The Columbus RedStixx were a minor league baseball team in

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. They were a Class A team in the

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, and a

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of the

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. The RedStixx played home games at

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, except during 1996. The team's home games were moved to Ragsdale Field on the campus of

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, while Golden Park was renovated to accommodate events of the 1996 Olympics. The name "RedStixx" refers to the

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, a faction of

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following that year's regular season. The team renamed themselves the

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. Although the Redstixx left Columbus, the

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arrived in town the next year.

The ballparks

The RedStixx played at

(1991-1995, 1997-2002) and for one season (1996) at Ragsdale Field, of

. Golden Park, opened in 1951, is still in use and is located at 100 4th Street Columbus, Georgia 31901.

Notable alumni

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(1991) *

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(1995-1996) *

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(1993-1994) *

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(2000, MGR) *

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(1999-2000) *

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(1993) * Steve Kline (1994) *

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(2001, MGR) *

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(1992) *

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(2002, MGR) 2017 NL Manager of the Year * Victor Martinez (2000) 5 x MLB All-Star *

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(2000) 3 x MLB All-Star *

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(1999) 6 x MLB All-Star; 2007 AL

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* Luke Scott (2002) *

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(1996) MLB All-Star * Richie Sexson (1994) 2 x MLB All-Star * Joel Skinner (1996, MGR) * Eric Wedge (1998, MGR) 2007 AL Manager of the Year * Enrique Wilson (1994) * Jaret Wright (1995)

Season-by-season records

, - , 1991 , , 73 , , 69 , , 5th , , Did Not Qualify , - , 1992 , , 77 , , 62 , , 2nd ¹ , , Lost in 1st round to Myrtle Beach Hurricanes 2-0. , - , 1993 , , 86 , , 56 , , 2nd , , Did Not Qualify , - , 1994 , , 87 , , 51 , , 1st ¹ , , Lost in 1st round to Savannah Cardinals 2-0. , - , 1995 , , 80 , , 62 , , 3rd ² , , Lost in 1st round to Augusta GreenJackets 2-0. , - , 1996 , , 79 , , 63 , , 4th ² , , 1st round: beat Augusta GreenJackets 2-1.
2nd round: Lost to Savannah Sand Gnats 2-0. , - , 1997 , , 62 , , 76 , , 12th , , Did Not Qualify , - , 1998 , , 59 , , 81 , , 7th , , Did Not Qualify , - , 1999 , , 70 , , 71 , , 7th ¹ , , Lost in 1st round. , - , 2000 , , 67 , , 70 , , 7th ¹ , , 1st round: beat Augusta GreenJackets.
Finals: Lost to Delmarva Shorebirds 3-0. , - , 2001 , , 77 , , 59 , , 3rd , , Did Not Qualify , - , 2002 , , 79 , , 60 , , 3rd ² , , 1st round: beat Capital City Bombers.
Finals: Lost to Hickory Crawdads 3-2. , - ¹- 1st half division champion
²- 2nd half division champion
1991: Columbus Indians
1992-2002: Columbus RedStixx

External links

Baseball Reference
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