• Source: Georgia State League

      • 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


      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




      References


      Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, editors: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997.

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