a six–team Class D level minor league. The 1906 charter 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=SCAR&class=D|title=South Carolina League (D) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=ee02b83f|title=1906 South Carolina League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=0252d3ea|title=1907 South Carolina League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-SCAR/y-1907|title=1907 South Carolina League (SCL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SCAR/y-1907|title=1907 South Carolina League (SCL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=c9dfd5e3|title=1908 South Carolina League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-SCAR/y-1908|title=1908 South Carolina League (SCL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SCAR/y-1908|title=1908 South Carolina League (SCL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

South Carolina League teams

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Team name(s) !City represented !Ballpark !Year(s) active
Anderson Electricians \|Anderson, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1907}}
Camden \|Camden, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}}
Chester Collegians \|Chester, South Carolina \|Fairgrounds Ballpark{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-497\|title=Fairgrounds Ball Park in Chester, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1908}}
Darlington Fiddlers \|Darlington, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}} to {{by\|1907}}
Florence Fiddlers \|Florence, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1907}}
Georgetown \|Georgetown, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}}
Greenville Edistoes \|Greenville, South Carolina \|Furman Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1043\|title=Furman Park in Greenville, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1907}}
Manning \|Manning, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}}
Orangeburg Cotton Pickers \|Orangeburg, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}} to {{by\|1908}}
Rock Hill Catawbas \|Rock Hill, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1908}}
Spartanburg Spartans \|Spartanburg, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1907}}
Sumter Gamecocks \|Sumter, South Carolina \|Unknown \|{{by\|1906}} to {{by\|1908}}

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Team name(s)

!City represented

!Ballpark

!Year(s) active

Anderson Electricians

|Anderson, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1907}}

Camden

|Camden, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}}

Chester Collegians

|Chester, South Carolina

|Fairgrounds Ballpark{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-497|title=Fairgrounds Ball Park in Chester, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1908}}

Darlington Fiddlers

|Darlington, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}} to {{by|1907}}

Florence Fiddlers

|Florence, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1907}}

Georgetown

|Georgetown, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}}

Greenville Edistoes

|Greenville, South Carolina

|Furman Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1043|title=Furman Park in Greenville, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1907}}

Manning

|Manning, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}}

Orangeburg Cotton Pickers

|Orangeburg, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}} to {{by|1908}}

Rock Hill Catawbas

|Rock Hill, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1908}}

Spartanburg Spartans

|Spartanburg, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1907}}

Sumter Gamecocks

|Sumter, South Carolina

|Unknown

|{{by|1906}} to {{by|1908}}

Standings & statistics

=1906 to 1908=

1906 South Carolina League

Standings and statistics not available

1907 South Carolina League

class="wikitable" !Team name!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!!Managers
align=center \|Sumter Gamecocks	44	23	.657	–	Guy Gunter
align=center \|Orangeburg Cotton Pickers	42	25	.627	2	J.P. Doyle
align=center \|Spartanburg Spartans	36	34	.514	9½	J.W. McMakin
align=center \|Darlington Fiddlers/ Florence Fiddlers	23	45	.338	21½	Crese Heismann / Clyde Russell / Schmitz
align=center \|Greenville Edistoes	25	28	.472	NA	Tom Stouch
align=center \|Anderson Electricians	21	36	.368	NA	Bagwell

class="wikitable" \|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
J.C. Watson	Spartanburg	BA	.327	Sam Lansford	Orangeburg	W	18
Ralph McLaurin	Sumter	Hits	88	Sam Lansford	Orangeburg	Pct.	.783; 18–5
Walter Rikard	Orangeburg	SB	37

1908 South Carolina League

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Team name!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!!Managers
align=center \|Sumter Gamecocks	41	27	.603	–	Frank Dingle
align=center \|Chester Collegians	40	30	.571	2	H.P. Caldwell
align=center \|Rock Hill Catawbas	28	40	.412	13	Guy Gunter
align=center \|Orangeburg Cotton Pickers	27	39	.409	13	J.P. Doyle Roy Miller / Ed Sawyer

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
L. B. Simmons	Orangeburg	BA	.354	Bill Temple	Chester	W	15
Fred Prim	Orangeburg/Chester	Hits	69	Elmer Long	Sumter	PCT	.750 9–3
L. C. Drake	Chester	Runs	38

References

Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States

Category:Baseball leagues in South Carolina

Category:Sports leagues established in 1906

Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1908

Category:1906 establishments in South Carolina

Category:1908 disestablishments in South Carolina