Spartanburg Spartans | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class D (1907–1912) Class C (1919–1920) Class B (1921–1929) Class D (1931) Class B (1938–1940) |
League | South Carolina League (1907) Carolina Association (1908–1912) South Atlantic League (1919–1929) Palmetto League (1931) South Atlantic League (1938–1940) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | Cleveland Indians (1938–1939) |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (1) |
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Conference titles (0) | None |
Wild card berths (0) | None |
Team data | |
Name | Spartanburg Spartans (1907–1911) Spartanburg Red Sox (1912) Spartanburg Pioneers (1919–1921) Spartanburg Spartans (1922–1929, 1931, 1938–1940) |
Ballpark | Wofford Park (1907–1912, 1919–1925) Duncan Park (1926–1929, 1931, 1938–1940) |
The Spartanburg Spartans were a long running minor league baseball franchise based in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Spartanburg County, South Carolina, playing between 1907 and 1940.
Also called the "Patriots" and "Red Sox" for a short periods, the Spartanburg teams played as members of the South Carolina League (1907), Carolina Association (1908–1912), South Atlantic League (1919–1929), Palmetto League (1931) and a second stint in the South Atlantic League (1938–1940). The 1925 Spartanburg Spartans won the South Atlantic League championship.
Spartanburg teams hosted home minor league games at Wofford Park through 1925. The ballpark was located on the campus of Wofford College. Beginning in 1926, Spartanburg hosted home minor league games at Duncan Park, which is still in use today.
Today, Spartanburg continues minor league play as a member of the South Atlantic League, hosting the Hub City Spartanburgers based in Spartanburg.