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.
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Teams that have played here[edit]
- 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-present)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
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