Palmetto League

The Palmetto League was a Class D level baseball minor league that played in 1931. The four–team Palmetto league had teams based in South Carolina and Georgia. The Palmetto League permanently folded midway through the 1931 season with the Augusta Wolves in 1st place.

Palmetto League
ClassificationClass D (1931)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1931
CeasedJuly 23, 1931
PresidentCharles H. Garrison (1931)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Augusta Wolves (1931)
Related
competitions		Georgia–Alabama League

History

The Palmetto League formed for the 1931 season as a Class D level minor league. Under the direction of league president Charles H. Garrison, the Palmetto League began play as a four–team league, hosting franchises from Anderson, South Carolina (Anderson Electrics), Augusta, Georgia (Augusta Wolves), Florence, South Carolina (Florence Pee Deans) and Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville Spinners). The Palmetto League played a split–season. After the first half of the season was completed, the Anderson Electricians moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina and played as the Spartanburg Spartans.[1][2][3]

The Palmetto League's first season of play began on Monday, April 27, 1931. After the season began, Anderson (14–40) moved to Spartanburg on June 29, 1931, playing their first home game in Spartanburg on July 2, 1931. The Augusta Wolves won the 1st half of the season.[4]

On July 23, 1931, the Palmetto League folded with Augusta in 1st place of the second half standings. The Augusta Wolves led the final overall Palmetto League standings with a 53–23 record, 9.0 games ahead of the 2nd place Florence Pee Deans (44–32), followed by the Greenville Spinners (37–39) and the Anderson Electrics/Spartanburg Spartans (28–58) who finished 30.0 games behind. Notably, Bill McGhee of Augusta hit .405 for the season, to lead the league.[5][4][1][6]

When the Palmetto League permanently folded on July 23, 1931, the league cited "financial difficulties" as the contributing factor.[7][4]

Palmetto League teams
Team name City represented Ballpark Year(s) active
Anderson Electricians Anderson, South Carolina Unknown[8] 1931
Augusta Wolves Augusta, Georgia Municipal Stadium[9] 1931
Florence Pee Deans Florence, South Carolina Unknown[10] 1931
Greenville Spinners Greenville, South Carolina Spinner's Park[11] 1931
Spartanburg Spartans Spartanburg, South Carolina Duncan Park[12] 1931

Standings and statistics
1931 Palmetto League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Augusta Wolves5323.697–Cat Milner
Florence Pee Deans4432.5799.0Frank Walker / Carl East
Greenville Spinners3739.48716.0Nelson Leach / Sherry Smith
Anderson Electrics /
Spartanburg Spartans		2858.32630.0Joe Guyon/
Ken McNeill / Frank Walker

Anderson (14–10) moved to Spartanburg on June 29, 1931. First home game July 2, 1931.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill McGheeAugustaBA.405Jinx HarrisAugustaW17
Zachery SmithAugustaRuns85Jinx HarrisAugustaSO119
Bill McGheeAugustaHits133Jim D. RyanAugustaPct.846; 11–2
Bill McGheeAugustaRBI73
Charlie EnglishFlorenceHR11

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References
  1. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Reichard, Kevin (November 5, 2008). "Palmetto League".
  3. "1931 Palmetto League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1931 Palmetto League (PL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1931 Palmetto League (PL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1931 Palmetto League (PL) Leaders on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "Minor League Baseball". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
  8. "Unknown in Anderson, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "Municipal Stadium in Augusta, GA history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Unknown in Florence, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "Spinner's Park in Greenville, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "Duncan Park in Spartanburg, SC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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