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The
Georgia State League
was an American Class D
minor league
in professional
baseball
that existed in 1906, 1914, 1920?1921 and 1948?1956. During its last incarnation, it existed alongside two nearby Class D circuits, the
Georgia?Florida League
and the
Georgia?Alabama League
.
The
1906
version of the league began with six teams, but two clubs were forced to disband and a third to relocate before the league folded on July 9. Then, in
1914
the
Empire State League
based in Georgia renamed itself Georgia State League. The six-team 1914 league played a full schedule and crowned a champion, the
Americus Muckalees
. But the resurgence of the league did not even last two years. The circuit started 1915 as the Georgia State League and was renamed the
Florida?Alabama?Georgia League
(the "FLAG League"), which operated in the state of
Florida
, on June 15.
After World War I, the league?again featuring half a dozen member clubs?was revived for two full campaigns. In 1920, it was dominated by legendary minor league slugger
Ike Boone
, who
batted
.403 and led the GSL in
hits
,
runs
and
home runs
.
The Georgia State League revived in
1948
during the post-World War II boom in minor league baseball. It expanded from six to eight teams in
1949
, and by
1952
had begun to attract working agreements with
Major League Baseball
farm systems
. But as the low minors began to experience falling attendance during the 1950s, the GSL began to suffer. Its
Statesboro Pilots
club disbanded on July 1,
1955
, leaving the league with only five teams. The
1956
Georgia State League began and finished the season with a full complement of six teams. The Georgi State League did not return to play in 1957 and never reformed.
Cities represented
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- Albany, GA
:
Albany
1906
- Americus, GA
:
Americus Pallbearers
1906;
Americus Muckalees
1914
- Baxley, GA
:
Baxley Red Sox
1948
- Baxley, GA
&
Hazlehurst, GA
:
Baxley-Hazlehurst Red Socks
1949;
Baxley-Hazlehurst Red Sox
1950;
Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox
1951;
Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals
1952-1955;
Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers
1956
- Brunswick, GA
:
Brunswick
1906;
Brunswick Pilots
1914
- Carrollton, GA
: Carrollton 1920?1921
- Cedartown, GA
:
Cedartown Cedars
1920?1921
- Columbus, GA
:
Columbus River Snipes
1906
- Cordele, GA
:
Cordele
1906;
Cordele Ramblers
1914
- Douglas, GA
:
Douglas Rebels
1948;
Douglas Trojans
1949?1955;
Douglas Reds
1956
- Dublin, GA
:
Dublin Green Sox
1949?1952;
Dublin Irish
1953?1956
- Griffin, GA
:
Griffin
1920?1921
- Eastman, GA
:
Eastman Dodgers
1948?1953
- Fitzgerald, GA
:
Fitzgerald Pioneers
1948?1952
- Jesup, GA
:
Jesup Bees
1950?1953
- LaGrange, GA
:
LaGrange
1920?1921
- Lindale, GA
:
Lindale Pepperells
1920?1921
- Rome, GA
:
Rome
1920?1921
- Sandersville, GA
:
Sandersville Wacos
1953?1954;
Sandersville Giants
1955?1956
- Sparta, GA
:
Sparta Saints
1948?1949
- Statesboro, GA
:
Statesboro Pilots
1952?1955
- Thomasville, GA
:
Thomasville Hornets
1914
- Thomson, GA
:
Thomson Orioles
1956
- Tifton, GA
:
Tifton Blue Sox
1949?1950
- Valdosta, GA
:
Valdosta Stars
1906;
Valdosta Millionaires
1914
- Vidalia, GA
:
Vidalia Indians
1952?1956
- Vidalia, GA
&
Lyons, GA
:
Vidalia-Lyons Twins
1948?1950
- Waycross, GA
:
Waycross Machinists
1906;
Waycross Grasshoppers
1914
League champions
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References
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]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, editors:
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball.
Durham, North Carolina:
Baseball America
, 1997.
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