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.
8-726: 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. It was reported that Sumter defeated Chester 2–1 in 10–innings on July 24, 1908. It was noted in the Chester newspaper, on July 28, 1908, that "some of the fans were greatly disappointed at the very rude manner in which they were treated while in Sumter last week." On July 27, 1908, Sumter
16-776: The Darlington Fiddlers , Georgetown , Manning , the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers and Sumter Gamecocks . The final 1906 South Carolina League records and standings are unknown. 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
24-864: The Greenwood Tigers and Greenville Spinners in the Tri-State League. In 1970, the Sumter Indians resumed minor league play as members of the Western Carolinas League . Sumter 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
32-624: 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. This article about a baseball team in South Carolina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Carolina League The South Carolina League
40-624: The 1st place Gamecocks, followed by the Rock Hill Catawbas (28–40) and Orangeburg Cotton Pickers (27–39) in the 1908 final standings. The Chicks played at Riley Park . Tony Daniels and Wes Livengood played for them. 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
48-714: 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. In 1908, the South Carolina League played their final season as
56-434: 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. 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 ,
64-506: Was in 1st place with a 39–26 record, with the season soon to conclude, as reported in newspaper standings. The Chester Lantern newspaper stated "we want justice" in the final standings, due to Orageburg's poor play against Sumter, due to the "desire of Orangeburg that Sumter should win the pennant this year." The Sumter Gamecocks ended the 1908 South Carolina League season with a record of 41–27, winning their second consecutive championship. The Chester Collegians (40–30) finished 2.0 games behind
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