The Carolina Association was a minor league baseball league that played from 1908 to 1912. The Carolina Association played as a six–team Class D level league. The league consisted of teams based in North Carolina and South Carolina , with the same six franchises playing for the duration of the league.
13-603: The Carolina Association began play as a six–team Class D level league in the 1908 season. The league president was George L. Hammond. The charter members were the Anderson Electricians of Anderson, South Carolina , Charlotte Hornets of Charlotte, North Carolina , Greensboro Champs of Greenville, South Carolina , Greenville Spinners of Greenville, South Carolina , Spartanburg Spartans of Spartanburg, South Carolina and Winston-Salem Twins of Winston-Salem, North Carolina . The same six franchises played for
26-869: A minor league baseball club that existed between 1946 and 1954. The team, based in Anderson, South Carolina , was a member of the class-B Tri-State League . In 1946, the team was initially established as the Anderson A's and were affiliated with the New York Giants . The next season the club became an independent and was renamed the Anderson Rebels. The team later became affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Browns and Baltimore Orioles before disbanding in 1954. The Anderson Rebels and Anderson A's were preceded in Anderson by
39-751: A triple play against the Greensboro Champs. A native of the Greenville, South Carolina area, Shoeless Joe Jackson played for the 1908 Greenville Spinners, hitting .346 to lead the Carolina Association. While earning a salary of $ 75.00 a month, Jackson also led the Carolina Association in hits (120) and RBI (72). In August, 1908, Jackson's contract was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics for $ 900.00 and Jackson immediately made his major league debut. Today, there
52-711: A team called the Pomonkey Giants associated with a Pomonkey social club in Pomonkey Maryland. They played teams in Berry Road near La Plata, Maryland and in Hughesville among others. It was very much a rural league and almost totally black players. The team is mentioned in the obituary of a player and coach, George Dyson, Jr in 2020. One of the most extensive discussions of this Tri-State League explains how integration of Major League baseball led to
65-620: Is a museum and monuments honoring Jackson in Greenville. In 1909, Joseph H. Wearn became the Carolina Association president, a position he would hold for the remaining duration of the league. The 1909 Carolina Association final standings were won by for the second consecutive season by Greensboro. The Greensboro Patriots (65–44) were followed by the Anderson Electricians (63–48), Winston-Salem Twins (54–52), Greenville Spinners (61–51), Winston-Salem Twins (54–52) and Spartanburg Spartans (40–71). The Greenville Spinners (63–40) were
78-943: The Anderson Electricians who played as members of the South Carolina League (1907), Carolina Association (1908–1912) and Palmetto League (1931). Tri-State League The Tri-State League was the name of six different circuits in American minor league baseball . The first league of that name played for four years (1887–1890) and consisted of teams in Ohio , Michigan and West Virginia . The second league, played from 1904–1914, and had member clubs in Delaware , New Jersey and Pennsylvania . The League contested its 1904 championship game in Philadelphia between York and Williamsport and attracted 3,500 fans to
91-767: The Phillies' ball park Charles F. Carpenter was president from 1906 to 1913. During the 1920s, two versions of the Tri-State League briefly existed: a 1924 loop with clubs in Iowa , Nebraska and South Dakota , and a 1925–1926 association located in Tennessee , Mississippi and Arkansas . In the late 1930s another iteration existed for two years, composed of six teams from Wisconsin , Illinois and Indiana in its first season, and just four teams excluding Indiana in its second. The most recent incarnation of
104-627: The 1910 Carolina Association Champions. Following Greenville in the standings were the Charlotte Hornets (56–50), Anderson Electricians (56–54), Winston-Salem Twins (51–57), Spartanburg Spartans (50–57) and Greensboro Champs (46–64). In the 1911 Carolina Association, the Winston-Salem Twins (72–37) won the championship. The Greensboro Patriots (66–43), Charlotte Hornets (52–58), Anderson Electricians (48–59), Spartanburg Spartans (44–63) and Greenville Spinners (42–64) rounded out
117-472: The 1911 final standings. In their final season of play, the 1912 Carolina Association champions were the Anderson Electricians (66–44). Anderson was followed by the Winston-Salem Twins (63–47), Charlotte Hornets (61–46), Spartanburg Red Sox (54–55), Greensboro Patriots (51–59) and Greenville Spinners (34–78). After the 1912 season, the Carolina Association evolved into the 1913 Class D level North Carolina State League . Joseph H. Wearn continued as president of
130-539: The defection of clubs like Charlotte to higher-classification loops—eventually took its toll on the Tri-State League. In its last season, 1955 , there were only four clubs in the league. Its last champion was the Spartanburg Peaches, an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians . There were teams in southern Maryland that played in a "Tri-State League" in at least the 60s, 70s, and the 80s. There was
143-535: The duration of the league history. The Anderson Electrics name derived from a recently built hydro electric plant in Anderson. In their first season of play, the 1908 Carolina Association played a regular season without playoffs, which continued throughout their existence. The 1908 final standings featured the Greensboro Champs (51–38), Spartanburg Spartans (49–39), Greenville Spinners (48–36), Winston-Salem Twins (41–48), Charlotte Hornets (40–47) and Anderson Electricians (32–53). On May 9, 1908, Spartanburg turned
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#1732779910819156-525: The league was the post- World War II Tri-State, a Class B circuit with clubs in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina . This league, which played from 1946–1955, typically included clubs in Charlotte , Asheville , Knoxville , Rock Hill and Spartanburg ; most of its teams were affiliated with Major League Baseball farm systems . The attendance crisis in the minor leagues of the 1950s—and
169-515: The newly named league. The three North Carolina franchises continued play in the North Carolina State League without the three South Carolina franchises. The Carolina Association had no playoffs. The regular season 1st place team was the league champion. No Playoffs. No Playoffs. schedule No Playoffs: No Playoffs. schedule No Playoffs: Anderson Electricians The Anderson Rebels were
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