Thomson Orioles
| Thomson Orioles | |
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| Previous classes | Class D (1956) |
Previous leagues | Georgia State League (1956) |
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| League titles | None |
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Previous parks | The Brickyard (1956) |
The Thomson Orioles were a minor league baseball team based in Thomson, Georgia in 1956. The Thomson Orioles were members of the Class D Georgia State League. Thomson was an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
History
The Thomson Orioles played the 1956 season in the Class D Georgia State League. The Thomson Orioles were an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The 1956 Thomson Orioles finished 61-59, 4th in the Georgia State League, playing under managers Enid Drake and Barney Lutz. The Orioles qualified for the Georgia State League playoffs. In the 1956 playoffs, the Sandersville Giants defeated Thomson 3 games to 2. The Thomson Orioles season attendance was 40,849, an average of 681 per game.[1][2]
The Thomson franchise folded when the Georgia State League itself folded after the 1956 season.[1][2]
The ballpark
The Orioles played at "The Brickyard". The stadium is still in use and is located at 612 Main Street Thomson, Georgia, 30824. Today, The Brickyard is home to Thomson High School athletic teams.[3][4]
Notable alumni
- Lloyd Brown (1956)
- Fred Hofmann (1956)
- Roger Marquis (1956)
References
- ^ a b "1956 Thomson Orioles Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ a b "1956 Thomson Orioles Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "The Brickyard (City Park) - Thomson Georgia - Former Home of the Thomson Orioles". digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ "Events | Thomson High School". ths.mcduffie.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- Baseball teams established in 1956
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1956
- Defunct Georgia State League teams
- Professional baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliates
- 1955 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1956 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Thomson Orioles players
- Defunct baseball teams in the United States
- McDuffie County, Georgia