Sumter Chicks
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Previous leagues | Tri-State League (1949-1950) |
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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.
History
The Chicks played at Riley Park. Tony Daniels and Wes Livengood played for them.[1]
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 the Greenwood Tigers and Greenville Spinners in the Tri-State League. [2]
The ballpark
Sumner teams played at Riley Park. Located at Church Street & DuBose Street, 29150. It 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 the Western Carolinas League and the Sumter Braves (1985-1990) and Sumter Flyers (1991) of the South Atlantic League all played at Riley Park.[3][4][5]
Notable alumni
- Tony Daniels (1949)
- Wes Livengood (1949)
Year-by-Year Record
Year Record Finish
1949 65-80 6th
1950 53-91 8th [6]
References
- ^ "Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tri-State League (NC-SC-TN) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ "Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "USC Sumter Athletics - University of South Carolina Sumter". uscfireants.com.
- ^ "Sports - Morris College". www.morris.edu.
- ^ "Sumter Chicks - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- Baseball teams established in 1949
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1950
- 1949 establishments in South Carolina
- 1950 disestablishments in South Carolina
- Sumter, South Carolina
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Defunct baseball teams in South Carolina
- Defunct Tri-State League teams
- Southern United States baseball team stubs
- South Carolina sports team stubs