The Valdosta Millionaires were a minor league baseball team, based in

Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457. Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metr ...

from 1913 until 1916. However the team's roots can be traced back to 1906 as the Valdosta Stars of the

Georgia State League The Georgia State League was an American Class D minor league in professional baseball that existed in 1906, 1914, 1920–1921 and 1948–1956. During its last incarnation, it existed alongside two nearby Class D circuits, the Georgia–Florida Le ...

. The Millionaires became Valdosta's representative in the Empire State League, when it resumed operations in 1913. While the Millionaires claimed first place in the league that season, the second place

Thomasville Hornets Thomasville may refer to: *Thomasville, Alabama *Thomasville, Georgia *Thomasville, Iowa *Thomasville, Missouri *Thomasville, North Carolina *Thomasville, Pennsylvania Other uses *Thomasville Furniture Industries Thomasville Furniture Industries w ...

defeated Valdosta, four games to two, in the best-of-seven series. In 1914, the league renamed itself the Georgia State League, with the Millionaires representing Valdosta. The circuit started 1915 as the Georgia State League, however it was renamed the Florida–Alabama–Georgia League, which operated inside of

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, on June 15. In 1916 the team moved to the Dixie League and posted a 25–34 record. After the season ended, the team disbanded.

Seasons

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Notes , - , 1906 , , 22-25 , , 4th , , A.L. Starr / Harry Piepho /
Peck Walters / E. Bagwell , , Team disbanded July 4, 1906 , - , , - , 1913 , , 58-40 , , 1st , , Whitey Morse /

Dutch Jordan Adolf Otto Jordan (January 5, 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – December 23, 1972 in West Allegheny, Pennsylvania), is a former professional baseball player who played second base for the Brooklyn Superbas The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Majo ...

, , Lost playoffs
vs.

(4 games to 2). , - , 1914 , , 41-69 , , 6th , , Joe Herold / Frank Moffett , , , - , , - , 1916 , , 25-34 , , 5th , , , ,

References

*Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, editors: ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball.'' Durham, North Carolina:

Baseball America ''Baseball America'' is a sports enterprise that covers baseball at every level, including MLB, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in the MiLB, college, high school, and international leagues. It is currently published in the form o ...

, 1997.
Baseball Reference -Valdosta, Georgia
Baseball teams established in 1906 Baseball teams disestablished in 1916 Defunct minor league baseball teams 1906 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct Georgia State League teams Valdosta, Georgia