The Rayne Rice Birds were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1934 to 1941. In 1934, they were known as the Rayne Red Sox and from 1935 to 1941 known as the Rice Birds. They played in the

Evangeline League The Evangeline League began in 1934 in baseball, 1934 as a six–team Class D (baseball), Class D level minor league baseball, minor league with teams based in Louisiana, United States, later adding Mississippi and Texas based franchises. In 1935, ...

and were affiliated with the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

and

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

. A previous version of the Rice Birds played in the Louisiana State League in 1920.

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Evangeline Baseball League teams Louisiana State Baseball League teams Rayne, Louisiana Defunct sports clubs and teams in Louisiana Baseball teams established in 1934 Defunct minor league baseball teams Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates Professional baseball teams in Louisiana 1934 establishments in Louisiana Baseball teams disestablished in 1941 1941 disestablishments in Louisiana Defunct baseball teams in Louisiana {{Louisiana-baseball-team-stub

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