Charleston, SC

Charleston is located on the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River, 100 miles north-east of Savannah, GA and 110 miles south-east of Columbia, SC. It is the place where the Civil War started, with the Battle of Fort Sumter.

Teams that have played here

• Charleston Seagulls, Southern League (1886-1889, 1893-94)
• Charleston, Southern League (1898)
• Charleston Sea Gulls, South Atlantic League (1904-1909, 1911, 1913-1917)
• Charleston Gulls, South Atlantic Association (1919)
• Charleston Palmettos, South Atlantic Association (1920)
• Charleston Pals, South Atlantic Association (1921-1923)
• Charleston Rebels, South Atlantic League (1940-1942, 1946-1953)
• Charleston ChaSox, South Atlantic League (1959)
• Charleston White Sox, South Atlantic League (1960-1961)
• Charleston Pirates, Western Carolinas League (1973-1975, 1978)
• Charleston Patriots, Western Carolinas League (1976-1977)
• Charleston Royals, South Atlantic League (1980-1984)
• Charleston Rainbows, South Atlantic League (1985-1993)
• Charleston RiverDogs, South Atlantic League (1994-2019)
• Charleston RiverDogs, Low-A East (2021- )

Persons who were born here

• John Bass, infielder
• Tom Colcolough, pitcher
• Mike Cook, pitcher
• Tom Fiall, Negro Leagues outfielder
• Bryce Florie, pitcher
• Ken Gerhart, outfielder
• Joe Johnson, minor league pitcher
• Pat Luby, pitcher
• Tom Martin, pitcher
• Chris McGuiness, infielder
• Drew Meyer, infielder
• Chris Owings, infielder
• Eddie Shokes, infielder
• Tommy Smith, minor league infielder
• Charley Smith, infielder
• Gorman Thomas, outfielder
• Fritz Von Kolnitz, infielder
• Rick Wieters, minor league pitcher
• Tom Williams, Negro Leagues pitcher
• Asher Wojciechowski, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Art Brouthers, infielder
• Tom Colcolough, pitcher
• Hugh East, pitcher
• Pat Luby, pitcher
• Doc McJames, pitcher
• Tom McMillan, minor league outfielder and college coach
• Chal Port, minor league pitcher
• John Purdin, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop England High School
• Charleston Southern University
• The Citadel
• College of Charleston
• Fort Johnson High School
• Garrett Academy of Technology
• James Island Charter High School
• James Island High School
• Medical University of South Carolina
• St. Andrew's Parish High School