The Anderson Rangers was the final name of a minor league baseball team, located in

Anderson, South Carolina Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 75,702. It is one of the principal cities in the Green ...

, in the early 1970s. The club was a member of the Class A

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and played its home games at

Anderson Memorial Stadium Anderson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Anderson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Anderson Braves from 1980 to 1984, and the Anderson Joes in 2007. It is currently the home of Anderson University's ...

. The team began in 1970 as the Anderson Senators and were affiliated with the Washington Senators through the 1971 season. In 1972, the team became the Anderson Giants after becoming an affiliate of the

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. However the following season, the club became an affiliate with the

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and changed their name once again to the Anderson Tigers. During their final two season in existence, the club became an affiliate of the

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, as the Anderson Mets and finally the Texas Rangers, as the Anderson Rangers.

Year-by-year record

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Bill Haywood William Dudley "Big Bill" Haywood (February 4, 1869 – May 18, 1928) was an American labor organizer and founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a member of the executive committee of the Socialist Party of A ...

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Max Lanier Hubert Max Lanier (August 18, 1915 – January 30, 2007) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in earned run average in 1943, and was the ...

, , , - , 1973 , , 54-73 , , 5th , ,

Len Okrie Leonard Joseph Okrie (July 16, 1923 – April 12, 2018) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in Detroit, Okrie stood 6'2" (188 cm) tall, weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), and batted and threw right-handed. Career a ...

, , , - , 1974 , , 61-72 , , 5th , , Owen Friend , , none , - , 1975 , , 67-70 , , 2nd , , Rich Donnelly , , none

Notable Anderson alumni

* Jim Clancy (1975) MLB All-Star *

(1972, MGR) 2 x MLB All-Star *

Lee Mazzilli Lee Louis Mazzilli (born March 25, 1955) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and T ...

(1974) MLB All-Star *

Rick Waits Michael Richard Waits (born May 15, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Waits, who threw left-handed, played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers (1973), Cleveland Indians (1975 ...

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