The Anderson Rebels were a minor league baseball club that existed between 1946 and 1954. The team, based in Anderson, South Carolina, was a member of the class-B Tri-State League. In 1946, the team was initially established as the Anderson A's and were affiliated with the

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. The next season the club became an independent and was renamed the Anderson Rebels. The team later became affiliated with the

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, St. Louis Browns and Baltimore Orioles before disbanding in 1954. The Anderson Rebels and Anderson A's were preceded in Anderson by the Anderson Electricians who played as members of the

South Carolina League The South Carolina League was a minor league baseball league that played from 1906 to 1908. The Class D level South Carolina League consisted entirely of franchises based in South Carolina for its three seasons of play. The Sumter Gamecocks wo ...

(1907), Carolina Association (1908–1912) and

Palmetto League The Palmetto League was a Class D level baseball minor league that played in 1931. The four–team Palmetto league had teams based in South Carolina and Georgia. The Palmetto League permanently folded midway through the 1931 season with the Aug ...

(1931).

Year-by-year records

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs , - , 1946 , , 59-81 , , 4th (t) , , Ray Green , , , - , 1947 , , 84-55 , , 2nd , , Bob Richards , , Won in 1st Round
vs. Knoxville Smokies (4-2)
Lost League Finals
vs.

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(4-3) , - , 1948 , , 77-68 , , 2nd , , Bob Richards , , Lost in 1st round
vs.

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(3-1) , - , 1949 , , 62-83 , , 8th , , Bob Richards , , , - , 1950 , , 65-79 , , 6th , , Bob Richards , , , - , 1951 , , 59-80 , , 6th , ,

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Hillis Layne Ivoria Hillis Layne (February 23, 1918 – January 12, 2010) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators in parts of three seasons spanning 1941–1945. Listed at 6 ...

, , , - , 1952 , , 67-72 , , 4th , , George Hausmann , , Lost in 1st round
vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-1) , - , 1953 , , 75-74 , , 4th , , Hillis Layne , , Won in 1st round
vs. Asheville Tourists (3-1)
Lost League Finals
vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-0) , - , 1954 , , 61-79 , , 6th , ,

Virgil Stallcup Thomas Virgil Stallcup (January 3, 1922 – May 2, 1989) was an American professional baseball shortstop who played in seven Major League seasons from 1947 through 1953. Nicknamed "Red", the native of Honea Path, South Carolina, threw and batted ...

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