The Augusta Tigers was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams in

Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...

. Beginning in 1884, Augusta has hosted numerous teams in various leagues.

History

The Augusta Yankees were a

South Atlantic League The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia. A Class A league for most of its ...

minor league baseball team based in

that played from 1962 to 1963. The team was managed by

Ernie White Ernest Daniel White (September 5, 1916 – May 22, 1974) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from to and from to . A native of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina, he threw left-handed, batted right ...

in 1962 and

Rube Walker Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker (May 16, 1926 – December 12, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and longtime pitching coach. Career A native of Lenoir, North Carolina, Walker batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was li ...

in 1963. It played its home games at Jennings Stadium. Notable players include

Pete Mikkelsen Peter James Mikkelsen (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964–65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–67), Chicago Cubs (1967–68 ...

Dooley Womack Horace Guy "Dooley" Womack (born August 25, 1939) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander, he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1970 for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Sea ...

and

Roger Repoz Roger Allen Repoz (born August 3, 1940) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and California Angels. He also played five ...

. The Augusta Tigers were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off from 1936 to 1958. Based in

, they played in the

from 1936 to 1942, from 1946 to 1952 and from 1955 to 1958. They were affiliated with the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

in 1936, from 1941 to 1942 and from 1955 to 1958. From 1937 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1949 they were affiliated with the

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. In 1950, they were affiliated with the Washington Senators. They played their home games at Jennings Stadium. The Augusta Wolves were a

(1930) 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) minor league baseball team based in

. The team played its home games at Jennings Stadium. Multiple notable players spent time with the team, including

Debs Garms Debs C. Garms (June 26, 1907 – December 16, 1984) was a professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny ...

and

Wally Moses Wallace Moses (October 8, 1910 – October 10, 1990) was an Americans, American professional baseball right fielder, who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics (1935–41; 1949–51), Chicago White Sox (1942–46) and Boston R ...

. The Augusta Tygers were a minor league baseball team based in

, USA. They played in the

from 1922 to 1929. In 1926, under manager Johnny Nee, they were the league champions. They were named after

Ty Cobb Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the las ...

, who began his professional career in Augusta in 1904. They played their home games at Jennings Stadium. The Augusta Georgians were a minor league baseball team that played from 1920 to 1921 in the

. Based in

, USA, they were managed by

Dolly Stark Monroe Randolph Stark (January 19, 1885 – December 1, 1924) was a college baseball coach and professional baseball player who coached the Mississippi A&M Aggies, now known as the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 22–4 record in 1909. He the ...

in 1920 and by

Emil Huhn Emil Hugo "Hap" Huhn (March 10, 1892 in North Vernon, Indiana, United States – September 5, 1925 in Camden, South Carolina, United States) was a right-handed Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher who played for the Federal League's Ne ...

in 1921. Under Stark, they went 55–68, and under Huhn they went 78–68. Notable players include

Troy Agnew Troy Pipkin Agnew (August 8, 1890 in Farmington, Missouri, USA – November 23, 1971 in Richmond County, Georgia Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,549. It is one of ...

, Bud Davis,

Doc Knowlson Thomas Herbert "Doc" Knowlson (April 23, 1895 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania – April 11, 1943 in Miami Shores, Florida) was an American baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915. He was and weighed 178 pounds. He made his major league ...

Curt Walker William Curtis Walker (July 3, 1896 – December 9, 1955), was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1919 to 1930. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, and New York G ...

Doc Bass William Capers "Doc" Bass (December 4, 1898 – January 12, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves in 1918, once as a pinch hitter and once as a pinch runner. In his ma ...

Don Songer Donald C. Songer (January 31, 1899 – October 3, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional Am ...

, and Stark himself.1920 team roster
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Year-by-year record

Notable alumni

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(1904-1905) Inducted, 1936

Notable alumni

Pete Appleton Peter William Appleton (May 20, 1904 – January 18, 1974), born Peter Jablonowski and sometimes known as "Jabby" and the "Polish Wizard,"("Jabby") was an American baseball player, scout, and manager. Appleton played college baseball for the Univ ...

(1950) * Jim Bagby (1910) 1920 AL Wins Leader *

Eddie Cicotte Edward Victor Cicotte (; June 19, 1884 – May 5, 1969), nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox. He was one of eight players permanently ineligible f ...

(1905)

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Clint Courtney Clinton Dawson Courtney (March 16, 1927 – June 16, 1975), nicknamed Scrap Iron, was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1952 ...

(1948) *

Jerry Denny Jeremiah Dennis Denny (born ''Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge''; March 16, 1859 – August 16, 1927) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Providence Grays (1881–1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (188 ...

(1983) *

(1930) 1940 NL Batting Title *

Fred Gladding Fred Earl Gladding (June 28, 1936 – May 21, 2015) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He was a right-handed pitcher over all or parts of 13 seasons (1961–1973) with the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. He was born i ...

(1958) * George Harper (1936) *

Don Heffner Donald Henry Heffner (February 8, 1911 – August 1, 1989) was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Born in Rouzerville, Pennsylvania, he threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as tall and . Player and ...

(1929) *

Ralph Houk Ralph George Houk (; August 9, 1919 – July 21, 2010), nicknamed The Major, was an American catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the successor of Casey Stengel as manager of the New Yor ...

(1941) Manager: 1960-1961 World Series Champion

Matt Kilroy Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy (June 21, 1866 – March 2, 1940) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB single-season record. Early life Kilroy was born in Philadel ...

(1885) 1887 AA Wins leader. *

Jack Mealey Maurice F. "Jack" Mealey (April 28, 1899 – August 1971) was a long-time minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League for five years. He was born in Glen Carbon, Pennsy ...

(1937) *

(1931) 2 x MLB All-Star *

Joe Page Joseph Francis Page (October 28, 1917 – April 21, 1980), nicknamed ''Fireman'' and ''The Gay Reliever'', was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees ...

(1941) 3 x MLB All-Star * Mel Queen (1940) *

Nap Rucker George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker (September 30, 1884 – December 19, 1970) was a sportsperson and politician from Georgia. Rucker was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins. Over his ...

(1906) *

Gabby Street Charles Evard "Gabby" Street (September 30, 1882 – February 6, 1951), also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach, and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catch ...

(1926) Manager: 1931 World Series Champion

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Bill Swift William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Swift played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. Scholastic career ...

(1929) *

Bob Swift Robert Virgil Swift (March 6, 1915 – October 17, 1966) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, standing tall and weighing . He threw and batted right-handed. ...

(1936) * George Thomas (1958) *

John Tsitouris John Philip Tsitouris (May 4, 1936 – October 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957–60 and 1962–68. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Tsitouris gradu ...

(1956) *

(1919-1920) *

(1963) *

Hal Woodeshick Harold Joseph Woodeshick (August 24, 1932 – June 14, 2009) was an American left-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers (1956 and 1961), Cleveland Indians (1958), the original modern Washin ...

(1957) 2 x MLB All-Star

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