Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers

Minor league baseball team
  • 19481956
  • Baxley, Georgia
Minor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass DLeagueGeorgia State LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teams
  • Detroit Tigers (1956)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1955)
Minor league titlesLeague titles 1 (1953)Team data
Previous names
  • Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers (1956)
  • Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals (1952–1955)
  • Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox (1950–1951)
  • Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Socks (1949)
  • Baxley Red Sox (1948)
Previous parks
Baxley Baseball Park[citation needed][1]

The Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers were a minor league baseball team that represented Baxley and Hazlehurst, Georgia in the Georgia State League in 1956. However the team was first established in 1948 as the Baxley Red Sox. The following season the team was known as the Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Socks and a year later, the Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox. In 1952, the team began and affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals and became the Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals.

The Cardinals won the league title in 1953.

Notable alumni

  • Bud Metheny (1948)
  • Mike Milosevich (1949)

References

  1. ^ "Baxley Baseball Park in Baxley, GA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  • Baseball Reference -Hazlehurst-Baxley