The Orangeburg Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in

Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as ''The Garden City'', is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States Census and declined to 12 ...

that played in the

Western Carolinas League file:John Henry Moss.png, Portion of plaque displaying likeness of John Henry Moss at Municipal Stadium, Hagerstown, Maryland The Western Carolinas League was a Class D (1948–52; 1960–62) and a low Class A (1963–79) full-season league in Am ...

in 1974. They were an affiliate of the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

and were managed by Bart Shirley. They finished in 4th place with a 63-71 record in their single season of play. The team had played in 1973 as the Orangeburg Cardinals, a co-op team featuring players from multiple franchises. The first Orangeburg team was the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers, 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 (baseball), Class D level South Carolina League consisted entirely of franchises based in South Carolina for its three seasons of play. The Sum ...

from 1906 to 1908.

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