Greenville Spinners
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class A (1962)
  • Class B (1951–1955)
  • Class A (1946–1950)
  • Class B (1938–1942)
  • Class D (1931)
  • Class B (1921–1930)
  • Class C (1919–1920)
  • Class D (1907–1912)
LeagueWestern Carolinas League (1962–1972)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 7 (1910, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1948
Team data
Previous names
  • Greenville Spinners (1908–1912, 1919–1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1955, 1961–1962)
  • Greenville Edistoes (1907)
Previous parks
Meadowbrook Park

The Greenville Spinners was a primary name of the minor league baseball teams located in Greenville, South Carolina between 1907 and 1962. Greenville teams played as members of the South Carolina League in 1907, Carolina Association (1908–1912), the South Atlantic League (1919–1930, 1946–1950 and 1961–1962), the Palmetto League in 1931, and the Tri-State League (1954–1955).

Greenville was an affiliate of the Washington Senators (1939–1941), Chicago White Sox (1946), Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1950) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1961–1962).

Baseball Hall of Fame member Tommy Lasorda (1949) and Greenville native Shoeless Joe Jackson (1908).

24 1908 Greenville Spinners Baseball Team

Greenville Spinners

A native of the Greenville, South Carolina area, Shoeless Joe Jackson played for the 1908 Greenville Spinners. Jackson hit .346 to lead the Carolina Association, while earning a salary of $75.00 a month. In August, 1908, Jackson's contract was purchased by the Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics for $900.00. Jackson immediately reported to the Athletics and made his major league debut. Today, there is a museum and numerous locales honoring Jackson in Greenville.[1][2][3]

Tommy Lasorda pitched for the Greenville Spinners in 1949 at age 21. Lasorda compiled a 7-7 record and a 2.93 ERA with 138 walks and 158 strikeouts in 178 innings for the Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate.[4][5]

Notable alumni

See also

Greenville Spinners players

References

  1. ↑ "Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum". Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum.
  2. ↑ "Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park".
  3. ↑ "Shoeless Joe Jackson – Society for American Baseball Research".
  4. ↑ "Tommy Lasorda Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ↑ "1949 Greenville Spinners Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
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